EP2404317A4 - Method for releasing a thin-film substrate - Google Patents

Method for releasing a thin-film substrate

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Publication number
EP2404317A4
EP2404317A4 EP10749454.4A EP10749454A EP2404317A4 EP 2404317 A4 EP2404317 A4 EP 2404317A4 EP 10749454 A EP10749454 A EP 10749454A EP 2404317 A4 EP2404317 A4 EP 2404317A4
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European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
releasing
thin
film substrate
substrate
film
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Application number
EP10749454.4A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2404317A1 (en
Inventor
Rafael Ricolcol
Joe Kramer
David Xuan-Qi Wang
Mehrdad M Moslehi
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Beamreach Solexel Assets Inc
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Solexel Inc
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Publication of EP2404317A1 publication Critical patent/EP2404317A1/en
Publication of EP2404317A4 publication Critical patent/EP2404317A4/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/18—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/30—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26
    • H01L21/302—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
    • H01L21/306—Chemical or electrical treatment, e.g. electrolytic etching
    • H01L21/30604—Chemical etching
    • H01L21/30608—Anisotropic liquid etching
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/0248—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
    • H01L31/0352—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their shape or by the shapes, relative sizes or disposition of the semiconductor regions
    • H01L31/035272—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their shape or by the shapes, relative sizes or disposition of the semiconductor regions characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/03529—Shape of the potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1804—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof comprising only elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1892—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof methods involving the use of temporary, removable substrates
    • H01L31/1896—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof methods involving the use of temporary, removable substrates for thin-film semiconductors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Weting (AREA)
EP10749454.4A 2009-03-06 2010-03-08 Method for releasing a thin-film substrate Withdrawn EP2404317A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US15822309P 2009-03-06 2009-03-06
PCT/US2010/026570 WO2010102306A1 (en) 2009-03-06 2010-03-08 Method for releasing a thin-film substrate

Publications (2)

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EP2404317A1 EP2404317A1 (en) 2012-01-11
EP2404317A4 true EP2404317A4 (en) 2014-06-11

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WO (1) WO2010102306A1 (en)

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US8193076B2 (en) 2006-10-09 2012-06-05 Solexel, Inc. Method for releasing a thin semiconductor substrate from a reusable template
WO2014011260A2 (en) * 2012-04-02 2014-01-16 Solexel, Inc. High efficiency solar cell structures and manufacturing methods
EP3062907A4 (en) 2013-10-30 2017-08-16 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Island etched filter passages
EP3062918B1 (en) 2013-10-30 2021-03-17 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Nonparallel island etching
CN105489705A (en) * 2015-12-30 2016-04-13 无锡赛晶太阳能有限公司 Etching and cleaning process for manufacturing crystalline silicon solar cell
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US6331208B1 (en) * 1998-05-15 2001-12-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Process for producing solar cell, process for producing thin-film semiconductor, process for separating thin-film semiconductor, and process for forming semiconductor
US20080157283A1 (en) * 2006-10-09 2008-07-03 Mehrdad Moslehi Template for three-dimensional thin-film solar cell manufacturing and methods of use
US20080210294A1 (en) * 2006-10-09 2008-09-04 Mehrdad Moslehi Solar module structures and assembly methods for pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cells

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US6331208B1 (en) * 1998-05-15 2001-12-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Process for producing solar cell, process for producing thin-film semiconductor, process for separating thin-film semiconductor, and process for forming semiconductor
US20080157283A1 (en) * 2006-10-09 2008-07-03 Mehrdad Moslehi Template for three-dimensional thin-film solar cell manufacturing and methods of use
US20080210294A1 (en) * 2006-10-09 2008-09-04 Mehrdad Moslehi Solar module structures and assembly methods for pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cells

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