IP Library Granted Patent US 8,969,125
Granted Patent B2
US 8,969,125 · App. 13/469,815 · Granted Mar 3, 2015

Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,969,125
App. No.
13/469,815
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a solar cell includes texturing a front surface of a semiconductor substrate having a first conductive type dopant by using a dry etching method, forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting a second conductive type dopant into the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, forming a back passivation film on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate; and forming a first electrode electrically connected to the emitter layer and a second electrode being in partial contact with the back surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Claims (36)

1. A method for manufacturing a solar cell, comprising:

texturing a front surface of a semiconductor substrate having a first conductive type dopant by using a dry etching method;

forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting a second conductive type dopant into the front surface of the semiconductor substrate;

forming a back passivation film on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate;

forming a first electrode electrically connected to the emitter layer; and

forming a second electrode being in partial contact with the back surface of the semiconductor substrate,

wherein forming the second electrode comprises:

forming a second electrode film on the back passivation film;

electrically connecting the second electrode film to the semiconductor substrate to be in partial contact with the back surface the semiconductor substrate;

firing the second electrode film,

wherein, during the firing, materials constituting the back passivation film and the second electrode are diffused into the semiconductor substrate to form a back surface field layer at an entire portion of the back surface of the semiconductor substrate.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dry etching method for texturing the front surface of the semiconductor substrate comprises reactive ion etching.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after the texturing has a surface roughness of about 1 μm or less.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after the texturing has the surface roughness of about 300˜600 nm.

5. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

mirror-polishing the front surface and the back surface of the semiconductor substrate before the texturing of the front surface of the semiconductor substrate,

wherein the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after the texturing has a surface roughness larger than that of the back surface.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the back surface of the semiconductor substrate after the mirror-polishing has a surface roughness of about 100 nm or less.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive type dopant is a p-type and the second conductive type dopant is an n-type, and

wherein the back passivation film comprises a p-type oxidation film.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the p-type oxidation film comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of a rare earth oxide, an aluminum oxide, and a zirconium oxide.

9. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

forming a front passivation film on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after forming the emitter layer,

wherein the front passivation film comprises a silicon oxide film.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive type dopant is an n-type and the second conductive type dopant is a p-type, and

wherein the back passivation film comprises a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxide film formed on the silicon nitride film.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

forming a front passivation film on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after forming the emitter layer,

wherein the front passivation film comprises an aluminum oxide film.

12. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a front passivation film on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after forming the emitter layer,

wherein forming the first electrode comprises:

forming a first electrode film on the front passivation film before the firing, and

during the firing, simultaneously firing the first and the second electrode films,

wherein electrically connecting the second electrode film to the semiconductor substrate is performed by a laser firing contact method.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the second electrode is in point contact with the semiconductor substrate.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
To: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066831/0802 →
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 Jul 24, 2012
From: LEE, KYOUNGSOO; SHIN, MYUNGJUN; JEONG, JIWEON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 028625/0962 →