SOLAR CELLS HAVING GRADED DOPED REGIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SOLAR CELLS HAVING GRADED DOPED REGIONS
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Jun 19, 2014
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Dec 18, 2012
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Dec 18, 2012
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A photovoltaic cell having a graded doped region such as a graded emitter and methods of making photovoltaic cells having graded doped regions such as a graded emitter are disclosed. Doping is adjusted across a surface to minimize resistive (I2R) power losses. The graded emitters provide a gradual change in sheet resistance over the entire distance between the lines. The graded emitter profile may have a lower sheet resistance near the metal lines and a higher sheet resistance farther from the metal line edges. The sheet resistance is graded such that the sheet resistance is lower where I2R power losses are highest due to current crowding. One advantage of graded emitters over selective emitters is improved efficiency. An additional advantage of graded emitters over selective emitters is improved ease of aligning metallization to the low sheet resistance regions.
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