Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100071764 | SOLAR CELLS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A solar cell is provided with a semiconductor substrate including a light-receiving surface, a back surface, a first region of a first conductivity type disposed on the back surface, a second region of a second conductivity type disposed on the light-receiving surface, and a PN junction at the boundary between the first and second regions. An electrode is provided on the light-receiving surface to expose a portion of the light-receiving surface, and the semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of recesses formed by recessing the exposed portion of the light-receiving surface. The recesses may function as a texturing structure. | 03-25-2010 |
20100117140 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE FOR 2-BIT OPERATION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A non-volatile memory device for 2-bit operation and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The non-volatile memory device includes an active region and a gate extending in a word line direction on a semiconductor substrate, and crossing each other repeatedly; a charge storage layer disposed below the gate, and confined at a portion where the gate and the active region cross; a charge blocking layer formed on the charge storage layer; a tunnel dielectric layer formed below the charge storage layer; first and second source/drain regions formed in the active region exposed by the gate; and first and second bit lines crossing the word line direction. The active region may be formed in a first zigzag pattern and/or the gate may be formed in a second zigzag pattern in symmetry with the first zigzag pattern. | 05-13-2010 |
20110086483 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE FOR 2-BIT OPERATION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A non-volatile memory device for 2-bit operation and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The non-volatile memory device includes an active region and a gate extending in a word line direction on a semiconductor substrate, and crossing each other repeatedly; a charge storage layer disposed below the gate, and confined at a portion where the gate and the active region cross; a charge blocking layer formed on the charge storage layer; a tunnel dielectric layer formed below the charge storage layer; first and second source/drain regions formed in the active region exposed by the gate; and first and second bit lines crossing the word line direction. The active region may be formed in a first zigzag pattern and/or the gate may be formed in a second zigzag pattern in symmetry with the first zigzag pattern. | 04-14-2011 |
20110168226 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells connected to each other, each solar cell of the plurality of solar cells independently includes a semiconductor substrate, one n+ region and one p+ region disposed on one side of the semiconductor substrate and separated from each other, at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, in which the at least one first electrode is electrically connected to the n+ region and the at least one second electrode is electrically connected to the p+ region, and a first trench and a second trench disposed on each of the plurality of solar cells, wherein the first trench is disposed on the one side of the semiconductor substrate and the second trench is disposed on the other opposite facing side of the semiconductor substrate, the first and second trenches are separated from each other. | 07-14-2011 |
20110180123 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell module includes a solar cell, a front protection plate disposed on a front side of the solar cell, and protrusions and depressions formed on a surface of the front protection plate, wherein the protrusions and depressions have a pitch equal to or less than a wavelength of visible light. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183459 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A method of manufacturing a solar cell includes providing a semiconductor substrate; disposing a reflection layer on one side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the disposing the reflection layer comprises implanting gas into a surface of the one side of the semiconductor substrate and heating the gas; disposing an n+ region and a p+ region separated from each other on the other opposite facing side of the semiconductor substrate; disposing a first electrode connected to the n+ region; and disposing a second electrode connected to the p+ region. | 07-28-2011 |
20120167974 | Solar Cell And Method For Manufacturing The Same - A solar cell and method of manufacturing the same includes a semiconductor substrate having a textured surface and including a plurality of recess portions and a plurality of flat portions, an emitter layer in the plurality of recess portions, a first doping region in at least one of the plurality of flat portions, and doped with a first conductive type impurity selected from one of p-type and n-type impurities, a second doping region in at least one of the plurality of flat portions, and doped with a second conductive type impurity selected from one of p-type and n-type impurities that differs from the first conductive type impurity, and first and second electrodes electrically connected to the first and second doping regions, respectively. The distance between the emitter layer and the first doping region is different from the distance between the emitter layer and the second doping region. | 07-05-2012 |
20120167975 | Solar Cell And Method For Manufacturing The Same - A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate having a texturized surface, the semiconductor substrate including a plurality of recess portions and a plurality of flat portions, an insulation layer on the texturized surface of the semiconductor substrate and an electrode on the plurality of flat portions of the semiconductor substrate. The insulation layer on the plurality of recess portions of the semiconductor substrate is thinner than the insulation layer on the plurality of flat portions of the semiconductor substrate. | 07-05-2012 |
20120211072 | Solar Cell And Method Of Manufacturing Same - Example embodiments of a solar cell including a semiconductor substrate, an N emitter layer formed on a light-absorbing surface of the semiconductor substrate, a p+ region formed on the light-absorbing surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to the p+ region, a second electrode separately formed from the first electrode on the light-absorbing surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the N emitter layer, and an auxiliary layer inducing an N+ back surface field (BSF) on the opposite surface to the light-absorbing surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a method of manufacturing the solar cell are provided. | 08-23-2012 |
20120247544 | SOLAR CELL - According to example embodiments, a solar cell includes a plurality of unit portions. Each of the unit portions may have a stacked structure including a plurality of photoelectric members and at least one insulating layer disposed between the photoelectric members. The photoelectric members in different levels may have different energy bandgaps. The photoelectric members in a level may be connected to each other. | 10-04-2012 |
20120266933 | SOLAR CELL - According to example embodiments, a solar cell includes a first unit portion, a second unit portion, and an insulating layer. The first and second unit portions may have different bandgaps, and the insulating layer may be between the first unit portion and the second unit portion. | 10-25-2012 |
20130206202 | SOLAR CELL - According to example embodiments, a solar cell includes a photoelectric member on a passivation member. The photoelectric member is configured to convert incident light into current. The passivation member includes protection material for protecting the-photoelectric member and wavelength conversion material configured to convert light that passes through the photoelectric member into different wavelength. | 08-15-2013 |
20130240010 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to example embodiments, a solar cell includes a transparent base substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a first photoelectric layer having a thin film shape on the first surface of the base substrate; and a second photoelectric layer having a thin film shape on the second surface of the base substrate. A bandgap of the second photoelectric layer may be different than a bandgap of the first photoelectric layer. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247975 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a semiconductor layer including a charge carrier produced therein upon exposure to light, and a passivation layer on a side of the semiconductor layer, the passivation layer configured to apply a stress to the semiconductor layer and change a mobility of the charge carrier into a direction in the semiconductor layer. | 09-26-2013 |
20130247982 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell may include a PN junction including a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity and an emitter of a second conductivity, a passivation layer on an exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first electrode connected to the semiconductor substrate, and a second electrode connected to the emitter. The passivation layer may be configured to apply stress to the exposed surface of the substrate such that a mobility of minority charge carriers in the semiconductor substrate is decreased in a first direction perpendicular to a boundary surface of the semiconductor substrate and the passivation layer. | 09-26-2013 |
20140174516 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solar cell includes a crystalline photovoltaic layer, a first impurity region having a first conductivity type and a second impurity region having a second conductivity type in the photovoltaic layer, a third impurity region having the first conductivity type in the first impurity region, a fourth impurity region having the second conductivity type in the second impurity region, a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer contacting the third impurity region and the fourth impurity region, respectively, and a first electrode and a second electrode contacting the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer, respectively. The first impurity region and the second impurity region are spaced apart from each other. The third impurity region and the fourth impurity region have an impurity concentration higher than the first impurity region the second impurity region, respectively. | 06-26-2014 |
20140261650 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a light absorption layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light absorption layer includes a first absorption sublayer, a second absorption sublayer and a third absorption sublayer. The first absorption sublayer contacts the first electrode and includes a first quantum dot, the second absorption sublayer is between the first absorption sublayer and the third absorption sublayer and includes a second quantum dot, and the third absorption sublayer contacts the second electrode and includes a third quantum dot. The second quantum dot is larger than the first quantum dot and the third quantum dot. | 09-18-2014 |