Abstract:
A solar cell includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; uneven patterns disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first impurity layer disposed on the uneven patterns and which includes a first part having a first doping concentration and a second part having a second doping concentration greater than the first doping concentration; and a first electrode which contacts the second part of the first impurity layer and does not contact the first part of the first impurity layer.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device includes preparing a semiconductor substrate having a light incidence surface receiving light and including single crystalline silicon, wet-etching the light incidence surface to form a plurality of first protrusions on the light incidence surface, dry etching a plurality of surfaces of the first protrusions to form a plurality of second protrusions on the plurality of surfaces of the first protrusions, and forming a semiconductor layer on the light incidence surface. The method further includes forming a first electrode on the semiconductor layer and forming a second electrode on a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate facing the light incidence surface.
Abstract:
A solar cell module includes a substrate, a lower electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and an upper electrode layer for an embodiment. The lower electrode layer may include a plurality of area-separating grooves separating the substrate into an active area and a peripheral area surrounding the active area, and a plurality of first cell-separating grooves formed in the active area. The semiconductor layer is formed on the lower electrode layer. The semiconductor layer includes a plurality of second cell-separating grooves that are spaced apart from the first cell-separating grooves. The upper electrode layer is formed on the semiconductor layer. The upper electrode layer includes a plurality of third cell-separating grooves that are spaced apart from the second separating grooves.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device using a Joule heating-induced crystallization method. The method includes: forming a first conductive pattern on a substrate; forming a photoelectric conversion layer on the substrate having the first conductive pattern; and crystallizing at least part of the photoelectric conversion layer by applying an electric field to the photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a first amorphous semiconductor layer containing first impurities, a second intrinsic, amorphous semiconductor layer, and a third amorphous semiconductor layer containing second impurities.
Abstract:
A solar cell including a first semiconductor layer formed by sequentially stacking a positive (P) layer, an intrinsic (I) layer and a negative (N) layer, wherein the P layer comprises amorphous silicon carbide and at least one of the I and N layers comprises micro-crystalline silicon.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a solar cell is provided. The manufacturing method includes: depositing a transparent conductive layer on a substrate; patterning the transparent conductive layer; forming a semiconductor layer including deposited on the patterned transparent conductive layer; patterning the semiconductor layer; coating a metal powder on the patterned semiconductor layer; forming a rear electrode layer on the semiconductor layer coated with the metal powder; and patterning the rear electrode layer and the semiconductor layer. This method is useful for producing a solar cell with improved light absorption efficiency.
Abstract:
In a method of manufacturing a photoelectric device, a transparent conductive layer is formed on a substrate, and the transparent conductive layer is partially etched using an etching solution including hydrofluoric acid. Thus, a transparent electrode having a concavo-convex pattern on its surface is formed. When the transparent conductive layer is partially etched, a haze of the transparent electrode may be controlled by adjusting an etching time of the transparent conductive layer. Also, since the etching solution is sprayed to the transparent conductive layer to etch the transparent conductive layer, the concavo-convex pattern on the surface of the transparent electrode may be easily formed even though the size of the substrate increases.
Abstract:
Provided is a digital camera which displays an object image while generating a digital image signal from light received from the object, stores the digital image signal in a memory card attachable to the camera, and reproduces a start information signal, which is set up by the user, preferably at the point of time when power is applied. The digital camera further includes a flash memory. Sound recording data inputted by the user, image data stored in the memory card, sound recording data stored in the flash memory, or image data stored in the flash memory can be set up as a start information signal, and data regarding the set-up of start information signal is stored in the flash memory.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus by which user files obtained as a result of performing a photographing operation in a photographing mode are stored in a storage medium and reproduced in a reproducing mode. The method includes changing particular characters at a particular position in names of the user files to characters selected by a user in the reproducing mode, and selecting and displaying only the user files having names that include a character selected by the user out of the particular characters at the particular position on a display panel of the digital photographing apparatus in the reproducing mode.
Abstract:
A photovoltaic device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The photovoltaic device includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer formed on the substrate; P layers and N layers alternately formed along a first direction on the first conductive layer; and I layers covering the P layers and the N layers on the first conductive layer, wherein the P layers and the N layers are separated from each other by a first interval, the I layers are formed between the P layers and the N layers that are separated by the first interval, and the P layers, the I layers, and the N layers formed along the first direction form unit cells.