Abstract:
A solar cell can include a substrate of a first conductive type; an emitter region of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type and which forms a p-n junction along with the substrate; an anti-reflection layer positioned on the emitter region; a front electrode part electrically connected to the emitter region; and a back electrode part electrically connected to the substrate, wherein the substrate including a first area formed of single crystal silicon and a second area formed of polycrystalline silicon, wherein a thickness of the anti-reflection layer positioned on the first area is less than a thickness of the anti-reflection layer positioned on the second area, wherein a roughness of an incident surface of the substrate in the first area is different from a roughness of the incident surface of the substrate in the second area, and wherein the emitter region is entirely formed on the incident surface of the substrate.
Abstract:
A solar cell can include a substrate of a first conductive type; an emitter layer of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type, and positioned on the substrate; a plurality of finger electrodes formed in a first direction, each finger electrode being electrically connected to the emitter layer; a plurality of first collector regions; a plurality of first electrodes positioned in a plurality of first collector regions and extending in the first direction from the plurality of finger electrodes; a plurality of second electrodes positioned in the plurality of first collector regions and formed in a perpendicular direction crossing the first direction; a plurality of third electrodes positioned in the plurality of first collector regions, connecting two neighboring first electrodes of the plurality of first electrodes and formed in the perpendicular direction; and a plurality of deletions positioned in the plurality of first collector regions. Furthermore, one of the plurality of second electrodes is positioned between a pair of the plurality of first electrodes.
Abstract:
A solar cell can include a photoelectric conversion unit including a semiconductor substrate, a tunneling layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a first conductive type region and a second conductive type region disposed on the tunneling layer at a same side of the semiconductor substrate, and a barrier region disposed between the first and second conductive type regions; and an electrode disposed on the photoelectric conversion unit and including an adhesive layer disposed on the first and second conductive type regions, and an electrode layer disposed on the adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is greater than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the photoelectric conversion unit and is less than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the electrode layer.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a solar cell is disclosed. The method includes forming a control passivation layer on a back surface of a semiconductor substrate containing impurities of a first conductivity type, forming an emitter region containing impurities of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type and a back surface field region containing impurities of the first conductivity type on the control passivation layer, forming a passivation layer on the emitter region and the back surface field region, forming first and second openings in the passivation layer by using a pulse type laser having a continuously uniform intensity, forming a first electrode electrically and physically connected to the emitter region through the first opening, and forming a second electrode electrically and physically connected to the back surface field region through the second opening.
Abstract:
A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells comprising a first solar cell and a second solar cell adjacent to each other; a conductive ribbon, wherein each of the plurality of solar cells comprises: a substrate; an emitter layer of positioned on the substrate; a plurality of finger electrodes formed in a first direction, each finger electrode being electrically connected to the emitter layer; and at least one first collector formed in a second direction crossing the first direction, the at least one first collector being electrically connected to the plurality of finger electrodes, wherein the conductive ribbon is attached to the at least one first collector in the second direction by a conductive adhesive, and wherein the conductive ribbon is attached on a collector region where the at least one first collector is formed and a deletion where the at least one first collector is not formed.
Abstract:
Discussed is a solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a conductive type region including a first conductive type region and a second conductive type region formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate, an electrode including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is connected to the first conductive type region and the second electrode is connected to the second conductive type region, and a passivation layer formed on the conductive type region. The passivation layer includes at least one of silicon nitride and silicon carbide.
Abstract:
A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate; at least one conductive type region on the semiconductor substrate; a protective layer on the at least one conductive type region; and an electrode disposed on the protective layer and electrically connected to the conductive type region.
Abstract:
A solar cell includes a substrate, an emitter region including a lightly doped emitter region having a first sheet resistance and a heavily doped emitter region having a second sheet resistance less than the first sheet resistance, a first dielectric layer positioned on the emitter region, a first electrode including a first finger electrode positioned on the heavily doped emitter region in a first direction and a first bus bar electrode positioned on the lightly doped emitter region in a second direction, and a second electrode positioned on the substrate. The first finger electrode includes a seed layer contacting the heavily doped emitter region and a conductive metal layer formed on the seed layer, and the first bus bar electrode includes electrically conductive metal particles and a thermosetting resin.