Backside emitter solar cell structure having a heterojunction
A backside emitter solar cell structure having a heterojunction. On one side edge of the backside emitter solar cell structure having the heterojunction, on an edge region of a crystalline semiconductor substrate of the backside emitter solar cell structure having the heterojunction having a doping of a first conductivity type, there is a layer sequence with a double intrinsic layer formed.
1 . A backside emitter solar cell structure having a heterojunction, comprising:
a crystalline semiconductor substrate having a side edge and having a doping of a first conductivity type; and
a layer sequence with a double intrinsic layer formed on said side edge of said crystalline semiconductor substrate;
wherein:
said crystalline semiconductor substrate is n-doped, said layer sequence with said double intrinsic layer includes a i−i−n+-p layer sequence, and said double intrinsic layer is the i-i in said i−i−n+-p layer sequence; or
said crystalline semiconductor substrate is p-doped, said layer sequence with said double intrinsic layer includes a i−i−p+-n layer sequence, and said double intrinsic layer is the i-i in said i−i−p+-n layer sequence.
2 . The backside emitter solar cell structure according to claim 1 , wherein said layer sequence with said double intrinsic layer has an inside and an outside; and said double intrinsic layer comprises the following layer sequence from said inside to said outside:
a backside intrinsic layer; and
a frontside intrinsic layer disposed on said at least one backside intrinsic layer;
wherein said frontside intrinsic layer and said backside intrinsic layer form said i−i in said i−i−n+-p layer sequence or in said i−i−p+-n layer sequence.
3 . The backside emitter solar cell structure according to claim 2 , wherein:
said n+ in said i−i−n+-p layer sequence or said p+ in said i−i−p+-n layer sequence is an amorphous frontside doping layer;
said p in said i−i−n+-p layer sequence or said n in said i−i−p+-n layer sequence is an amorphous backside doping layer;
said amorphous frontside doping layer is formed on said frontside intrinsic layer, said a amorphous frontside doping layer doped with said doping of said first conductivity type at a higher doping than said doping of said semiconductor substrate; and
said amorphous backside doping layer is formed on said amorphous frontside doping layer, said at least one amorphous backside doping layer doped with a doping of a second conductivity type being contrary to said first conductivity type.
4 . The backside emitter solar cell structure according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline semiconductor substrate is n-doped, said layer sequence with said double intrinsic layer includes said i−i−n+-p layer sequence, and said double intrinsic layer is the i−i in said i−i−n+-p layer sequence.
5 . The backside emitter solar cell structure according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline semiconductor substrate is p-doped, said layer sequence with said double intrinsic layer includes said i−i−p+-n layer sequence, and said double intrinsic layer is the i−i in said i−i-p+-n layer sequence.