Solar cell
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1. A solar cell, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate including single-crystalline silicon;
a conductive type region comprising a first conductive type region and a second conductive type region formed on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, the conductive type region including a polycrystalline silicon layer;
a first passivation layer comprising a silicon nitride layer formed on the conductive type region, and a silicon carbide layer formed on the silicon nitride layer;
an electrode comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode of a metal electrode being in contact with the polycrystalline silicon layer constituting the first conductive type region through a first opening penetrating the silicon nitride layer and the silicon carbide layer and the second electrode of a metal electrode being in contact with the polycrystalline silicon layer constituting the second conductive type region through a second opening penetrating the silicon nitride layer and the silicon carbide layer; and
an anti-reflection layer including silicon nitride on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate,wherein a refractive index of the silicon nitride layer is larger than a refractive index of the anti-reflection layer.
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Discussed is a solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a conductive type region including a first conductive type region and a second conductive type region formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate, an electrode including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is connected to the first conductive type region and the second electrode is connected to the second conductive type region, and a passivation layer formed on the conductive type region. The passivation layer includes at least one of silicon nitride and silicon carbide.
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1. A solar cell, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate including single-crystalline silicon; a conductive type region comprising a first conductive type region and a second conductive type region formed on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, the conductive type region including a polycrystalline silicon layer; a first passivation layer comprising a silicon nitride layer formed on the conductive type region, and a silicon carbide layer formed on the silicon nitride layer; an electrode comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode of a metal electrode being in contact with the polycrystalline silicon layer constituting the first conductive type region through a first opening penetrating the silicon nitride layer and the silicon carbide layer and the second electrode of a metal electrode being in contact with the polycrystalline silicon layer constituting the second conductive type region through a second opening penetrating the silicon nitride layer and the silicon carbide layer; and an anti-reflection layer including silicon nitride on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a refractive index of the silicon nitride layer is larger than a refractive index of the anti-reflection layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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