Abstract:
A solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate, at least one emitter layer on the substrate, at least one first electrode electrically connected to the at least one emitter layer, and at least one second electrode electrically connected to the substrate. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is formed using a plating method.
Abstract:
A thin film solar cell module includes a substrate; a plurality of first cells positioned in a central region, where one or more first cell include at least one photovoltaic unit; and a plurality of second cells positioned in edge regions of the substrate, where one or more second cell include at least one photovoltaic unit. Among the photovoltaic units positioned in the same layer the photovoltaic unit of the one or more second cells have higher band gap energy than that the photovoltaic unit of the one or more first cells.
Abstract:
A solar cell is discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate, a photoelectric transformation unit including at least one semiconductor layer, a transparent electrode positioned between the substrate and the photoelectric transformation unit, and a buffer layer positioned between the transparent electrode and the substrate. The photoelectric transformation unit includes at least one p-type semiconductor layer, at least one n-type semiconductor layer, and at least one i-type semiconductor layer.
Abstract:
A thin film solar cell module is disclosed. The thin film solar cell module includes a substrate and a plurality of cells each including a first electrode positioned on the substrate, a second electrode positioned on the first electrode, and a photoelectric transformation layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The plurality of cells are divided into a first group and a second group. A plurality of cells included in the first group are electrically connected in series to one another, and a plurality of cells included in the second group are electrically connected in series to one another. The first group and the second group are connected in parallel to each other using a lead wire. The lead wire is positioned on both the first group and the second group.
Abstract:
A solar cell is shown. The solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type; a first amorphous semiconductor layer including a crystalline portion; a first electrode portion on the semiconductor substrate; and a second electrode portion on the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A solar cell is disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode, and a photoelectric transformation unit between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric transformation unit includes a first intrinsic (referred to as an i-type) semiconductor layer formed of amorphous silicon doped with at least one of carbon (C) and oxygen (O) as impurities and a second i-type semiconductor layer formed of germanium (Ge)-doped microcrystalline silicon.
Abstract:
A solar cell includes a substrate containing a first impurity of a first conductivity type and made of a crystalline semiconductor, an emitter region positioned on the substrate and containing a second impurity of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, the emitter region being made of a non-crystalline semiconductor, a surface field region positioned on the substrate and containing a third impurity of the first conductivity type, the surface field region being made of non-crystalline semiconductor, a first electrode connected to the emitter region, and a second electrode connected to the surface field region, wherein at least one of the emitter region and the surface field region is made of amorphous metal silicide containing a metal material.
Abstract:
A solar cell module and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell module includes a substrate including an electricity generation area and an edge area that are divided by an insulating area, and a plurality of solar cells positioned in the electricity generation area. Each of the solar cells includes a transparent electrode on the substrate, a silicon electricity generation layer on the transparent electrode, and a back electrode on the silicon electricity generation layer. The back electrode of one solar cell is electrically connected to the transparent electrode of another solar cell adjacent to the one solar cell. A side of a transparent electrode of an outermost solar cell adjacent to the insulating area is covered by a side portion of a silicon electricity generation layer of the outermost solar cell exposed in the insulating area.
Abstract:
Discussed are a thin film solar cell module and a method of fabricating the same. A solar cell module includes a substrate; and a transparent electrode layer. The transparent electrode layer in turn includes a first electrode layer provided on the substrate; and a second electrode layer provided on the first electrode layer, wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are made of different materials and the second electrode layer is locally formed on portions of the first electrode layer. Accordingly, the transparent electrode layer exhibits improved transmittance of monochromatic light as well as increased light scattering, thereby enhancing efficiency of the thin film solar cell module.
Abstract:
Discussed herein are a thin film solar cell module and a fabricating method thereof. The solar cell module includes photoelectric conversion layers on the transparent electrode layer and including at least a first photoelectric conversion layer, a second photoelectric conversion layer and a third photoelectric conversion layer, the photoelectric conversion layers further including at least one of a first intermediate layer between the first and second photoelectric conversion layers, cut by first cutting grooves, and a second intermediate layer between the second and third photoelectric conversion layers, cut by second cutting grooves, the first intermediate layer and the second intermediate layer are respectively formed of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO). Thereby, internal shorts are prevented and and fill factor reduction due to shunt resistance generated during a scribing process is reduced or prevented.