IP Library Granted Patent US 9,130,078
Granted Patent B2
US 9,130,078 · App. 13/601,286 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,130,078
App. No.
13/601,286
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate formed of an n-type crystalline semiconductor, an emitter region of a p-type positioned at a first surface of the substrate, a first dielectric layer positioned on a second surface opposite the first surface of the substrate, second dielectric layers respectively positioned on the emitter region and the first dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer positioned on the second dielectric layer that is positioned on the emitter region, a first electrode which is positioned on the first surface of the substrate and is connected to the emitter region, and a second electrode which is positioned on the second surface of the substrate and is connected to the substrate.

Claims (27)

1. A solar cell comprising:

a substrate formed of an n-type crystalline semiconductor;

an emitter region of a p-type positioned at a first surface of the substrate;

an anti-reflection layer positioned on the first surface of the substrate;

a passivation layer positioned on a second surface which is opposite of the first surface of the substrate;

a first electrode which is positioned on the first surface of the substrate and is connected to the emitter region; and

a second electrode which is positioned on the second surface of the substrate and is connected to the substrate,

wherein the anti-reflection layer includes a first anti-reflection layer formed of aluminum oxide,

a second anti-reflection layer which is positioned directly on the first anti-reflection layer and is formed of hydrogenated silicon nitride, and

a third anti-reflection layer which is positioned directly on the second anti-reflection layer and is formed of hydrogenated silicon oxide,

wherein the passivation layer includes a first passivation layer formed of hydrogenated silicon nitride,

a second passivation layer which is positioned directly on the first passivation layer and is foamed of hydrogenated silicon oxide, and

a third passivation layer which is positioned directly on the second passivation layer and is formed of aluminum oxide,

wherein the emitter region has a first textured surface including a plurality of first protrusions each having a protruding height and a maximum diameter which are within a range of about 5 μm to 10 μm, and

wherein each of the plurality of first protrusions has a second textured surface including a plurality of second protrusions each having a protruding height and a maximum diameter which are within a range of about 300 nm to 600 nm.

2. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first anti-reflection layer has a thickness of about 5 nm to 15 nm.

3. The solar cell of claim 2 , wherein each of the second anti-reflection layer and the first passivation layer has a thickness of about 70 nm to 100 nm.

4. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the second passivation layer has a thickness of about 50 nm to 100 nm.

5. The solar cell of claim 1 , further comprising a silicon oxide layer positioned between the second surface of the substrate and the first passivation layer.

6. The solar cell of claim 5 , wherein the silicon oxide layer has a thickness of about 2 nm to 3 nm.

7. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first surface and the second surface of the substrate are incident surfaces on which light is incident.

8. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the hydrogenated silicon oxide of the third anti-reflective layer and the second passivation layer each has a thickness of about 50 nm to 100 nm.

9. The solar cell of claim 1 , further comprising a silicon oxide layer positioned between the emitter region and the first anti-reflection layer.

10. The solar cell of claim 9 , wherein the silicon oxide layer has a thickness of about 2 nm to 3 nm.

11. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein acicular ends of the plurality of second protrusions point in a parallel direction as vertices of the plurality of first protrusions.

12. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first and second textured surfaces are also formed on the second surface of the substrate.

13. The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of second protrusions has an acicular end, and acicular ends of adjacent second protrusions are connected by serrated edges.

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 Sep 25, 2012
From: LEE, KYOUNGSOO; HA, MANHYO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 029021/0565 →