Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same
OwnerDaeyong Lee, Jiweon Jeong +1inventors
InventorsDaeyong Lee, Jiweon Jeong, Hyunho Lee
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Abstract
A solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The solar cell includes a semiconductor unit, an electrode, and a passivation layer between the semiconductor unit and the electrode. The passivation layer includes a first layer containing silicon oxide (SiOx), a second layer containing silicon nitride (SiNx), and a third layer containing silicon oxide (SiOx) or silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy).
Claims22
A solar cell, comprising:
- a semiconductor unit including a first type semiconductor and a second type semiconductor;
- an electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor unit;
- and
- a passivation layer between the semiconductor unit and the electrode, the passivation layer including a first layer containing silicon oxide (SiOx), a second layer containing silicon nitride (SiNx), and a third layer containing silicon oxide (SiOx) or silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy).
A solar cell, comprising:
- a semiconductor unit including a first type semiconductor and a second type semiconductor;
- an electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor unit;
- and
- a passivation layer between the semiconductor unit and the electrode, the passivation layer including a first layer containing silicon oxide (SiOx) and a second layer containing silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy).
A method of manufacturing a solar cell including a semiconductor unit, an electrode, and a passivation layer between the semiconductor unit and the electrode, the method comprising:
- forming the passivation layer on the semiconductor unit, the passivation layer including a first layer containing silicon oxide (SiOx) and a second layer containing silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy);
- forming a hole through the passivation layer;
- and
- forming an electrode material layer to form the electrode on the passivation layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.