IP Library Granted Patent US 9,159,862
Granted Patent B2
US 9,159,862 · App. 13/469,738 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

Solar cell and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,159,862
App. No.
13/469,738
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell is formed to have a silicon semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type; an emitter layer having a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type and formed on a first surface of the silicon semiconductor substrate; a back surface field layer having the first conductive type and formed on a second surface of the silicon semiconductor substrate opposite to the first surface; and wherein the emitter layer includes at least a first shallow doping area and the back surface field layer includes at least a second shallow doping area, and wherein a thickness of the first shallow doping area of the emitter layer is different from a thickness of the second shallow doping area of the back surface field layer.

Claims (13)

1. A solar cell, comprising:

a silicon semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type;

an emitter layer having a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type and formed continuously on a first surface of the silicon semiconductor substrate;

a back surface field layer having the first conductive type and formed continuously on a second surface of the silicon semiconductor substrate opposite to the first surface; and

wherein the emitter layer includes at least a first shallow doping area and the back surface field layer includes at least a second shallow doping area,

wherein the emitter layer further includes a first high doping area having a doping concentration different from that of the first shallow doping area, and the back surface field layer further includes a second high doping area having a doping concentration different from that of the second shallow doping area, and

wherein a thickness of the first shallow doping area of the emitter layer is different from a thickness of the second shallow doping area of the back surface field layer.

2. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first shallow doping area of the emitter layer is greater than the thickness of the second shallow doping area of the back surface field layer.

3. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first shallow doping area of the emitter layer is less than the thickness of the second shallow doping area of the back surface field layer.

4. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first shallow doping area of the emitter layer is 0.3 μm to 1 μm, and the thickness of the second shallow doping area of the back surface field layer is 0.3 μm to 1 μm.

5. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the doping concentration of the first high doping area is greater than that of the first shallow doping area, and the doping concentration of the second high doping area is greater than that of the second shallow doping area.

6. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the emitter layer further includes a first high doping area having a thickness different from that of the first shallow doping area, and the back surface field layer includes a second high doping area having a thickness different from that of the second shallow doping area.

7. The method for manufacturing a solar cell of claim 6 , wherein the thickness of the first high doping area is greater than that of the first shallow doping area, and the thickness of the second high doping area is greater than that of the second shallow doping area.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
To: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 065725/0706 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061571/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2012
From: JIN, YOONSIL; PARK, HYUNJUNG; CHOE, YOUNGHO; PARK, CHANGSEO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 028877/0942 →