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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Applicant:
Yoichiro Nishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoichiro Nishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a solar cell having a texture on a surface of a silicon substrate includes first forming a porous layer on the surface of the silicon substrate by dipping the silicon substrate into a mixed aqueous solution of oxidizing reagent containing metal ions and hydrofluoric acid. Second, a texture is formed by etching the surface of the silicon substrate after the porous layer is formed, by dipping the silicon substrate into a mixed acid mainly containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid.