CN104009127A - Method for preparing chalcogenide thin-film solar cell in large-area mode - Google Patents

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CN104009127A
CN104009127A CN201410276804.4A CN201410276804A CN104009127A CN 104009127 A CN104009127 A CN 104009127A CN 201410276804 A CN201410276804 A CN 201410276804A CN 104009127 A CN104009127 A CN 104009127A
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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for preparing a chalcogenide thin-film solar cell in a large-area mode. The problem that an existing thin-film cell is poor in evenness during large-area production is solved. The preparation process comprises the following steps that a vacuum magnetron sputtering method in the prior art is used for sputtering a bottom electrode thin film on a rigid or flexible substrate, a metal or sulfur group metal reaction layer is deposited on a bottom electrode, afterwards, in a normal temperature environment, a prepared high-purity chalcogen solution is used for depositing a chalcogen layer on the metal reaction layer through a conventional process, a solidified chalcogen thin film is formed through low temperature baking, and then the reaction layer is completely converted into a polycrystalline chalcogenide semiconductor film through high temperature annealing treatment; at last, a buffer layer, a window layer and an upper electrode are plated, so that the chalcogenide thin-film solar cell is manufactured. The method for preparing the chalcogenide semiconductor film cell is nontoxic, low in cost, easy to control, efficient and suitable for industrial production.

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A kind of large area is prepared the method for chalkogenide thin-film solar cells
Technical field
The invention belongs to technical field of solar batteries, relate in particular to a kind of method that large area is prepared chalkogenide thin-film solar cells.
Background technology
For solving fossil energy shortage and environmental pollution two large problems, various countries two drop into during the decade ample resources and research and develop clean regenerative resource at this.Along with power consumption increase and nuclear energy enjoy safely query, it is more and more important and urgent that the demand of regenerative resource just seems.Comprehensive numerous renewable energy resources, solar cell is to be considered to the most potential technology, all because it has abundant source, widely distributed and be not subject to the distinct advantages such as regional limits.And in the industry of solar cell, realizing at present volume production is mainly silicon series solar cell, but the production technology of this silicon machine battery device all needs to use expensive equipment and supporting, and cost is very high, so that the cost of current solar power generation is still far away higher than fossil energy cost of electricity-generating.
Therefore, development chalkogenide thin-film solar cells just becomes the new direction of industry.Chalkogenide hull cell with efficient, high stability, tool a little less than the advantage such as optical activity and radiation resistance and being favored, the Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) of wherein take is representative, conversion efficiency reaches on 20%, makes an appointment with traditional crystal silicon battery.But chalkogenide hull cell high industrial not yet so far, major obstacle is the complicated process of preparation of the multi-element film of its light absorbing zone, causes battery rate of finished products low, makes total cost higher.
The method of preparing at present chalkogenide light-absorption layer can be divided into two large classes: the first kind is the relevant physical method of vacuum, as thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy etc.Adopt the prepared small size sulfur-selenium thin film quality of these class methods better, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of battery is high, but is difficult to guarantee the uniformity of film while preparing large area film, thereby affects the photoelectric conversion efficiency of battery, cause rate of finished products low, large-scale production is difficult to carry out.Equations of The Second Kind is non-vacuum liquid phase method, as sprayed deposit, inkjet printing, die slot coating and electrochemical deposition etc.This class methods advantage is that stock utilization is high, can reduce production costs significantly, and can prepare easily large area film, but most existing adopting non-vacuum process, it is on the low side that its photoelectric conversion efficiency still belongs to, and the many kinds of parameters such as stoichiometry of liquid phase while producing all need strict control, cause repeatability to be difficult to be guaranteed.
Summary of the invention
The problem of uniformity inequality when the present invention produces for solving existing chalkogenide thin-film solar cells large area, provide a kind of without poison gas, with low cost, equipment is simple, reactant consumption is little, preparation process environmental friendliness, easily control, the electricity conversion that is prepared into battery is high, and is suitable for the preparation method of a kind of chalcogenide semiconductor film of suitability for industrialized production.
The present invention for the technical scheme that solves the Bian of technical problem institute that exists in known technology and use is: chalkogenide thin-film solar cells is multi-layer film structure, comprises substrate, hearth electrode, absorbed layer, resilient coating, Window layer and top electrode.
Chalkogenide absorbing layer of thin film solar cell preparation method, its preparation technology's flow process comprises following step:
(1) preparation of chalcogen solution;
Solute is: high-purity sulfur family element powders (purity >99.99%), chalcogen can be but be not limited to sulphur and selenium.
Solvent is: the organic solvents such as ketone, alcohols, amine, also can mix use
The mass ratio of viscosity modifier and solvent is 1:5~30;
Said viscosity modifier is: cellulose or ethyl cellulose
High-purity sulfur family element powders is dissolved in to solvent by the concentration of 0.01~5M, also can adopts and mix chalcogen or mixed solvent, and add viscosity modifier, room temperature fully stirs >12 hour, forms stable precursor solution.By adding or reduce the consumption of solvent, chalcogen concentration in solution is controlled to 0.01~5M.
(2) preparation of substrate and hearth electrode;
Substrate can be glass, rigidity and flexible metal material or polymeric membrane
Hearth electrode material can be molybdenum, titanium and transparent conductive oxide etc.
Adopt conventional high vacuum gas-phase process, as thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy etc., prepare hearth electrode film on substrate, film thickness is determined by requirement on devices.
(3) preparation of metal or chalcogenide metal reaction substrate
Metal can be but be not limited to copper, zinc, tin, indium, gallium.
Adopt conventional high vacuum gas-phase process, as plated metal or the chalcogenide metal reaction layer on hearth electrode film such as thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy.Reaction layer thickness is 0.6-2um.
(4) preparation of chalcogen film
In the environment of normal temperature, the film-forming process of high-purity chalcogen soln using routine of preparation, as sprayed deposit, inkjet printing, die slot coating or knife coating deposit chalcogen layer on metal reaction layer, after with low-temperature bake, form curing chalcogen film, film thickness is determined by requirement on devices.
(5) the high temperature anneal
The substrate that deposits hearth electrode, metal or chalcogenide metal and chalcogen film is placed in to the high temperature furnace of sectional temperature programmed control, vacuum seal, then fast heat up uniformly,, make substrate region temperature be controlled at 200-1000 ℃, thickness according to prefabricated conversion zone, carry out the processing of 5-60min, make conversion zone change the chalcogenide semiconductor film of polycrystalline completely into.
(6) preparation of resilient coating;
Resilient coating can chalcogenide metal, metal can be but be not limited to cadmium and zinc.
Adopt chemical bath deposition method preparation to prepare resilient coating on chalkogenide thin film semiconductor film, film thickness is determined by requirement on devices.
(7) preparation of Window layer and top electrode;
Window layer can chalcogen metal, metal can be but be not limited to zinc.
Upper electrode material can be molybdenum, titanium and transparent conductive oxide etc.
Adopt conventional high vacuum gas-phase process, as thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy etc., prepare Window layer and upper electrode film on substrate, film thickness is determined by requirement on devices.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is embodied in:
(1) chalcogen solution preparation and film preparation process are all to carry out in normal temperature environment, and equipment is simple, and quality control is simple and easy, with low cost;
(2) adopted antivacuum liquid phase method technique, relatively existing selenium sulfuration process, raw material availability is high, and prepared thin film composition good uniformity, and surface smoothness is high, is conducive to prepare the chalkogenide film of large-area high-quality.
(3) adopted cured film technique, the hypertoxic H2Se gaseous source of relatively existing employing selenizing technique, preparation process environmental friendliness, is conducive to environmental requirement.
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Fig. 1 is the substrate structure schematic diagram of hearth electrode provided by the invention, metal or chalcogenide metal and chalcogen film.
Fig. 2 is the current-voltage characteristic curve of Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cell device.
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Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the specific embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail:
(1) adopt high-purity selenium powder, choosing ethylenediamine is solvent, and is that 1:10 adds cellulose by the mass ratio of viscosity modifier and solvent, and magnetic agitation 12 hours, forms stable solution.In solution, the concentration of Se atom is controlled at 2M.
(2) utilize method depositing electrode molybdenum in glass substrate of sputter, molybdenum thickness is 0.5um.
(3) utilize the method for sputter in molybdenum electrode, to plate in order zinc/tin/copper metal film, film thickness is respectively 200/200/350nm.
(4) adopt die slot rubbing method to coat the high-purity selenium solution of preparation at zinc/tin/copper metal reaction substrate, then at 150 ℃, toast 10 minutes.Fig. 1 is the substrate structure schematic diagram of hearth electrode provided by the invention, metal or chalcogenide metal and chalcogen film.Comprise-(1) conductive substrates of this substrate, (2) metal or chalcogenide metal, (3) chalcogen film.
(5) substrate that deposits molybdenum/zinc/tin/copper/selenium film is placed in to the high temperature furnace of sectional temperature programmed control, vacuum seal, at 500 ℃, annealing in process selenizing obtains Cu2ZnSnSe4 compound semiconductor film for 30 minutes.
(6) utilize chemical bath deposition method to prepare cadmium sulfide resilient coating, film thickness is 50nm.
(7) method of sputter deposits respectively ZnO Window layer and tin indium oxide upper electrode film thickness is respectively 50nm and 1200nm on cadmium sulfide.
The open circuit voltage of the Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cell of preparation is 499mv on this basis, and short-circuit current density is 16.92mA/cm2, and fill factor, curve factor is 62%, and electricity conversion is 5.34%.Fig. 2 is the current-voltage characteristic curve of Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cell device.
The above-described example of specifically executing; object of the present invention, technical scheme and positive effect are further described; institute is understood that; the foregoing is only the example of specifically executing of the present invention; be not limited to the present invention; all do within principle of the present invention any repair and improvement etc., within all should being included in protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a large area is prepared the method for chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that step is as follows: the preparation solute of § A chalcogen solution is: high-purity sulfur family element powders (purity >99.99%), chalcogen can be but be not limited to sulphur and selenium; Solvent is: the organic solvents such as ketone, alcohols, amine, also can mix use, and add viscosity modifier; Room temperature fully stirs >12 hour, forms stable precursor solution.By adding or reduce the consumption of solvent, chalcogen concentration in solution is controlled to 0.01~5M; § B prepares hearth electrode on substrate, and substrate can be glass, rigidity and flexible metal material or polymeric membrane; Hearth electrode material can be molybdenum, titanium and transparent conductive oxide etc.; Adopt conventional high vacuum gas-phase process, as thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy etc. are prepared hearth electrode film on substrate; § C is metal processed or chalcogenide metal reaction film on hearth electrode; Metal can be but be not limited to copper, zinc, tin, indium, gallium; Adopt conventional high vacuum gas-phase process, as plated metal or the chalcogenide metal reaction layer on hearth electrode film such as thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy.Reaction layer thickness is 0.6-2um.§ D prepares chalcogen film at metal reaction layer; In the environment of normal temperature, the film-forming process of high-purity chalcogen soln using routine of preparation, as sprayed deposit, inkjet printing, die slot coating or knife coating deposit chalcogen layer on metal reaction layer, after with low-temperature bake, form curing chalcogen film.§ E is placed in the substrate that deposits hearth electrode, metal or chalcogenide metal and chalcogen film the high temperature furnace of sectional temperature programmed control, vacuum seal, then fast heat up uniformly,, make substrate region temperature be controlled at 200-1000 ℃, thickness according to prefabricated conversion zone, carry out the processing of 5-60min, make conversion zone change the chalcogenide semiconductor film of polycrystalline completely into.§ E is at chalcogenide semiconductor film preparation resilient coating; Resilient coating can chalcogenide metal, metal can be but be not limited to cadmium and zinc; Adopt chemical bath deposition method preparation to prepare resilient coating on chalkogenide thin film semiconductor film.§ F prepares Window layer and top electrode on resilient coating; Window layer can chalcogen metal, metal can be but be not limited to zinc; Upper electrode material can be molybdenum, titanium and transparent conductive oxide etc.; Adopt conventional high vacuum gas-phase process, as thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy etc. are prepared Window layer and upper electrode film on substrate.
2. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: said chalcogen can be but be not limited to sulphur and selenium.
3. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: said solvent can be the organic solvents such as ketone, alcohols, amine, also can mix use.
4. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: said substrate can be glass, rigidity and flexible metal material or polymeric membrane.
5. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: said hearth electrode material can be molybdenum, titanium and transparent conductive oxide etc.
6. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: said reactive group sheet material can be metal or chalcogenide metal; Metal can be but be not limited to copper, zinc, tin, indium, gallium.
7. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: the high vacuum gas-phase process that step § B, § C and § F prepare hearth electrode, metal or chalcogenide metallic film, Window layer and top electrode is thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy.
8. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: step § C is spin-coating method, the tape casting, spray deposition, czochralski method, silk screen print method, ink-jet printing process with the antivacuum liquid phase process that § D prepares metal or chalcogenide metal reaction film and chalcogen film, instils into embrane method, roll coating process, die slot rubbing method, puts down excellent rubbing method, capillary rubbing method, comma rubbing method or intaglio plate rubbing method.
9. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: the high temperature anneal temperature described in step § E is 200-1000 ℃.
10. according to a kind of area of claim 1, prepare the preparation method of the method CIGS thin-film material of chalkogenide thin-film solar cells, it is characterized in that: the thickness of said target polycrystalline area semiconductive thin film is 0.5~3um.
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