GB2079537B - A method for applying an anti-reflection coating and an electrode to a solar cell - Google Patents

A method for applying an anti-reflection coating and an electrode to a solar cell

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GB2079537B
GB2079537B GB8121103A GB8121103A GB2079537B GB 2079537 B GB2079537 B GB 2079537B GB 8121103 A GB8121103 A GB 8121103A GB 8121103 A GB8121103 A GB 8121103A GB 2079537 B GB2079537 B GB 2079537B
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electrode
applying
solar cell
reflection coating
reflection
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ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Exxon Research and Engineering Co
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    • 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
    • H01L31/0224—Electrodes
    • H01L31/022408—Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/022425—Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/04—Manufacture 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
    • H01L21/18—Manufacture 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
    • H01L21/28—Manufacture of electrodes on semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/268
    • H01L21/283—Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current
    • H01L21/288—Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current from a liquid, e.g. electrolytic deposition
    • 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
    • H01L31/068—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 homojunction type, e.g. bulk silicon PN homojunction solar cells or thin film polycrystalline silicon PN homojunction solar cells
    • H01L31/0682—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 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
    • 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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GB8121103A 1980-07-11 1981-07-08 A method for applying an anti-reflection coating and an electrode to a solar cell Expired GB2079537B (en)

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US16741780A 1980-07-11 1980-07-11

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

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SE8306663L (en) * 1982-12-08 1984-06-09 Int Rectifier Corp PROCEDURE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
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 (en) * 1988-11-18 1990-05-25 Canon Inc Camera system
US5428249A (en) * 1992-07-15 1995-06-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Photovoltaic device with improved collector electrode

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JPS5749279A (en) 1982-03-23
AU7275481A (en) 1982-01-14
DE3127156A1 (en) 1982-03-04
CA1164734A (en) 1984-04-03
FR2486718B1 (en) 1986-09-12
ES503827A0 (en) 1982-12-01
GB2079537A (en) 1982-01-20
ES8301556A1 (en) 1982-12-01
IT1137610B (en) 1986-09-10
AU542589B2 (en) 1985-02-28
BE889579A (en) 1982-01-11
FR2486718A1 (en) 1982-01-15

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