GB2162996B - Method of fabricating solar cells - Google Patents

Method of fabricating solar cells

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Publication number
GB2162996B
GB2162996B GB08515901A GB8515901A GB2162996B GB 2162996 B GB2162996 B GB 2162996B GB 08515901 A GB08515901 A GB 08515901A GB 8515901 A GB8515901 A GB 8515901A GB 2162996 B GB2162996 B GB 2162996B
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Prior art keywords
solar cells
fabricating solar
fabricating
cells
solar
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Expired
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GB08515901A
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GB2162996A (en
GB8515901D0 (en
Inventor
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 US06/681,003 external-priority patent/US4609565A/en
Application filed by Mobil Solar Energy Corp filed Critical Mobil Solar Energy Corp
Publication of GB8515901D0 publication Critical patent/GB8515901D0/en
Publication of GB2162996A publication Critical patent/GB2162996A/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C28/00—Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of groups C23C2/00 - C23C26/00 or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses C23C and C25C or C25D
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1804—Processes 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Electrodes Of Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electroplating Methods And Accessories (AREA)
  • Internal Circuitry In Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Devices (AREA)
GB08515901A 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Method of fabricating solar cells Expired GB2162996B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US56306183A 1983-12-19 1983-12-19
US65927984A 1984-10-10 1984-10-10
US06/681,003 US4609565A (en) 1984-10-10 1984-12-13 Method of fabricating solar cells
PCT/US1984/002065 WO1985002939A1 (fr) 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Procede de fabrication de cellules solaires

Publications (3)

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GB8515901D0 GB8515901D0 (en) 1985-07-24
GB2162996A GB2162996A (en) 1986-02-12
GB2162996B true GB2162996B (en) 1987-08-12

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EP (1) EP0167589A4 (fr)
JP (1) JPS61500756A (fr)
AU (1) AU574761B2 (fr)
CH (1) CH669476A5 (fr)
DE (1) DE3490612T1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2162996B (fr)
NL (1) NL8420338A (fr)
SE (1) SE456624B (fr)
WO (1) WO1985002939A1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1985002942A1 (fr) * 1983-12-19 1985-07-04 Mobil Solar Energy Corporation Procede de fabrication de cellules solaires
US4650695A (en) * 1985-05-13 1987-03-17 Mobil Solar Energy Corporation Method of fabricating solar cells
NL2009382C2 (en) 2012-08-29 2014-03-18 M4Si B V Method for manufacturing a solar cell and solar cell obtained therewith.

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US4004044A (en) * 1975-05-09 1977-01-18 International Business Machines Corporation Method for forming patterned films utilizing a transparent lift-off mask
US4347264A (en) * 1975-09-18 1982-08-31 Solarex Corporation Method of applying contacts to a silicon wafer and product formed thereby
US4152824A (en) * 1977-12-30 1979-05-08 Mobil Tyco Solar Energy Corporation Manufacture of solar cells
US4214966A (en) * 1979-03-20 1980-07-29 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Process useful in the fabrication of articles with metallized surfaces
US4224084A (en) * 1979-04-16 1980-09-23 Rca Corporation Method and structure for passivating a semiconductor device
US4289381A (en) * 1979-07-02 1981-09-15 Hughes Aircraft Company High selectivity thin film polarizer
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US4343830A (en) * 1980-11-13 1982-08-10 Motorola, Inc. Method for improving the efficiency of solar cells having imperfections
JPS5821324A (ja) * 1981-07-30 1983-02-08 Agency Of Ind Science & Technol 水素添加した半導体薄膜成長用金属表面基板の前処理方法
WO1985002942A1 (fr) * 1983-12-19 1985-07-04 Mobil Solar Energy Corporation Procede de fabrication de cellules solaires
AU573696B2 (en) * 1983-12-19 1988-06-16 Mobil Solar Energy Corp. Ion milling

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GB2162996A (en) 1986-02-12
AU574761B2 (en) 1988-07-14
SE456624B (sv) 1988-10-17
CH669476A5 (fr) 1989-03-15
SE8503833D0 (sv) 1985-08-16
DE3490612T1 (de) 1985-11-28
EP0167589A4 (fr) 1989-01-19
JPS61500756A (ja) 1986-04-17
SE8503833L (sv) 1985-08-16
WO1985002939A1 (fr) 1985-07-04
NL8420338A (nl) 1985-11-01
EP0167589A1 (fr) 1986-01-15
AU3888685A (en) 1985-07-12
GB8515901D0 (en) 1985-07-24

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