EP0168431A1 - Verfahren zur herstellung von sonnenzellen - Google Patents

Verfahren zur herstellung von sonnenzellen

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Publication number
EP0168431A1
EP0168431A1 EP85900534A EP85900534A EP0168431A1 EP 0168431 A1 EP0168431 A1 EP 0168431A1 EP 85900534 A EP85900534 A EP 85900534A EP 85900534 A EP85900534 A EP 85900534A EP 0168431 A1 EP0168431 A1 EP 0168431A1
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Prior art keywords
layer
coating
substrate
mask
aluminum
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Withdrawn
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EP85900534A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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EP0168431A4 (de
Inventor
Ronald C. Gonsiorawski
Douglas A. Yates
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Schott Solar CSP Inc
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Mobil Solar Energy Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/681,001 external-priority patent/US4612698A/en
Application filed by Mobil Solar Energy Corp filed Critical Mobil Solar Energy Corp
Publication of EP0168431A1 publication Critical patent/EP0168431A1/de
Publication of EP0168431A4 publication Critical patent/EP0168431A4/de
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • H01L31/18Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1804Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof comprising only elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table
    • 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
    • H01L31/02Details
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02PCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Definitions

  • any "positive" plating mask used to define the front surface grid electrode pattern by covering the inter- electrode area of the front surface should not be in place during passivation.
  • the remaining phosphosili ⁇ cate glass layer 12 is removed by immersing the substrate in a buffered solution of IONH4F(40%) :1HF at a temperature of between about 25'C and about 40*C.
  • IONH4F(40%) :1HF at a temperature of between about 25'C and about 40*C.
  • altered surface layer 18 delimits a pattern of, in this case, unaltered N + conductivity silicon having the con ⁇ figuration of the desired front'electrode structure.
  • the present invention is capable of modification while remaining within the scope of the disclosure.
  • the front electrode grid pattern is formed in the plating mask by photolithography, it will be understood that it might equally well be formed by other processes commonly employed in chemical milling (e.g., silk screen printing).

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Chemically Coating (AREA)
  • Electroplating And Plating Baths Therefor (AREA)
  • Electroplating Methods And Accessories (AREA)
EP19850900534 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Verfahren zur herstellung von sonnenzellen. Withdrawn EP0168431A4 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US56329283A 1983-12-19 1983-12-19
US563292 1983-12-19
US66697284A 1984-10-31 1984-10-31
US666972 1984-10-31
US681001 1984-12-13
US06/681,001 US4612698A (en) 1984-10-31 1984-12-13 Method of fabricating solar cells

Publications (2)

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EP0168431A1 true EP0168431A1 (de) 1986-01-22
EP0168431A4 EP0168431A4 (de) 1989-01-19

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EP19850900534 Withdrawn EP0168431A4 (de) 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Verfahren zur herstellung von sonnenzellen.

Country Status (8)

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EP (1) EP0168431A4 (de)
AU (1) AU574431B2 (de)
CH (1) CH670335A5 (de)
DE (1) DE3490600T1 (de)
GB (1) GB2160360B (de)
NL (1) NL8420336A (de)
SE (1) SE456625B (de)
WO (1) WO1985002942A1 (de)

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US4650695A (en) * 1985-05-13 1987-03-17 Mobil Solar Energy Corporation Method of fabricating solar cells
GB2183090B (en) * 1985-10-07 1989-09-13 Canon Kk Method for selective formation of deposited film

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WO1985002939A1 (en) * 1983-12-19 1985-07-04 Mobil Solar Energy Corporation Method of fabricating solar cells

Non-Patent Citations (3)

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Title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, vol. 42, no. 7, 1st April 1983, pages 618-620, American Institute of Physics, New York, US; J.I. HANOKA et al.: "Hydrogen passivation of defects in silicon ribbon grown by the edge-defined film-fed growth process" *
See also references of WO8502942A1 *
THIN SOLID FILMS, vol. 95, no. 4, September 1982, pages 369-375, Elsevier Sequoia, Lausanne, CH; D.J. SHARP et al.: "Effects of ion beam hydrogenation on silicon solar cell structures" *

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US11971638B2 (en) 2006-08-31 2024-04-30 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Liquid crystal display device

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GB2160360B (en) 1987-09-16
SE456625B (sv) 1988-10-17
DE3490600T1 (de) 1985-11-28
SE8503834L (sv) 1985-08-16
WO1985002942A1 (en) 1985-07-04
AU3889985A (en) 1985-07-12
EP0168431A4 (de) 1989-01-19
CH670335A5 (de) 1989-05-31
GB8515900D0 (en) 1985-07-24
SE8503834D0 (sv) 1985-08-16
AU574431B2 (en) 1988-07-07
GB2160360A (en) 1985-12-18
NL8420336A (nl) 1985-11-01

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Inventor name: GONSIORAWSKI, RONALD, C.

Inventor name: YATES, DOUGLAS, A.