Methods for manufacturing a contact grid on a photovoltaic cell

Details Methods for manufacturing a contact grid on a photovoltaic cell Methods for manufacturing a contact grid on a photovoltaic cell

2010-08-03

2011-10-25

Michener, Jennifer K. (Department: 1728)

Semiconductor device manufacturing: process

Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal

Responsive to electromagnetic radiation

C136S256000, C427S510000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08043886

ABSTRACT:
Processes for fabricating a contact grid for a photovoltaic cell generally includes providing a photovoltaic cell having an antireflective coating disposed on a sun facing side, the photovoltaic cell comprising a silicon substrate having a p-n junction; soft stamping a pattern of a UV sensitive photoresist and/or polymer onto the antireflective coating; exposing the UV sensitive photoresist and/or polymer to ultraviolet radiation to cure the UV sensitive photoresist and/or polymer; etching the pattern to form openings in the antireflective coating that define the contact grid; stripping the UV sensitive photoresist and/or polymer; and depositing a conductive metal into the openings defined by the pattern. The metal based paste can be aluminum based, which can be annealed at a relatively low temperature.

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