Method of fabricating solar cells
US4609565A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S438/945
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A solar cell fabrication procedure is described which is characterized by (1) removal of the front surface electrode plating mask after preliminary metallization of the front surface electrodes, (2) a passivation step which, inter alia, results in the formation of an altered silicon substrate surface layer, and (3) use of the altered surface layer as a plating mask for subsequent metallization steps involving, for example, immersion plating of nickel and immersion plating or electroplating of copper.
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