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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Ro-woon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jae-woo Joung, Suwon-si, KR;
Shang-hoon Seo, Seoul, KR;
Tae-gu Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ro-Woon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Woo Joung, Suwon-si, KR;
Shang-Hoon Seo, Seoul, KR;
Tae-Gu Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are a solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof. The solar cell in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate having a plurality of holes formed on one surface thereof; a metal layer formed on an inner wall of the hole and on one surface of the substrate; a p-type semiconductor coated on the metal layer; an n-type semiconductor formed inside the hole and on one surface of the substrate; a transparent conductive oxide formed on the n-type semiconductor; and an electrode terminal formed on the p-type semiconductor and on the transparent conductive oxide.