公开(公告)号：US20160133759A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14997368

申请日：2016-01-15

申请人： Thomas P. Pass ,  Gabriel Harley

发明人： Thomas P. Pass ,  Gabriel Harley

IPC分类号： H01L31/02

CPC分类号： H01L31/02008 ,  H01L31/02021 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/0516 ,  H01L31/0745 ,  H01L31/18 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Foil trim approaches for the foil-based metallization of solar cells and the resulting solar cells are described. For example, a method involves attaching a metal foil sheet to a metallized surface of an underlying supported wafer to provide a unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer. Subsequent to attaching the metal foil sheet, a portion of the metal foil sheet is laser scribed from above to form a groove in the metal foil sheet. Subsequent to laser scribing the metal foil sheet, the unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer is rotated to provide the metal sheet below the wafer. Subsequent to the rotating, the unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer is placed on a chuck with the metal sheet below the wafer. The metal foil sheet is torn at least along the groove to trim the metal foil sheet.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于太阳能电池的箔基金属化和所得到的太阳能电池的箔修剪方法。 例如，一种方法包括将金属箔片附着到下面的支撑晶片的金属化表面上，以提供金属箔片和晶片的统一配对。 在附着金属箔片之后，金属箔片的一部分从上方被激光划刻以在金属箔片中形成凹槽。 在金属箔片的激光划线之后，金属箔片和晶片的统一配对旋转，以在金属片下面提供金属片。 在旋转之后，将金属箔片和晶片的统一配对放置在具有金属片在晶片下方的卡盘上。 金属箔片至少沿着沟槽撕开以修整金属箔片。

公开(公告)号：US20150280028A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14229543

申请日：2014-03-28

申请人： Gabriel Harley ,  Michael Morse ,  Peter John Cousins

发明人： Gabriel Harley ,  Michael Morse ,  Peter John Cousins

IPC分类号： H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/048

CPC分类号： H01L31/0516 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/02363 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/047 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/186 ,  H01L31/1876 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： Solar cells having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by metallization structures, and singulation approaches to forming solar cells having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by metallization structures, are described. In an example, a solar cell, includes a plurality of sub-cells, each of the sub-cells having a singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portion. Adjacent ones of the singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portions have a groove there between. The solar cell also includes a monolithic metallization structure. A portion of the monolithic metallization structure couples ones of the plurality of sub-cells. The groove between adjacent ones of the singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portions exposes a portion of the monolithic metallization structure.

摘要翻译： 描述了具有通过金属化结构耦合的多个子单元的太阳能电池，以及用于形成具有通过金属化结构耦合的多个子单元的太阳能电池的单独方法。 在一个示例中，太阳能电池包括多个子单元，每个子单元具有单个化和物理分离的半导体衬底部分。 相邻的分离和物理分离的半导体衬底部分之间具有凹槽。 太阳能电池还包括单片金属化结构。 单片金属化结构的一部分耦合多个子单元中的一个。 单个化和物理分离的半导体衬底部分中相邻的半导体衬底部分之间的凹槽暴露了整体式金属化结构的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20120003788A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-05

申请号：US12829275

申请日：2010-07-01

申请人： Gabriel Harley ,  Thomas Pass ,  Peter John Cousins ,  John Viatella

发明人： Gabriel Harley ,  Thomas Pass ,  Peter John Cousins ,  John Viatella

IPC分类号： H01L31/18 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B29C35/08

CPC分类号： B23K26/40 ,  B23K26/067 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/0823 ,  B23K2103/50 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/202 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/547

摘要： A solar cell is formed using a solar cell ablation system. The ablation system includes a single laser source and several laser scanners. The laser scanners include a master laser scanner, with the rest of the laser scanners being slaved to the master laser scanner. A laser beam from the laser source is split into several laser beams, with the laser beams being scanned onto corresponding wafers using the laser scanners in accordance with one or more patterns. The laser beams may be scanned on the wafers using the same or different power levels of the laser source.

摘要翻译： 使用太阳能电池消融系统形成太阳能电池。 消融系统包括单个激光源和几个激光扫描仪。 激光扫描仪包括主激光扫描仪，其余的激光扫描仪从属于主激光扫描仪。 来自激光源的激光束被分成几个激光束，根据一个或多个图案，使用激光扫描仪将激光束扫描到相应的晶片上。 可以使用激光源的相同或不同功率水平在晶片上扫描激光束。

公开(公告)号：US20160172516A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：US14572170

申请日：2014-12-16

申请人： David Fredric Joel Kavulak ,  Gabriel Harley ,  Thomas P. Pass

发明人： David Fredric Joel Kavulak ,  Gabriel Harley ,  Thomas P. Pass

IPC分类号： H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/028

CPC分类号： H01L31/03682 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/0745 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： Approaches for the foil-based metallization of solar cells and the resulting solar cells are described. A method involves patterning a first surface of a metal foil to provide a plurality of alternating grooves and ridges in the metal foil. Non-conductive material regions are formed in the grooves in the metal foil. The metal foil is located above a plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions disposed in or above a substrate to provide the non-conductive material regions in alignment with locations between the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions and to provide the ridges in alignment with the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. The ridges of the metal foil are adhered to the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. The metal foil is patterned through the metal foil from a second surface of the metal foil at regions in alignment with the non-conductive material regions.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于太阳能电池和所得太阳能电池的箔基金属化的方法。 一种方法包括图案化金属箔的第一表面以在金属箔中提供多个交替的槽和脊。 在金属箔的凹槽中形成非导电材料区域。 金属箔位于设置在基板中或上方的多个交替的N型和P型半导体区域之上，以提供与交替的N型和P型半导体区之间的位置对准的非导电材料区域，以及 以提供与交替的N型和P型半导体区对准的脊。 金属箔的脊部粘附到交替的N型和P型半导体区域。 在与非导电材料区域对准的区域处，通过金属箔从金属箔的第二表面图案化金属箔。

公开(公告)号：US09257575B1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US14490552

申请日：2014-09-18

申请人： Thomas P. Pass ,  Gabriel Harley

发明人： Thomas P. Pass ,  Gabriel Harley

IPC分类号： H01L31/02 ,  H01L21/00 ,  H01L31/0368 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/02008 ,  H01L31/02021 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/0516 ,  H01L31/0745 ,  H01L31/18 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Foil trim approaches for the foil-based metallization of solar cells and the resulting solar cells are described. For example, a method involves attaching a metal foil sheet to a metallized surface of an underlying supported wafer to provide a unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer. Subsequent to attaching the metal foil sheet, a portion of the metal foil sheet is laser scribed from above to form a groove in the metal foil sheet. Subsequent to laser scribing the metal foil sheet, the unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer is rotated to provide the metal sheet below the wafer. Subsequent to the rotating, the unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer is placed on a chuck with the metal sheet below the wafer. The metal foil sheet is torn at least along the groove to trim the metal foil sheet.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于太阳能电池的箔基金属化和所得到的太阳能电池的箔修剪方法。 例如，一种方法包括将金属箔片附着到下面的支撑晶片的金属化表面上，以提供金属箔片和晶片的统一配对。 在附着金属箔片之后，金属箔片的一部分从上方被激光划刻以在金属箔片中形成凹槽。 在金属箔片的激光划线之后，金属箔片和晶片的统一配对旋转，以在金属片下面提供金属片。 在旋转之后，将金属箔片和晶片的统一配对放置在具有金属片在晶片下方的卡盘上。 金属箔片至少沿着沟槽撕开以修整金属箔片。

公开(公告)号：US20150349164A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14472232

申请日：2014-08-28

申请人： Seung Bum Rim ,  Gabriel Harley

发明人： Seung Bum Rim ,  Gabriel Harley

IPC分类号： H01L31/0443 ,  H01L31/02

CPC分类号： H01L31/0443 ,  H01L27/1421 ,  H01L31/02008 ,  H01L31/03682 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  H01L31/188 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A solar cell can include a built-in bypass diode. In one embodiment, the solar cell can include an active region disposed in or above a first portion of a substrate and a bypass diode disposed in or above a second portion of the substrate. The first and second portions of the substrate can be physically separated with a groove. A metallization structure can couple the active region to the bypass diode.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池可以包括内置旁路二极管。 在一个实施例中，太阳能电池可以包括设置在衬底的第一部分中或上方的有源区和设置在衬底的第二部分中或之上的旁路二极管。 衬底的第一和第二部分可以用凹槽物理分离。 金属化结构可以将有源区域耦合到旁路二极管。

公开(公告)号：US09812592B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US13725580

申请日：2012-12-21

申请人： Seung Bum Rim ,  Gabriel Harley

发明人： Seung Bum Rim ,  Gabriel Harley

IPC分类号： H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/02002 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/1896 ,  Y02E10/547

摘要： One embodiment relates to a method of fabricating a solar cell. A silicon lamina is cleaved from the silicon substrate. The backside of the silicon lamina includes the P-type and N-type doped regions. A metal foil is attached to the backside of the silicon lamina. The metal foil may be used advantageously as a built-in carrier for handling the silicon lamina during processing of a frontside of the silicon lamina. Another embodiment relates to a solar cell that includes a silicon lamina having P-type and N-type doped regions on the backside. A metal foil is adhered to the backside of the lamina, and there are contacts formed between the metal foil and the doped regions. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20170012153A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15220273

申请日：2016-07-26

申请人： Seung Bum Rim ,  Gabriel Harley

发明人： Seung Bum Rim ,  Gabriel Harley

IPC分类号： H01L31/0443 ,  H01L31/0368 ,  H01L31/02

摘要： A solar cell can include a built-in bypass diode. In one embodiment, the solar cell can include an active region disposed in or above a first portion of a substrate and a bypass diode disposed in or above a second portion of the substrate. The first and second portions of the substrate can be physically separated with a groove. A metallization structure can couple the active region to the bypass diode.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池可以包括内置旁路二极管。 在一个实施例中，太阳能电池可以包括设置在衬底的第一部分中或上方的有源区和设置在衬底的第二部分中或之上的旁路二极管。 衬底的第一和第二部分可以用凹槽物理分离。 金属化结构可以将有源区域耦合到旁路二极管。

公开(公告)号：US09496437B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14229543

申请日：2014-03-28

申请人： Gabriel Harley ,  Michael Morse ,  Peter John Cousins

发明人： Gabriel Harley ,  Michael Morse ,  Peter John Cousins

IPC分类号： H01L31/047 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/0475

CPC分类号： H01L31/0516 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/02363 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/047 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/186 ,  H01L31/1876 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： Solar cells having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by metallization structures, and singulation approaches to forming solar cells having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by metallization structures, are described. In an example, a solar cell, includes a plurality of sub-cells, each of the sub-cells having a singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portion. Adjacent ones of the singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portions have a groove there between. The solar cell also includes a monolithic metallization structure. A portion of the monolithic metallization structure couples ones of the plurality of sub-cells. The groove between adjacent ones of the singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portions exposes a portion of the monolithic metallization structure.

摘要翻译： 描述了具有通过金属化结构耦合的多个子单元的太阳能电池，以及用于形成具有通过金属化结构耦合的多个子单元的太阳能电池的单独方法。 在一个示例中，太阳能电池包括多个子单元，每个子单元具有单个化和物理分离的半导体衬底部分。 相邻的分离和物理分离的半导体衬底部分之间具有凹槽。 太阳能电池还包括单片金属化结构。 单片金属化结构的一部分耦合多个子单元中的一个。 单个化和物理分离的半导体衬底部分中相邻的半导体衬底部分之间的凹槽暴露了整体式金属化结构的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20160284925A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-29

申请号：US14672070

申请日：2015-03-27

申请人： Gabriel Harley

发明人： Gabriel Harley

IPC分类号： H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/0236

CPC分类号： H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： Solar cells, including those having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by metallization structures, can include scribed silicon. Fabricating such solar cells can include forming a metallization structure on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate. It can also include measuring a parameter with the solar cell or otherwise analyzing the solar cell. The semiconductor substrate can be scribed from a second, opposite surface until the measured parameter reaches a threshold value.

摘要翻译： 包括具有通过金属化结构耦合的多个子电池的太阳能电池可以包括划线硅。 制造这样的太阳能电池可以包括在半导体衬底的第一表面上形成金属化结构。 它还可以包括用太阳能电池测量参数或以其他方式分析太阳能电池。 可以从第二相反表面刻划半导体衬底，直到所测量的参数达到阈值。