IP Library Granted Patent US 9,601,644
Granted Patent B2
US 9,601,644 · App. 14/700,451 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Method for manufacturing a solar cell

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Patent No.
US 9,601,644
App. No.
14/700,451
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention includes preparing a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type dopant; ion-implanting a pre-amorphization elements into a front surface of the semiconductor substrate to form an amorphous layer; and forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting second conductivity type dopant into the front surface of the semiconductor substrate. The method then further includes heat-treating the layers to activate the second conductivity type dopant. The method further includes forming a back surface field layer at a back surface of the semiconductor substrate by ion-implanting a first conductivity type dopant.

Claims (26)

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

preparing a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type dopant;

ion-implanting a pre-amorphization element into the semiconductor substrate; and

forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting a second conductivity type dopant into the semiconductor substrate,

wherein the emitter layer comprises:

a first layer adjacent to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and including the pre-amorphization element and the second conductivity type dopant; and

a second layer positioned at a portion of the semiconductor substrate deeper than the first layer and including the second conductivity type dopant, and

wherein the second layer does not include the pre-amorphization element.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-amorphization element and the second conductivity type dopant are different from each other.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the pre-amorphization element has an atomic number larger than that of the second conductivity type dopant.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-amorphization element comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon group elements and noble gas group elements.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-amorphization element comprises at least one of argon (Ar) and germanium (Ge).

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor substrate has an n-type, and wherein the second conductivity type dopant comprises at least one of boron (B) and gallium (Ga).

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the ion-implanting of the pre-amorphization element, a dose of the pre-amorphization element is in a range of 1×10 14 /cm 2 to 3×10 15 /cm 2 , and

wherein, in the forming the emitter layer, a dose of the second conductivity type dopant is in a range of 2×10 15 /cm 2 to 4×10 15 /cm 2 .

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, after forming the emitter layer:

heat-treating the emitter layer,

wherein during the heat-treating, the second conductivity type dopant is diffused into the semiconductor substrate deeper than the pre-amorphization element.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the emitter layer comprises a first layer including the pre-amorphization element and the second conductivity type dopant and a second layer including the second conductivity type dopant, and

wherein a thickness ratio of the emitter layer to the first layer is 1:0.05 to 1:0.15.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein temperature of the heat-treating is in a range of 400 to 700° C.

11. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising, forming a surface field layer on the semiconductor substrate by ion-implanting the first conductivity type dopant into the substrate so that a doping concentration of the surface field layer is higher than a doping concentration of the semiconductor substrate.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein during the heat-treating, the second conductivity type dopant of the emitter layer and the first conductivity type dopant of the back surface field layer are simultaneously activated.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein during the heat-treating, the heat-treating of the emitter layer and the heat-treating of the surface field layer are simultaneously performed.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the emitter layer is formed on a front surface of the substrate and the surface field layer is formed on a back surface of the substrate.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first conductivity type dopant comprises phosphorus (P).

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 Apr 30, 2015
From: LEE, KYOUNGSOO; LEE, SEONGEUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 035536/0185 →