Abstract: The invention relates to a wafer-shaped solar cell comprising a rear side contact and a conduction path system as front side contact, with at least one metallic connector member connected to this conduction path system for interconnection of the solar cells with further solar cells. The crux of the invention is that the connector member or members are so connected at several spaced locations to the conduction path or paths in an electrically conductive and mechanically fixed manner that when the solar cell is split up into several smaller solar cells, each individual solar cell is already provided with at least one connector member protruding beyond the wafer edge.

Abstract: A solar cell comprises a semiconductor body with a p-n-junction, a metallized area on the light receiving surface of the semiconductor body, a connection or contact area on the light receiving surface, a reflection reducing layer completely covering the metallized area and the connection or contact area and a further contact on the rear face. A metal connector is fixed to the connection or contact area by placing the connector against the reflection reducing layer and conductively connecting the connector to the connection area while concurrently eliminating the reflection reducing layer from that area.

Abstract: An integrated semiconductor arrangement comprises a semiconductor body having a solar cell and a rectifying metal-semiconductor contact. The invention also includes a method of making such an arrangement.