Laser process and corresponding structures for forming contact holes of solar cells
Abstract
Contact holes of solar cells are formed by laser ablation to accommodate various solar cell designs. Use of a laser to form the contact holes is facilitated by replacing films formed on the diffusion regions with a film that has substantially uniform thickness. Contact holes may be formed to deep diffusion regions to increase the laser ablation process margins. The laser configuration may be tailored to form contact holes through dielectric films of varying thicknesses.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SunPower Corp., San Jose, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1637772
- Patent Number(s):
- 10608126
- Application Number:
- 15/794,406
- Assignee:
- SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-07GO17043
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 10/26/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Harley, Gabriel, Smith, David D., Dennis, Tim, Waldhauer, Ann, Kim, Taeseok, and Cousins, Peter John. Laser process and corresponding structures for forming contact holes of solar cells. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Harley, Gabriel, Smith, David D., Dennis, Tim, Waldhauer, Ann, Kim, Taeseok, & Cousins, Peter John. Laser process and corresponding structures for forming contact holes of solar cells. United States.
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"Laser process and corresponding structures for forming contact holes of solar cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1637772.
@article{osti_1637772,
title = {Laser process and corresponding structures for forming contact holes of solar cells},
author = {Harley, Gabriel and Smith, David D. and Dennis, Tim and Waldhauer, Ann and Kim, Taeseok and Cousins, Peter John},
abstractNote = {Contact holes of solar cells are formed by laser ablation to accommodate various solar cell designs. Use of a laser to form the contact holes is facilitated by replacing films formed on the diffusion regions with a film that has substantially uniform thickness. Contact holes may be formed to deep diffusion regions to increase the laser ablation process margins. The laser configuration may be tailored to form contact holes through dielectric films of varying thicknesses.},
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