GB8516878D0 - Fabricating solar cells - Google Patents

Fabricating solar cells

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GB8516878D0
GB8516878D0 GB858516878A GB8516878A GB8516878D0 GB 8516878 D0 GB8516878 D0 GB 8516878D0 GB 858516878 A GB858516878 A GB 858516878A GB 8516878 A GB8516878 A GB 8516878A GB 8516878 D0 GB8516878 D0 GB 8516878D0
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Prior art keywords
solar cells
fabricating solar
fabricating
cells
solar
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GB858516878A
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GB2162998B (en
GB2162998A (en
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Schott Solar CSP Inc
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Mobil Solar Energy Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/681,498 external-priority patent/US4557037A/en
Application filed by Mobil Solar Energy Corp filed Critical Mobil Solar Energy Corp
Publication of GB8516878D0 publication Critical patent/GB8516878D0/en
Publication of GB2162998A publication Critical patent/GB2162998A/en
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Publication of GB2162998B publication Critical patent/GB2162998B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • H01L31/18—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
    • 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
    • H01L31/04—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
    • 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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  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
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GB08516878A 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Method of fabricating solar cells Expired GB2162998B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US56313283A 1983-12-19 1983-12-19
US66697384A 1984-10-31 1984-10-31
US06/681,498 US4557037A (en) 1984-10-31 1984-12-13 Method of fabricating solar cells
PCT/US1984/002066 WO1985002943A1 (en) 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Method of fabricating solar cells

Publications (3)

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GB8516878D0 true GB8516878D0 (en) 1985-08-07
GB2162998A GB2162998A (en) 1986-02-12
GB2162998B GB2162998B (en) 1987-09-30

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GB08516878A Expired GB2162998B (en) 1983-12-19 1984-12-14 Method of fabricating solar cells

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EP (1) EP0165990A4 (en)
AU (1) AU573696B2 (en)
CH (1) CH668861A5 (en)
DE (1) DE3490611T1 (en)
GB (1) GB2162998B (en)
NL (1) NL8420337A (en)
SE (1) SE456626B (en)
WO (1) WO1985002943A1 (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU574761B2 (en) * 1983-12-19 1988-07-14 Mobil Solar Energy Corp. Method of fabricating solar cells
US4650695A (en) * 1985-05-13 1987-03-17 Mobil Solar Energy Corporation Method of fabricating solar cells
WO2016193409A1 (en) * 2015-06-04 2016-12-08 Imec Vzw Methods for forming metal electrodes on silicon surfaces of opposite polarity

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US4086102A (en) * 1976-12-13 1978-04-25 King William J Inexpensive solar cell and method therefor
US4124826A (en) * 1977-03-01 1978-11-07 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Current confinement in semiconductor lasers
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US4321283A (en) * 1979-10-26 1982-03-23 Mobil Tyco Solar Energy Corporation Nickel plating method
US4332253A (en) * 1980-04-15 1982-06-01 The Kendall Company Disposable diaper and top sheet therefor
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CH668861A5 (en) 1989-01-31
EP0165990A1 (en) 1986-01-02
SE8503835L (en) 1985-08-16
GB2162998B (en) 1987-09-30
GB2162998A (en) 1986-02-12
SE8503835D0 (en) 1985-08-16
NL8420337A (en) 1985-11-01
WO1985002943A1 (en) 1985-07-04
SE456626B (en) 1988-10-17
DE3490611T1 (en) 1985-11-28
AU3889085A (en) 1985-07-12
AU573696B2 (en) 1988-06-16
EP0165990A4 (en) 1989-01-19

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