Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorMin-Seok OH
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Abstract
A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a p-type organic semiconductor layer disposed on a first region of a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer disposed on a second region of the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate which is different than the first region, a rear electrode disposed on a rear surface of the p-type organic semiconductor layer, a first grid electrode disposed on a rear surface of the rear electrode, and a second grid electrode disposed on a rear surface of the n-type semiconductor layer.
Claims26
A solar cell comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a p-type organic semiconductor layer disposed on a first region of a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate;
- an n-type semiconductor layer disposed on a second region of the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate different than the first region;
- a rear electrode disposed on the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate and overlapping the p-type organic semiconductor layer;
- a first grid electrode disposed on the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate and overlapping the rear electrode;
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- a second grid electrode disposed on the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate and overlapping the n-type semiconductor layer.
A method of manufacturing a solar cell, the method comprising:
- providing a semiconductor substrate;
- providing a p-type organic semiconductor layer on a first region of a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, and providing an n-type semiconductor layer on a second region of the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate which is different than the first region;
- providing a rear electrode and a first grid electrode on a rear surface of the p-type organic semiconductor layer;
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- providing a second grid electrode on a rear surface of the n-type semiconductor layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.