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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/0368 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/0747 (2012.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/077 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0368 (2013.01); H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/022466 (2013.01); H01L 31/03682 (2013.01); H01L 31/0682 (2013.01); H01L 31/077 (2013.01); H01L 31/0747 (2013.01); Y02E 10/546 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar cell including a non-amorphous semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type; at least a first semiconductor layer on the non-amorphous semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer including a portion that is amorphous and a plurality of portions having crystal lumps, so that the plurality of portions having the crystal lumps are distributed in the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode on the semiconductor substrate; and a second electrode on the semiconductor substrate.