IP Library Granted Patent US 10,566,472
Granted Patent B2
US 10,566,472 · App. 12/964,384 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Solar cell

Inventors: Giwon Lee (Seoul, KR); Jonghwan Kim (Seoul, KR); Juwan Kang (Seoul, KR); Kyoungsoo Lee (Seoul, KR); Manhyo Ha (Seoul, KR); Daehee Jang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H01L31/022433H01L31/02363H01L31/03529H01L31/028H01L31/068
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Patent No.
US 10,566,472
App. No.
12/964,384
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell includes a substrate having a textured surface, the textured surface including a plurality of jagged portions; an emitter region forming a p-n junction with the substrate; a plurality of first electrodes connected to the emitter region; and a second electrode connected to the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of jagged portions has a diameter and a height that are equal to or less than 1 μm, and each of the plurality of first electrodes has a width of about 20 μm to about 80 μm.

Claims (43)

1. A solar cell, comprising:

a substrate having a textured surface, the textured surface comprising a plurality of jagged portions;

an emitter region forming a p-n junction with the substrate at a p-n junction portion;

an anti-reflection layer on the emitter region;

a plurality of first electrodes directly contacted to the emitter region through the anti-reflection layer;

a plurality of first electrode charge collectors connected to the emitter region through the anti-reflection layer and extending in a direction crossing the plurality of first electrodes; and

a second electrode connected to the substrate,

wherein each of the plurality of jagged portions has a diameter and a height of 300 nm to 800 nm thereby the emitter region has a thickness of 150 nm to 450 nm beginning from the textured surface of the substrate and has a sheet resistance of 80Ω/sq. to 150Ω/sq.,

wherein a distance between two adjacent first electrodes among the plurality of first electrodes is equal to or greater than 1.6 mm and equal to or less than 2.0 mm configured to decrease a charge disappearance caused by an increased sheet resistance of the emitter region,

wherein each of the plurality of first electrodes has a width of 20 μm to 80 μm and a height of 30 μm to 80 μm, and each of the plurality of first electrodes has an aspect ratio greater than 1 to being equal to 1.5, and

wherein the p-n junction portion is flatter than the textured surface of the substrate.

2. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors has a thickness of 35 μm to 100 μm.

3. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors has a width of 1.3 mm to 2.2 mm.

4. A solar cell, comprising:

a substrate having a textured surface, the textured surface comprising a plurality of jagged portions;

an emitter region forming a p-n junction with the substrate at a p-n junction portion;

an anti-reflection layer on the emitter region;

a plurality of first electrodes directly contacted to the emitter region through the anti-reflection layer;

a plurality of first electrode charge collectors connected to the emitter region through the anti-reflection layer and extending in a direction crossing the plurality of first electrodes; and

a second electrode connected to the substrate,

wherein at least one of the plurality of first electrodes is formed over the plurality of jagged portions, and a number of the plurality of jagged portions disposed within a cross sectional width direction of the at least one of the plurality of first electrodes is at least 10,

wherein each of the plurality of jagged portions has a diameter and a height of 300 nm to 800 nm, thereby the emitter region has a thickness of 150 nm to 450 nm beginning from the textured surface of the substrate and has a sheet resistance of 80Ω/sq. to 150Ω/sq.,

wherein a distance between two adjacent first electrodes among the plurality of first electrodes is equal to or greater than 1.6 mm and equal to or less than 2.0 mm configured to decrease a charge disappearance caused by an increased sheet resistance of the emitter region,

wherein each of the plurality of first electrodes has a width of 20 μm to 80 μm and a height of 30 μm to 80 μm, and each of the plurality of first electrodes has an aspect ratio greater than 1 to being equal to 1.5, and

wherein the p-n junction portion is flatter than the textured surface of the substrate.

5. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors is greater than a thickness of the each of the plurality of first electrodes.

6. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors has a height equal to or greater than the height of each of the plurality of first electrodes.

7. The solar cell of claim 6 , wherein a ratio of a thickness of the each of the plurality of first electrodes with respect to a thickness of the each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors is 1:1 to 3.3.

8. The solar cell of claim 6 , wherein a ratio of the width of the each of the plurality of first electrodes with respect to a width of the each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors is 1:16.25 to 110.

9. The solar cell of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors has a thickness of 35 μm to 100 μm.

10. The solar cell of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors has a width of 1.3 mm to 2.2 mm.

11. The solar cell of claim 5 , wherein a ratio of the thickness of the each of the plurality of first electrodes with respect to the thickness of the each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors is 1:1 to 3.3.

12. The solar cell of claim 5 , wherein a ratio of the width of the each of the plurality of first electrodes with respect to a width of the each of the plurality of first electrode charge collectors is 1:16.25 to 110.

13. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a width of a front electrode charge collector and a distance between two adjacent front electrode charge collectors are changed based on a number of the front electrode charge collectors, and

wherein when the number of the plurality of front electrode charge collectors increases, the width of the front electrode charge collector decreases and the distance between the two adjacent front electrode charge collectors narrows.

14. The solar cell of claim 4 , wherein a width of a front electrode charge collector and a distance between two adjacent front electrode charge collectors are changed based on a number of the front electrode charge collectors, and

wherein when the number of the plurality of front electrode charge collectors increases, the width of the front electrode charge collector decreases and the distance between the two adjacent front electrode charge collectors narrows.

15. The solar cell of claim 3 , wherein a distance between a bottom surface of one first electrode and a border at which the substrate and the emitter region are divided in a thickness direction of the substrate is smaller than the thickness of the emitter region.

16. The solar cell of claim 4 , wherein a distance between a bottom surface of one first electrode and a border at which the substrate and the emitter region are divided in a thickness direction of the substrate is smaller than the thickness of the emitter region.

17. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein some of the plurality of jagged portions are disposed within the plurality of first electrode charge collectors, and

wherein a thickness of the each of the plurality of first electrodes is greater than the width of the each of the plurality of first electrodes.

18. The solar cell of claim 4 , wherein some of the plurality of jagged portions are disposed within the plurality of first electrode charge collectors, and

wherein a thickness of the each of the plurality of first electrodes is greater than the width of the each of the plurality of first electrodes.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2026
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
To: JINKOSOLAR MIDDLE EAST FZCO
Reel/Frame 075322/0705 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
To: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 066078/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061572/0487 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2010
From: LEE, GIWON; KIM, JONGHWAN; KANG, JUWAN; LEE, KYOUNGSOO; HA, MANHYO; JANG, DAEHEE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 025562/0966 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0044568 · May 12, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110139239A1 · Jun 16, 2011