CA1062799A - Solar cell device having improved efficiency - Google Patents
Solar cell device having improved efficiencyInfo
- Publication number
- CA1062799A CA1062799A CA246,785A CA246785A CA1062799A CA 1062799 A CA1062799 A CA 1062799A CA 246785 A CA246785 A CA 246785A CA 1062799 A CA1062799 A CA 1062799A
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- CA
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- Prior art keywords
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- solar cell
- oxide layer
- cell device
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
- H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
- H10F10/14—Photovoltaic cells having only PN homojunction potential barriers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
- H10F77/20—Electrodes
- H10F77/206—Electrodes for devices having potential barriers
- H10F77/211—Electrodes for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic cells
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
- H10F77/40—Optical elements or arrangements
- H10F77/42—Optical elements or arrangements directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
- H10F77/48—Back surface reflectors [BSR]
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E10/547—Monocrystalline silicon PV cells
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S148/00—Metal treatment
- Y10S148/153—Solar cells-implantations-laser beam
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- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
- Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/556,430 US3988167A (en) | 1975-03-07 | 1975-03-07 | Solar cell device having improved efficiency |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1062799A true CA1062799A (en) | 1979-09-18 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA246,785A Expired CA1062799A (en) | 1975-03-07 | 1976-02-27 | Solar cell device having improved efficiency |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3988167A (show.php) |
| JP (1) | JPS51113480A (show.php) |
| CA (1) | CA1062799A (show.php) |
| DE (1) | DE2609051A1 (show.php) |
| FR (1) | FR2303384A1 (show.php) |
| GB (1) | GB1529631A (show.php) |
Families Citing this family (39)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT1092849B (it) * | 1977-03-28 | 1985-07-12 | Rca Corp | Dispositivo fotovoltaico presentante una elevata efficienza di assorbimento |
| US4162177A (en) * | 1977-03-28 | 1979-07-24 | Solarex Corporation | Method of forming solar cell with discontinuous junction |
| DE2720327A1 (de) | 1977-05-06 | 1978-11-09 | Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie | Verfahren zur herstellung von halbleiterbauelementen, insbesondere solarelementen |
| US4178395A (en) * | 1977-11-30 | 1979-12-11 | Photon Power, Inc. | Methods for improving solar cell open circuit voltage |
| US4166919A (en) * | 1978-09-25 | 1979-09-04 | Rca Corporation | Amorphous silicon solar cell allowing infrared transmission |
| US4395583A (en) * | 1980-04-30 | 1983-07-26 | Communications Satellite Corporation | Optimized back contact for solar cells |
| US4289920A (en) * | 1980-06-23 | 1981-09-15 | International Business Machines Corporation | Multiple bandgap solar cell on transparent substrate |
| US4315096A (en) * | 1980-07-25 | 1982-02-09 | Eastman Kodak Company | Integrated array of photovoltaic cells having minimized shorting losses |
| US4399448A (en) * | 1981-02-02 | 1983-08-16 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | High sensitivity photon feedback photodetectors |
| US4355196A (en) * | 1981-03-11 | 1982-10-19 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration | Solar cell having improved back surface reflector |
| IL67926A (en) * | 1982-03-18 | 1986-04-29 | Energy Conversion Devices Inc | Photo-voltaic device with radiation reflector means |
| US4497974A (en) * | 1982-11-22 | 1985-02-05 | Exxon Research & Engineering Co. | Realization of a thin film solar cell with a detached reflector |
| DE3536299A1 (de) * | 1985-10-11 | 1987-04-16 | Nukem Gmbh | Solarzelle aus silizium |
| US4818337A (en) * | 1986-04-11 | 1989-04-04 | University Of Delaware | Thin active-layer solar cell with multiple internal reflections |
| US4703553A (en) * | 1986-06-16 | 1987-11-03 | Spectrolab, Inc. | Drive through doping process for manufacturing low back surface recombination solar cells |
| DE3815512C2 (de) * | 1988-05-06 | 1994-07-28 | Deutsche Aerospace | Solarzelle und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung |
| US5094697A (en) * | 1989-06-16 | 1992-03-10 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Photovoltaic device and method for producing the same |
| JPH0332445U (show.php) * | 1989-08-08 | 1991-03-29 | ||
| US5034068A (en) * | 1990-02-23 | 1991-07-23 | Spectrolab, Inc. | Photovoltaic cell having structurally supporting open conductive back electrode structure, and method of fabricating the cell |
| DE4009336A1 (de) * | 1990-03-23 | 1991-09-26 | Telefunken Systemtechnik | Solarzelle |
| JP2703673B2 (ja) * | 1991-05-17 | 1998-01-26 | 三菱電機株式会社 | 半導体装置 |
| JP2758749B2 (ja) * | 1991-10-17 | 1998-05-28 | シャープ株式会社 | 光電変換装置及びその製造方法 |
| US5221854A (en) * | 1991-11-18 | 1993-06-22 | United Solar Systems Corporation | Protective layer for the back reflector of a photovoltaic device |
| USH1856H (en) * | 1996-10-30 | 2000-09-05 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Lapped substrate for enhanced backsurface reflectivity in a thermophotovoltaic energy conversion system |
| US6180869B1 (en) * | 1997-05-06 | 2001-01-30 | Ebara Solar, Inc. | Method and apparatus for self-doping negative and positive electrodes for silicon solar cells and other devices |
| JP2000091603A (ja) * | 1998-09-07 | 2000-03-31 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | 太陽電池 |
| DE10057297C2 (de) * | 2000-11-17 | 2003-01-30 | Dirk Koenig | Solarzelle mit einem Kontaktrahmen und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung |
| EP1369931A1 (en) * | 2002-06-03 | 2003-12-10 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Solar cell and its manufacturing method, metal plate for the same |
| KR100974226B1 (ko) * | 2007-03-23 | 2010-08-06 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 유전체를 이용한 태양전지의 후면 반사막 및 패시베이션층형성 |
| KR101322628B1 (ko) | 2007-04-04 | 2013-10-29 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 태양전지의 후면반사막 형성방법, 이를 포함하는후면전극부 형성방법 및 태양전지의 제조방법 |
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| FR2959872B1 (fr) * | 2010-05-05 | 2013-03-15 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Cellule photovoltaique a face arriere structuree et procede de fabrication associe. |
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| US3104188A (en) * | 1961-01-09 | 1963-09-17 | Giannini Controls Corp | Solid state solar generator |
| US3331707A (en) * | 1963-07-31 | 1967-07-18 | Gen Motors Corp | Thermo-photovoltaic converter with radiant energy reflective means |
| US3361594A (en) * | 1964-01-02 | 1968-01-02 | Globe Union Inc | Solar cell and process for making the same |
| US3907595A (en) * | 1971-12-03 | 1975-09-23 | Communications Satellite Corp | Solar cells with incorporate metal leyer |
| US3888698A (en) * | 1972-11-09 | 1975-06-10 | Communications Satellite Corp | Infrared-transparent solar cell |
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1975
- 1975-03-07 US US05/556,430 patent/US3988167A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1976
- 1976-02-17 GB GB6137/76A patent/GB1529631A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1976-02-27 CA CA246,785A patent/CA1062799A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-03-05 DE DE19762609051 patent/DE2609051A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1976-03-05 JP JP51024565A patent/JPS51113480A/ja active Granted
- 1976-03-05 FR FR7606280A patent/FR2303384A1/fr active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US3988167A (en) | 1976-10-26 |
| DE2609051A1 (de) | 1976-09-16 |
| FR2303384A1 (fr) | 1976-10-01 |
| JPS51113480A (en) | 1976-10-06 |
| GB1529631A (en) | 1978-10-25 |
| FR2303384B1 (show.php) | 1982-05-28 |
| JPS5329588B2 (show.php) | 1978-08-22 |
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