Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100206376 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD OF DEPOSITING THIN FILM LAYER - A solar cell, a method and apparatus for manufacturing a solar cell, and a method of depositing a thin film layer are disclosed. The manufacturing apparatus of a solar cell includes a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a second electrode; and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a micro-crystalline silicon layer, and sensitivity of the micro-crystalline silicon layer is about 100 to about 1,000, the sensitivity being a ratio expressed as photo conductivity (PC)/dark conductivity (DC). | 08-19-2010 |
20100210092 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON THIN FILM LAYER AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SOLAR CELL - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a silicon thin film layer and a manufacturing apparatus of a solar cell are disclosed. The manufacturing apparatus of solar cell comprises an outer chamber; an inner chamber disposed within the outer chamber; a container disposed at the inner chamber and which receives a fluid; and a heat exchanger disposed at the outside of the outer chamber and which exchanges heat of the fluid. | 08-19-2010 |
20100330299 | PLASMA DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM - A plasma deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing a thin film using the same are disclosed. The plasma deposition apparatus includes a reaction chamber inside which a first electrode and a second electrode are installed, a first power supply unit applying a first pulsed RF signal to one of the first and second electrodes, and a second power supply unit applying a second pulsed RF signal to one of the first and second electrodes. The first pulsed RF signal and the second pulsed RF signal are performed based on a predetermined deposition variable. | 12-30-2010 |
20110041901 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode, and a photoelectric transformation unit between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric transformation unit includes a first intrinsic (referred to as an i-type) semiconductor layer formed of amorphous silicon doped with at least one of carbon (C) and oxygen (O) as impurities and a second i-type semiconductor layer formed of germanium (Ge)-doped microcrystalline silicon. | 02-24-2011 |
20110048533 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode, and at least one photoelectric transformation unit positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The at least one photoelectric transformation unit includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an intrinsic (i-type) semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer, and a buffer layer positioned between the p-type semiconductor layer and the i-type semiconductor layer. A hydrogen content of the buffer layer is more than a hydrogen content of the i-type semiconductor layer. | 03-03-2011 |
20110253213 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - A thin film solar cell is discussed. The thin film solar cell includes a substrate, a front electrode positioned on the substrate, a back electrode positioned on the front electrode, and a photoelectric conversion unit positioned between the front electrode and the back electrode. The front electrode includes first and second front electrode layers each containing a conductive material with light transmissivity. The first front electrode layer is formed on the substrate and contacts the substrate, and a porous pin hole exposing a portion of the substrate is formed in a portion of the first front electrode layer. The second front electrode layer contacts the first front electrode layer and covers the porous pin hole of the first front electrode layer. | 10-20-2011 |
20120132248 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE - A thin film solar cell module includes a substrate; a plurality of first cells positioned in a central region, where one or more first cell include at least one photovoltaic unit; and a plurality of second cells positioned in edge regions of the substrate, where one or more second cell include at least one photovoltaic unit. Among the photovoltaic units positioned in the same layer the photovoltaic unit of the one or more second cells have higher band gap energy than that the photovoltaic unit of the one or more first cells. | 05-31-2012 |
20120160315 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Discussed are a thin film solar cell module and a method of fabricating the same. A solar cell module includes a substrate; and a transparent electrode layer. The transparent electrode layer in turn includes a first electrode layer provided on the substrate; and a second electrode layer provided on the first electrode layer, wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are made of different materials and the second electrode layer is locally formed on portions of the first electrode layer. Accordingly, the transparent electrode layer exhibits improved transmittance of monochromatic light as well as increased light scattering, thereby enhancing efficiency of the thin film solar cell module. | 06-28-2012 |
20120199072 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON THIN FILM LAYER AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SOLAR CELL - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a silicon thin film layer and a manufacturing apparatus of a solar cell are disclosed. The manufacturing apparatus of solar cell comprises an outer chamber; an inner chamber disposed within the outer chamber; a container disposed at the inner chamber and which receives a fluid; and a heat exchanger disposed at the outside of the outer chamber and which exchanges heat of the fluid. | 08-09-2012 |
20130081667 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE - A thin film solar cell module includes a substrate, at least one first cell positioned in a central area of the substrate, and at least one second cell positioned in an edge area of the substrate. Each of the first and second cells includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one photoelectric conversion unit positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. An amount of germanium contained in the photoelectric conversion unit of the first cell is less than an amount of germanium contained in the photoelectric conversion unit of the second cell positioned on the same level layer as the photoelectric conversion unit of the first cell. | 04-04-2013 |
20130174897 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - A thin film solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode positioned on the substrate, a second electrode which is separated from the first electrode, and at least one photoelectric conversion unit positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. A photoelectric conversion unit positioned farthest from an incident surface of light among the at least one photoelectric conversion unit includes a plurality of first depressions. | 07-11-2013 |