Global Patent Index - EP 2100337 A2

EP 2100337 A2 20090916 - Solar cell and method for producing high doped regions on the front surface of a solar cell

Title (en)

Solar cell and method for producing high doped regions on the front surface of a solar cell

Title (de)

Solarzelle und Verfahren zur Herstellung hochdotierter Bereiche auf der Vorderseite einer Solarzelle

Title (fr)

Cellule solaire et procédé de fabrication de régions hautement dopées sur la face supérieure d'une cellule solaire

Publication

EP 2100337 A2 20090916 (DE)

Application

EP 07847986 A 20071207

Priority

  • EP 2007063537 W 20071207
  • DE 102006058267 A 20061208

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008068336A2] The invention relates to a solar cell (1), comprising a flat semiconductor substrate (13) having a front (11) and a back (12), a plurality of holes (14) connecting the front (11) and the back (12), and electric contacts (31, 32) collecting energy arranged exclusively on the back (12). The front (11) comprises highly doped regions (21, 25) and weakly doped regions (22) of a first type such that the holes (14) are located in a highly doped region (21) or are adjacent thereto. According to a first aspect of the invention, the highly doped regions (21) are arranged locally around the holes (14). According to a second aspect of the invention, the front (11) comprises at least one region (15) without holes and the highly doped regions comprise one or more regions (25), extending into the at least one region without holes (15). The invention further relates to methods for producing said solar cells.

IPC 8 full level

H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01L 31/022458 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 31/068 (2013.01 - US); H01L 31/0682 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008068336A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006058267 A1 20080612; EP 2100337 A2 20090916; EP 2107615 A2 20091007; EP 2107615 A3 20091028; US 2012266947 A1 20121025; WO 2008068336 A2 20080612; WO 2008068336 A3 20080904

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006058267 A 20061208; EP 07847986 A 20071207; EP 09165787 A 20071207; EP 2007063537 W 20071207; US 51793507 A 20071207