EP2181464A4 - Solar cell having porous structure and method for fabrication thereof - Google Patents

Solar cell having porous structure and method for fabrication thereof

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EP2181464A4
EP2181464A4 EP08793370.1A EP08793370A EP2181464A4 EP 2181464 A4 EP2181464 A4 EP 2181464A4 EP 08793370 A EP08793370 A EP 08793370A EP 2181464 A4 EP2181464 A4 EP 2181464A4
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Prior art keywords
fabrication
solar cell
porous structure
porous
solar
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2181464A2 (en
Inventor
Il-Hyoung Jung
Ju-Hwan Yun
Jong-Hwan Kim
Jin-Ah Kim
Sun-Hee Kim
Ji-Hoon Ko
Young-Hyun Lee
Bum-Sung Kim
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LG Electronics Inc
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LG Electronics Inc
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Priority claimed from KR1020070084157A external-priority patent/KR20090019600A/en
Priority claimed from KR1020070106215A external-priority patent/KR20090040728A/en
Priority claimed from KR1020070131101A external-priority patent/KR20090063653A/en
Priority claimed from KR1020080001763A external-priority patent/KR20090076035A/en
Application filed by LG Electronics Inc filed Critical LG Electronics Inc
Publication of EP2181464A2 publication Critical patent/EP2181464A2/en
Publication of EP2181464A4 publication Critical patent/EP2181464A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/02—Details
    • H01L31/0216—Coatings
    • H01L31/02161—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/02167—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
    • H01L31/02168—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells the coatings being antireflective or having enhancing optical properties for the solar cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/02—Details
    • H01L31/0236—Special surface textures
    • H01L31/02363—Special surface textures of the semiconductor body itself, e.g. textured active layers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/0248—Semiconductor 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 characterised by their semiconductor bodies
    • H01L31/0256—Semiconductor 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 characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by the material
    • H01L31/0264—Inorganic materials
    • H01L31/028—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table
    • H01L31/0284—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table comprising porous silicon as part of the active layer(s)
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/06—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/072—Semiconductor 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 heterojunction type
    • 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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  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
EP08793370.1A 2007-08-21 2008-08-20 Solar cell having porous structure and method for fabrication thereof Withdrawn EP2181464A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR1020070084157A KR20090019600A (en) 2007-08-21 2007-08-21 High-efficiency solar cell and manufacturing method thereof
KR1020070106215A KR20090040728A (en) 2007-10-22 2007-10-22 Solar cell using a semiconductor wafer substrate with porous surface and fabrication thereof
KR1020070131101A KR20090063653A (en) 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 Method of manufacturing pn junction device and solar cell comprising the said pn junction device
KR1020080001763A KR20090076035A (en) 2008-01-07 2008-01-07 Solar cell having passivated porous surface and fabrication method thereof
PCT/KR2008/004857 WO2009025502A2 (en) 2007-08-21 2008-08-20 Solar cell having porous structure and method for fabrication thereof

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EP2181464A2 EP2181464A2 (en) 2010-05-05
EP2181464A4 true EP2181464A4 (en) 2015-04-01

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