Solar cell manufacturing apparatus and solar cell manufacturing method

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PATENT NO 8932896
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13696880

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The solar cell manufacturing apparatus includes: a load lock chamber configured to allow loading and unloading of a substrate by switching between atmospheric ambient and vacuum ambient; a processing chamber where the substrate for a solar cell is to be doped with impurity ions for pn junction formation in the vacuum ambient; and a conveyance chamber including a conveyance unit configured to convey the substrate between the load lock chamber and the processing chamber. The doping of impurity ions is performed by irradiation with the impurity ions from an ion gun, and the ion gun is provided with a grid plate, as its ion irradiation surface, facing the substrate conveyed to the processing chamber.

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ULVAC INC2500 HAGISONO CHIGASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA 2538543 ?2538543

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Sakata, Genji Kanagawa, JP 4 5

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