A device and method of making an amorphous-silicon/inorganic thin film tandem solar cell including the steps of depositing a textured oxide buffer layer on an amorphous substrate, depositing a crystalline inorganic semiconductor film from a eutectic alloy on the buffer layer, and depositing an amorphous film on the crystalline inorganic film, the amorphous film forming a p-n junction with the crystalline inorganic semiconductor for a solar cell device.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a double-sided heterojunction solar cell module. The solar cell includes a frontside glass cover, a backside glass cover situated below the frontside glass cover, and a number of solar cells situated between the frontside glass cover and the backside glass cover. Each solar cell includes a semiconductor multilayer structure situated below the frontside glass cover, including: a frontside electrode grid, a first layer of heavily doped amorphous Si (a-Si) situated below the frontside electrode, a layer of lightly doped crystalline-Si (c-Si) situated below the first layer of heavily doped a-Si, and a layer of heavily doped c-Si situated below the lightly doped c-Si layer. The solar cell also includes a second layer of heavily doped a-Si situated below the multilayer structure; and a backside electrode situated below the second layer of heavily doped a-Si.

Methods of fabricating solar cells with tunnel dielectric layers are described. Solar cells with tunnel dielectric layers are also described.

A solar cell can include a substrate and a semiconductor region disposed in or above the substrate. The solar cell can also include a conductive contact disposed on the semiconductor region with the conductive contact including deformed conductive particles.

A manufacturing method for a solar cell includes: providing a P-type silicon wafer, the P-type silicon wafer being provided with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; sequentially depositing an oxide layer, a doped amorphous silicon film layer, and a silicon oxide mask layer on the first surface of the P-type silicon wafer; and removing the oxide layer, the doped amorphous silicon film layer, and the silicon oxide mask layer coated on the second surface. According to the manufacturing method, the surface texture uniformity of the front surface of a cell piece is can be further effectively improved, and the appearance of the front surface of the cell is improved, and thus, the cell efficiency and the product yield of the solar cell are improved. The present application also relates to a corresponding solar cell.

A manufacturing method for a solar cell includes: providing a P-type silicon wafer, the P-type silicon wafer being provided with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; sequentially depositing an oxide layer, a doped amorphous silicon film layer, and a silicon oxide mask layer on the first surface of the P-type silicon wafer; and removing the oxide layer, the doped amorphous silicon film layer, and the silicon oxide mask layer coated on the second surface. According to the manufacturing method, the surface texture uniformity of the front surface of a cell piece is can be further effectively improved, and the appearance of the front surface of the cell is improved, and thus, the cell efficiency and the product yield of the solar cell are improved. The present application also relates to a corresponding solar cell.

The present disclosure relates to a photodiode comprising a first part made of silicon and a second part made of doped germanium lying on and in contact with the first part, the first part comprising a stack of a first area and of a second area forming a p-n junction and the doping level of the germanium increasing as the distance from the p-n junction increases.

The present disclosure relates to a photodiode comprising a first part made of silicon and a second part made of doped germanium lying on and in contact with the first part, the first part comprising a stack of a first area and of a second area forming a p-n junction and the doping level of the germanium increasing as the distance from the p-n junction increases.

Techniques for enhancing the absorption of photons in semiconductors with the use of microstructures are described. The microstructures, such as pillars and/or holes, effectively increase the effective absorption length resulting in a greater absorption of the photons. Using microstructures for absorption enhancement for silicon photodiodes and silicon avalanche photodiodes can result in bandwidths in excess of 10 Gb/s at photons with wavelengths of 850 nm, and with quantum efficiencies of approximately 90% or more.

A solar cell, a method for manufacturing solar cell, and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes: a semiconductor substrate; a tunneling layer located over a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate; a hydrogen barrier layer located over a surface of the tunneling layer; a lightly doped conductive layer located over a surface of the hydrogen barrier layer; and grid-shaped doped conductive layers located on at least part of a surface of the lightly doped conductive layer, wherein each of the grid-shaped doped conductive layers includes a heavily doped conductive layer and a metal barrier layer that are stacked on one another.