CA1164734A - Method for applying an anti-reflection coating to a solar cell - Google Patents

Method for applying an anti-reflection coating to a solar cell

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CA1164734A
CA1164734A CA000375170A CA375170A CA1164734A CA 1164734 A CA1164734 A CA 1164734A CA 000375170 A CA000375170 A CA 000375170A CA 375170 A CA375170 A CA 375170A CA 1164734 A CA1164734 A CA 1164734A
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coating
layer
cell
solar cell
nickel
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Michael Schneider
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ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Exxon Research and Engineering Co
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    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/02Details
    • H01L31/0224Electrodes
    • H01L31/022408Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/022425Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/04Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/18Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/28Manufacture of electrodes on semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/268
    • H01L21/283Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current
    • H01L21/288Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current from a liquid, e.g. electrolytic deposition
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/06Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
    • H01L31/068Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN homojunction type, e.g. bulk silicon PN homojunction solar cells or thin film polycrystalline silicon PN homojunction solar cells
    • H01L31/0682Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN homojunction type, e.g. bulk silicon PN homojunction solar cells or thin film polycrystalline silicon PN homojunction solar cells back-junction, i.e. rearside emitter, solar cells, e.g. interdigitated base-emitter regions back-junction cells
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/547Monocrystalline silicon PV cells

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CA000375170A 1980-07-11 1981-04-10 Method for applying an anti-reflection coating to a solar cell Expired CA1164734A (en)

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US16741780A 1980-07-11 1980-07-11
US167,417 1980-07-11

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JP (1) JPS5749279A (es)
AU (1) AU542589B2 (es)
BE (1) BE889579A (es)
CA (1) CA1164734A (es)
DE (1) DE3127156A1 (es)
ES (1) ES8301556A1 (es)
FR (1) FR2486718B1 (es)
GB (1) GB2079537B (es)
IT (1) IT1137610B (es)

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DE3242791A1 (de) * 1982-11-19 1984-05-24 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Verfahren zum herstellen von elektrische kontakte bildende fingerelektrodenstrukturen an amorphen silizium-solarzellen
SE8306663L (sv) * 1982-12-08 1984-06-09 Int Rectifier Corp Forfarande for framstellning av halvledaranordning
US4594311A (en) * 1984-10-29 1986-06-10 Kollmorgen Technologies Corporation Process for the photoselective metallization on non-conductive plastic base materials
US4692349A (en) * 1986-03-03 1987-09-08 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Selective electroless plating of vias in VLSI devices
AU609424B2 (en) * 1987-07-07 1991-05-02 Schott Solar, Inc. Manufacture of solar cells with anti-reflection coating
JPH02137482A (ja) * 1988-11-18 1990-05-25 Canon Inc カメラシステム
US5428249A (en) * 1992-07-15 1995-06-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Photovoltaic device with improved collector electrode

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US4171989A (en) * 1976-01-27 1979-10-23 Motorola, Inc. Contact for solar cells
US4241108A (en) * 1978-10-10 1980-12-23 Rca Corporation Sprayable titanium composition

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IT8122882A0 (it) 1981-07-10
JPS5749279A (en) 1982-03-23
AU7275481A (en) 1982-01-14
DE3127156A1 (de) 1982-03-04
FR2486718B1 (fr) 1986-09-12
GB2079537B (en) 1984-07-11
ES503827A0 (es) 1982-12-01
GB2079537A (en) 1982-01-20
ES8301556A1 (es) 1982-12-01
IT1137610B (it) 1986-09-10
AU542589B2 (en) 1985-02-28
BE889579A (fr) 1982-01-11
FR2486718A1 (fr) 1982-01-15

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