Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides a silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell and a preparation method thereof.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the preparation method of the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell provided by the invention comprises the following steps:
1) Providing an N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, preparing a silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the length of a silicon wire in the silicon wire array is 2-5 microns, the diameter of the silicon wire is 600-900 nanometers, and the distance between adjacent silicon nanowires is 1-2 microns;
2) Then, passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate;
3) Preparation of the first Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 2 in a sealed cavity of Pa, standing for 1-2 min, and keeping the pressure in the sealed cavity from 1.0X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.3X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Spin-coating for 60-90 seconds under the Pa condition, and then performing a first annealing treatment to form a first Spiro-OMeTAD layer;
4) Preparation of the second Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Dripping the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 3 in the Pa closed cavity, standing for 1-2 min, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.3X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.6X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 Spin-coating for 60-90 seconds under the Pa condition, and then carrying out a second annealing treatment to form a second Spiro-OMeTAD layer;
5) Preparation of first PEDOT: PSS layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping PEDOT: PSS solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 4 in a Pa closed cavity, standing for 1-2 min, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.0X10 in the standing process 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.5X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.5X10 5 Spin-coating for 60-90 seconds under Pa, and then carrying out annealing treatment for the third time to form a first PEDOT PSS layer;
6) Preparing a front electrode on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 5;
7) Evaporating a lithium fluoride layer on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 6;
8) And (3) preparing a back electrode on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (7).
Preferably, in the step 1, the silicon line array is prepared on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate by wet etching or dry etching.
Preferably, in the step 2), the specific step of passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate includes: soaking the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate in HF for 3-10 minutes, then chloridizing the hydrogenated N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable silicon-hydrogen bonds to be changed into silicon-chlorine bonds, and then carrying out methylation treatment on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable the silicon-chlorine bonds to be changed into silicon-carbon bonds so as to passivate the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate.
Preferably, in the step 3), the concentration of the Spiro-ome tad in the first Spiro-ome tad solution is 10-20mg/ml, the rotation speed of spin coating the first Spiro-ome tad solution is 2000-3000 rpm, and the specific steps of the first annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 And heat-treating at 80-90deg.C for 10-15 min under Pa.
Preferably, in the step 4), the concentration of the Spiro-ome tad in the second Spiro-ome tad solution is 5-10mg/ml, the rotation speed of the second Spiro-ome tad solution is 3000-4000 rpm, and the specific steps of the second annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 And heat-treating at 85-95deg.C for 15-20 min under Pa.
Preferably, in the step 5), the rotational speed of the PEDOT/PSS solution is 2500-3500 rpm, and the specific steps of the third annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.5X10 5 And heat-treating for 20-30 min at 120-140 deg.C under Pa.
Preferably, in the step 6), the method for forming the front electrode is one of thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and electron beam evaporation, the material of the front electrode is copper or silver, the thickness of the front electrode is 90-150 nm, and the front electrode is a gate electrode.
Preferably, in the step 7), the thickness of the lithium fluoride layer is 1-2 nm, and in the step 8), the method of forming the back electrode is one of thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and electron beam evaporation, the material of the back electrode is aluminum, and the thickness of the back electrode is 100-200 nm.
The invention also provides a silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell, which is prepared by adopting the method.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
in the process of preparing the first Spiro-OMeTAD layer, the second Spiro-OMeTAD layer and the first PEDOT-PSS layer on the silicon wire array, the pressure of the closed cavity is increased in the standing process, so that the Spiro-OMeTAD solution and the PEDOT-PSS solution can enter gaps between adjacent silicon wires in the silicon wire array more easily, and meanwhile, the closed cavity is kept to have a certain pressure in the spin coating and annealing processes, so that the Spiro-OMeTAD and the PEDOT-PSS can be attached to the silicon wires more easily, and further, the compact first Spiro-OMeTAD layer, the second Spiro-OMeTAD layer and the first PEDOT-PSS layer can be formed, meanwhile, the concentration of each Spiro-OMeTAD solution and the annealing process are optimized, and the filling factor and the short-circuit current of the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell are improved effectively, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell is improved.
Detailed Description
The invention particularly provides a preparation method of a silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell, which comprises the following steps:
1) Providing an N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, preparing a silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the length of a silicon wire in the silicon wire array is 2-5 microns, the diameter of the silicon wire is 600-900 nanometers, the distance between adjacent silicon nanowires is 1-2 microns, and in the step 1, preparing the silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate by wet etching or dry etching.
2) Then passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the specific steps of passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate are as follows: soaking the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate in HF for 3-10 minutes, then chloridizing the hydrogenated N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable silicon-hydrogen bonds to be changed into silicon-chlorine bonds, and then carrying out methylation treatment on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable the silicon-chlorine bonds to be changed into silicon-carbon bonds so as to passivate the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate.
3) Preparation of the first Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 2 in a sealed cavity of Pa, standing for 1-2 min, and keeping the pressure in the sealed cavity from 1.0X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.3X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Spin-coating for 60-90 seconds under Pa, and then performing a first annealing treatment to form a first Spiro-OMeTAD layer.
In the step 3), the concentration of the Spiro-OMeTAD in the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 10-20mg/ml, the rotating speed of the spin-coating of the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 2000-3000 rpm, and the specific steps of the first annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 And heat-treating at 80-90deg.C for 10-15 min under Pa.
4) Preparation of the second Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Dripping the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 3 in the Pa closed cavity, standing for 1-2 min, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.3X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.6X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 Spin-coating for 60-90 seconds under Pa, and then carrying out a second annealing treatment to form a second Spiro-OMeTAD layer.
In the step 4), the concentration of the Spiro-OMeTAD in the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 5-10mg/ml, the rotating speed of the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 3000-4000 rpm, and the specific steps of the second annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 And heat-treating at 85-95deg.C for 15-20 min under Pa.
5) Preparation of first PEDOT: PSS layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping PEDOT: PSS solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 4 in a Pa closed cavity, standing for 1-2 min, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.0X10 in the standing process 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.5X10 5 Pa, then atPressure is 1.5X10 5 Spin-coating for 60-90 seconds under Pa, and then performing a third annealing treatment to form a first PEDOT: PSS layer.
In the step 5), the rotational speed of the PEDOT-PSS solution is 2500-3500 rpm, and the specific steps of the third annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.5X10 5 And heat-treating for 20-30 min at 120-140 deg.C under Pa.
6) And 5, preparing a front electrode on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 5, wherein the method for forming the front electrode is one of thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and electron beam evaporation, the front electrode is made of copper or silver, the thickness of the front electrode is 90-150 nanometers, and the front electrode is a grid electrode.
7) And (3) evaporating a lithium fluoride layer on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (6), wherein the thickness of the lithium fluoride layer is 1-2 nanometers.
8) And (3) preparing a back electrode on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (7), wherein the method for forming the back electrode is one of thermal evaporation, magnetron sputtering and electron beam evaporation, the material of the back electrode is aluminum, and the thickness of the back electrode is 100-200 nanometers.
The invention also provides a silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell, which is prepared by adopting the method. As shown in fig. 1, the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell comprises a back electrode 1, a lithium fluoride layer 2, an N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate 3, a silicon line array 4, a Spiro-ome tad layer 5 (comprising a first Spiro-ome tad layer and a second Spiro-ome tad layer), a first PEDOT PSS layer 6 and a front electrode 7.
Example 1:
a preparation method of a silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell comprises the following steps:
1) Providing an N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, preparing a silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the length of a silicon wire in the silicon wire array is 4 microns, the diameter of the silicon wire is 800 nanometers, the distance between adjacent silicon nanowires is 1.5 microns, and in the step 1, preparing the silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate by using PS balls as masks through wet etching.
2) Then passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the specific steps of passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate are as follows: soaking the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate in HF for 6 minutes, then carrying out chlorination treatment on the hydrogenated N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable silicon-hydrogen bonds to be changed into silicon-chlorine bonds, and then carrying out methylation treatment on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable the silicon-chlorine bonds to be changed into silicon-carbon bonds so as to passivate the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate.
3) Preparation of the first Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 2 in a sealed cavity of Pa, standing for 1.5 min, and keeping the pressure in the sealed cavity from 1.0X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.3X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Spin-coating for 80 seconds under Pa, and then performing a first annealing treatment to form a first Spiro-OMeTAD layer.
Wherein in the step 3), the concentration of the Spiro-OMeTAD in the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 15mg/ml, the rotating speed of the spin-coating of the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 2500 rpm, and the specific steps of the first annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 And heat-treating at 85 ℃ for 12 minutes under Pa.
4) Preparation of the second Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Dripping the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 3 in the Pa closed cavity, standing for 1 min, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.3X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.6X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 Spin-coating for 80 seconds under Pa, and then carrying out a second annealing treatment to form a second Spiro-OMeTAD layer.
Wherein in the step 4), the concentration of the Spiro-OMeTAD in the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 7mg/ml, the rotating speed of the spin-coating of the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 3500 revolutions per minute, and the specific steps of the second annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 Heat treatment at 90℃under PaAnd (5) arranging for 18 minutes.
5) Preparation of first PEDOT: PSS layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping PEDOT: PSS solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 4 in a Pa closed cavity, standing for 1.5 min, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.0X10 in the standing process 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.5X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.5X10 5 Spin-coating for 70 seconds under Pa, and then carrying out a third annealing treatment to form a first PEDOT: PSS layer.
In the step 5), the rotational speed of spin coating the PEDOT/PSS solution is 3000 rpm, and the specific steps of the third annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.5X10 5 And heat-treating under Pa at 130 ℃ for 25 minutes.
6) And 5, preparing a front electrode on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 5, wherein the method for forming the front electrode is thermal evaporation, the front electrode is made of copper, the thickness of the front electrode is 120 nanometers, and the front electrode is a gate electrode.
7) And (3) evaporating a lithium fluoride layer on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (6), wherein the thickness of the lithium fluoride layer is 1.5 nanometers.
8) And (3) preparing a back electrode on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (7), wherein the method for forming the back electrode is thermal evaporation, the material of the back electrode is aluminum, and the thickness of the back electrode is 150 nanometers.
The open-circuit voltage of the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell prepared by the method is 0.61V, and the short-circuit current is 35.8mA/cm 2 The fill factor was 0.75 and the photoelectric conversion efficiency was 16.4%.
Example 2
A preparation method of a silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell comprises the following steps:
1) Providing an N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, preparing a silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the length of a silicon wire in the silicon wire array is 2 microns, the diameter of the silicon wire is 600 nanometers, the distance between adjacent silicon nanowires is 1 micron, and in the step 1, preparing the silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate by dry etching.
2) Then passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the specific steps of passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate are as follows: soaking the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate in HF for 6 minutes, then carrying out chlorination treatment on the hydrogenated N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable silicon-hydrogen bonds to be changed into silicon-chlorine bonds, and then carrying out methylation treatment on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable the silicon-chlorine bonds to be changed into silicon-carbon bonds so as to passivate the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate.
3) Preparation of the first Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 2 in a sealed cavity of Pa, standing for 2 min, and keeping the pressure in the sealed cavity from 1.0X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.3X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Spin-coating for 90 seconds under Pa, and then performing a first annealing treatment to form a first Spiro-OMeTAD layer.
Wherein in the step 3), the concentration of the Spiro-OMeTAD in the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 20mg/ml, the rotating speed of the spin-coating of the first Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 3000 rpm, and the specific steps of the first annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 And heat-treating at 90 ℃ for 15 minutes under Pa.
4) Preparation of the second Spiro-OMeTAD layer: at a pressure of 1.3X10 5 Dripping the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 3 in the Pa closed cavity, standing for 2 min, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.3X10 during standing 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.6X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 Spin-coating for 90 seconds under Pa, and then carrying out a second annealing treatment to form a second Spiro-OMeTAD layer.
Wherein in the step 4), the concentration of the Spiro-OMeTAD in the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 10mg/ml, the rotating speed of the spin coating of the second Spiro-OMeTAD solution is 4000 rpm, and the specific steps of the second annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.6X10 5 Bars at 95℃under PaHeat treatment under the piece for 20 minutes.
5) Preparation of first PEDOT: PSS layer: at a pressure of 1.0X10 5 Dripping PEDOT: PSS solution on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 4 in a Pa closed cavity, standing for 2 minutes, and keeping the pressure in the closed cavity from 1.0X10 in the standing process 5 Pa is gradually increased to 1.5X10 5 Pa, then at a pressure of 1.5X10 5 Spin-coating for 90 seconds under Pa, and then performing a third annealing treatment to form a first PEDOT: PSS layer.
In the step 5), the rotational speed of the PEDOT-PSS solution is 3500 revolutions per minute, and the specific steps of the third annealing treatment are as follows: at a pressure of 1.5X10 5 And heat-treating at 140 ℃ for 30 minutes under Pa.
6) And 5, preparing a front electrode on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 5, wherein the method for forming the front electrode is thermal evaporation, the front electrode is made of silver, the thickness of the front electrode is 90 nanometers, and the front electrode is a gate electrode.
7) And (3) evaporating a lithium fluoride layer on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (6), wherein the thickness of the lithium fluoride layer is 1 nanometer.
8) And (3) preparing a back electrode on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (7), wherein the method for forming the back electrode is thermal evaporation, the material of the back electrode is aluminum, and the thickness of the back electrode is 200 nanometers.
The open-circuit voltage of the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell prepared by the method is 0.59V, and the short-circuit current is 34.9mA/cm 2 The fill factor was 0.74 and the photoelectric conversion efficiency was 15.2%.
Comparative example:
in order to highlight that the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell of the invention has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, as a comparison, a conventional silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell manufacturing method comprises the following steps: 1) Providing an N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, preparing a silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the length of a silicon wire in the silicon wire array is 4 microns, the diameter of the silicon wire is 800 nanometers, the distance between adjacent silicon nanowires is 1.5 microns, and in the step 1, preparing the silicon wire array on the upper surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate by using PS balls as masks through wet etching. 2) Then passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate, wherein the specific steps of passivating the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate are as follows: soaking the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate in HF for 6 minutes, then carrying out chlorination treatment on the hydrogenated N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable silicon-hydrogen bonds to be changed into silicon-chlorine bonds, and then carrying out methylation treatment on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate to enable the silicon-chlorine bonds to be changed into silicon-carbon bonds so as to passivate the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate. 3) Preparation of the Spiro-OMeTAD layer: the solution of Spiro-OMeTAD was spin-coated at a concentration of 20mg/ml for 80 seconds at a spin speed of 2500 rpm, and then heat-treated at 85℃for 20 minutes to form a Spiro-OMeTAD layer. 4) PEDOT: preparation of PSS layer: and spin-coating the PEDOT-PSS solution, wherein the spin-coating time is 70 seconds, the spin-coating rotating speed is 3000 rpm, and the heat treatment is carried out for 25 minutes at 130 ℃ to form the PEDOT-PSS layer. 5) And (3) preparing a front electrode on the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step (4), wherein the method for forming the front electrode is thermal evaporation, the front electrode is made of copper, the thickness of the front electrode is 120 nanometers, and the front electrode is a gate electrode. 6) And 5, preparing a back electrode on the back surface of the N-type monocrystalline silicon substrate obtained in the step 5, wherein the method for forming the back electrode is thermal evaporation, the material of the back electrode is aluminum, and the thickness of the back electrode is 150 nanometers.
The open-circuit voltage of the silicon-based organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell prepared by the method is 0.6V, and the short-circuit current is 31.8mA/cm 2 The fill factor was 0.71 and the photoelectric conversion efficiency was 13.5%.
While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the invention, such changes and modifications are also intended to be within the scope of the invention.