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US 2015/0027532 A1Published application
Solar cell, solar cell module and method of manufacturing solar cell
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsTsutomu YAMAGUCHI, Masayoshi ONO, Naoteru MATSUBARA, Tsuyoshi TAKAHAMA, Mitsuaki MORIGAMI
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Abstract
A solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion body including one principal surface provided with a p-type surface and an n-type surface, a p-side electrode disposed on the p-type surface, an n-side electrode disposed on the n-type surface, and an insulating layer disposed between the p-side electrode and the n-side electrode and including a convex shaped surface.
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A solar cell, comprising:
- a photoelectric conversion body including one principal surface provided with a p-type surface and an n-type surface;
- a p-side electrode disposed on the p-type surface;
- an n-side electrode disposed on the n-type surface;
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- an insulating layer disposed between the p-side electrode and the n-side electrode, and including a surface formed in a convex shape.
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A method of manufacturing a solar cell, comprising:
- preparing a photoelectric conversion body including one principal surface provided with a p-type surface and an n-type surface;
- forming an insulating layer on a border portion between the p-type surface and the n-type surface in the one principal surface of the photoelectric conversion body in such a way that an exposed portion of the p-type surface and an exposed portion of the n-type surface are defined by the insulating layer;
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- after forming the insulating layer, forming a p-side electrode on the p-type surface and an n-side electrode on the n-type surface by plating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.