Apparatus and method for manufacturing of thin film type solar cell

US9018034B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9018034-B2
Application numberUS-201113227978-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 8, 2011
Priority dateSep 13, 2010
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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Disclosed is an apparatus and method for manufacturing a thin film type solar cell, which enables the enhancement of productivity, the apparatus for manufacturing a thin film type solar cell including a first electrode forming unit; a first separation part; an optoelectric conversion layer forming unit; a contact line forming unit; a printing unit; and an etching process unit, wherein the etching process unit removes the optoelectric conversion layer in a second separation part to expose the first electrode in the second separation part through a wet etching process.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a thin film type solar cell, the method comprising: a) forming a first electrode over a substrate; b) removing a certain region of the first electrode to form a first separation part; c) forming an optoelectric conversion layer over the substrate, the substrate further comprising the first electrode and the first separation part; d) removing a certain region of the optoelectric conversion layer on the first electrode to form a…

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What does patent US9018034B2 cover?
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for manufacturing a thin film type solar cell, which enables the enhancement of productivity, the apparatus for manufacturing a thin film type solar cell including a first electrode forming unit; a first separation part; an optoelectric conversion layer forming unit; a contact line forming unit; a printing unit; and an etching process unit, wherein the etchi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yang Cheol Hoon, Jusung Eng Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10F71/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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