Abstract
Back contact solar cells promise several advantages over conventional solar cells such as easier module fabrication, higher efficiencies and excellent optical appearance. We investigated several industrial processing sequences for the manufacturing of emitter wrap through, metallization wrap through (/spl eta/=17.2%) and metallization wrap around (/spl eta/=17.5%) solar cells. These new devices require novel process technologies for the definition of rectifying p/n junctions on the rear. Therefore three different methods were applied in EWT solar cells: screen printed diffusion barriers (/spl eta/=16.1%, screen printed metallization, 10/spl times/10cm/sup 2/), laser patterning of a dielectric (/spl eta/=16.6%, buried contacts, 5/spl times/5cm/sup 2/) and P-Al co-diffusion (/spl eta/=10.1%, no ARC, 5/spl times/5cm/sup 2/). Additionally, the EWT concept was applied to monolithically integrated high voltage solar cells.
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