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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2010
Hyunja Shim, Seoul, KR;
Seungyoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Dongjoo You, Seoul, KR;
Heonmin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Suntae Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Sehwon Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Youngjoo Eo, Seoul, KR;
Hyunja Shim, Seoul, KR;
Seungyoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Dongjoo You, Seoul, KR;
Heonmin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Suntae Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Sehwon Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Youngjoo Eo, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A solar cell is disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode, and a photoelectric transformation unit between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric transformation unit includes a first intrinsic (referred to as an i-type) semiconductor layer formed of amorphous silicon doped with at least one of carbon (C) and oxygen (O) as impurities and a second i-type semiconductor layer formed of germanium (Ge)-doped microcrystalline silicon.