CN114335241A - Flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space and preparation method - Google Patents

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CN114335241A
CN114335241A CN202111552062.XA CN202111552062A CN114335241A CN 114335241 A CN114335241 A CN 114335241A CN 202111552062 A CN202111552062 A CN 202111552062A CN 114335241 A CN114335241 A CN 114335241A
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铁剑锐
李晓东
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杜永超
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The invention discloses a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of solar cells and being characterized by at least comprising the following steps: s1, preparing lower electrode seed layer metal; growing an epitaxial layer in MOCVD to obtain an epitaxial wafer, evaporating a metal electrode on the back surface of the epitaxial wafer, S2, and preparing a supporting metal electrode; s3, bonding the temporary substrate; s4, removing the substrate; s5, evaporating an upper electrode; s6, etching an isolation groove; s7, evaporating an antireflection film; s8, corroding the antireflection film at the welding points; s9, scribing; and placing the epitaxial wafer into an automatic scribing machine or a laser scribing machine, with the light receiving surface upward, aligning with a scribing mark, starting scribing, scribing the epitaxial wafer into the required battery, and removing the temporary substrate. The invention is suitable for the isolated groove corrosion process of one-time wet corrosion to the bottom, the space is designed by the back electrode of the flexible gallium arsenide battery, and a plurality of welding points of the upper electrode and the lower electrode are on the same surface, thereby being beneficial to the subsequent combined welding.

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Flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space and preparation method
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of solar cells, and particularly relates to a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space and a preparation method thereof.
Background
Flexible gallium arsenide solar cells are an important development direction for compound solar cells. Under the condition of ensuring the efficiency of the flexible gallium arsenide solar cell, the weight of the cell is far lower than that of the rigid cell, the weight ratio power of the flexible gallium arsenide solar cell is not lower than 1.5W/g, and the weight ratio power is 3 times that of the rigid cell, and the flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for the space is the most effective means for improving the weight ratio power of a solar cell array, so that the emission weight can be greatly reduced, and the emission cost is reduced. The flexible solar cell can be bent and is used behind a spacecraft
At present, flexible gallium arsenide solar cells for domestic and foreign spaces are reported more, and comprise structures such as single junction, double junction, triple junction, quadruple junction and the like. The space flexible gallium arsenide solar cell electrode can be manufactured on the same surface or can be manufactured on two surfaces, wherein the manufacturing on the same surface can be convenient for combination welding. The flexible gallium arsenide solar cell is subjected to isolated groove corrosion in the process of manufacturing, and each single cell is separated, so that a cutting channel is obtained. The isolation groove can be prepared by adopting two modes of plasma etching and wet etching, wherein the flexible gallium arsenide solar cell with the electrode on the same surface has problems in the implementation process of the wet etching process, different epitaxial materials are directly opposite in the etching process, and multiple times of alternate etching are adopted, so that the etching edge is irregular, the side etching is serious, and the adverse effect is caused on the electrical property of the cell.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space and a preparation method thereof, which are suitable for an isolation groove corrosion process of one-time wet corrosion to the bottom.
The invention provides a preparation method of a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space, which comprises the following steps:
s1, preparing lower electrode seed layer metal;
growing an epitaxial layer in MOCVD to obtain an epitaxial wafer, and evaporating a metal electrode on the back surface of the epitaxial wafer, wherein the metal electrode comprises:
the first layer of metal electrode is Ti, the second layer of metal is Au and/or Ag, and the other layers of metal are one or more of Ge, Au, Ag, Ni and Pd;
s2, preparing a supporting metal electrode;
electroplating Cu on the metal electrode;
s3, bonding the temporary substrate;
in a vacuum environment, firstly coating an adhesive on the metal surface of the epitaxial wafer, and then bonding the epitaxial wafer with glass with the same size;
s4, removing the substrate;
firstly, adopting sulfuric acid: hydrogen peroxide: corroding the gallium arsenide substrate by using a corrosive liquid with the water volume ratio of 1:5:1 for 40-60 min, continuously corroding for 50-70 s by using hydrochloric acid, washing by using deionized water, and drying;
s5, evaporating an upper electrode;
photoetching an illuminated surface to prepare Au, Ag, Ni, Ti and Cu metal upper electrodes;
s6, etching an isolation groove;
an isolation groove and a lower electrode welding area are formed in the edge of the battery in a sleeved mode, the width of the isolation groove is 30-200 micrometers, the number of the lower electrode welding areas is selected according to the combined welding requirement, and the area of the lower electrode welding areas is larger than that of a welding head; carrying out primary wet etching by using the mixed solution until the metal Ti electrode on the back is etched, then etching the Ti electrode by using hydrofluoric acid etching solution, and removing the photoresist by using acetone after etching;
s7, evaporating an antireflection film;
removing the CAP layer by using citric acid, and then evaporating and plating an antireflection film;
s8, corroding the antireflection film at the welding points;
carrying out alignment on the light receiving surface, and corroding the antireflection film at the welding point by adopting hydrofluoric acid corrosive liquid;
s9, scribing;
and placing the epitaxial wafer into an automatic scribing machine or a laser scribing machine, with the light receiving surface upward, aligning with a scribing mark, starting scribing, scribing the epitaxial wafer into batteries with required specifications, and removing the temporary substrate.
Preferably, the epitaxial layer is one of a reverse triple junction, a reverse double junction, or a single junction structure.
Preferably, the seed layer metal thickness is in the range of 30nm to 5000 nm.
Preferably, the thickness of Cu is not less than 10 μm.
Preferably, in S3, the bonding temperature is not lower than 90 ℃ and the degree of vacuum is not lower than 1.0X 10-1mBar。
Preferably, in S6, the mixed solution is a mixed solution including hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, and a buffer.
Preferably, in S7, single-layer or multi-layer antireflection film evaporation of titanium oxide-aluminum oxide-magnesium fluoride or titanium oxide-silicon oxide is performed using an electron beam coater.
Preferably, in S4, the etching time is 50min, and then the etching is continued for 60S with hydrochloric acid,
preferably, in S9, the required specifications include 20 × 20, 30 × 40, 40 × 80, 80 × 80.
The second purpose of the invention is to provide a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space use, which is obtained by the preparation method.
The invention has the advantages and positive effects that:
the invention is suitable for the isolated groove corrosion process of one-time wet corrosion to the bottom, the space is designed by the back electrode of the flexible gallium arsenide battery, and a plurality of welding points of the upper electrode and the lower electrode are on the same surface, thereby being beneficial to the subsequent combined welding.
The combined welding area of the invention is completely arranged on the light receiving surface, and a plurality of welding areas of the upper electrode and the lower electrode can be designed according to different welding requirements.
The back electrode can be used as a support substrate of a flexible battery, and cannot be damaged by the corrosive liquid of primary wet corrosion.
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FIG. 1 is a photo-etching layout of an electrode on a light-receiving surface of a solar cell in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a photo-etching layout of the isolation trench and the trench to be formed in the solder joint region in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a solder joint opening lithographic layout in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a solar cell in a preferred embodiment of the invention;
figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a corrosion diagram of a solar cell in a preferred embodiment of the invention.
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In order to further understand the contents, features and effects of the present invention, the following embodiments are illustrated and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings: the following examples are illustrative only, not limiting, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the technical solution of the present invention is:
a preparation method of a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space comprises the following steps:
step 1, preparing metal of a lower electrode seed layer
The epitaxial wafer used has grown epitaxial layers in MOCVD, which can be reverse triple junction, reverse double junction or single junction structures. And evaporating metal electrodes on the back surface of the epitaxial wafer, wherein the first layer of metal electrode is Ti, the second layer of metal is Au and/or Ag, the other layers of metal can be Ge, Au, Ag, Ni, Pd and other metals and alloys thereof, and the thickness of the seed layer metal is 30 nm-5000 nm.
Step 2, preparing a supporting metal electrode
Electroplating metal Cu on the evaporated metal electrode, wherein the thickness of the metal Cu is not less than 10 mu m.
Step 3, bonding the temporary substrate
And coating an adhesive on the metal surface of the epitaxial wafer after the electroplating thickening, and adhering the epitaxial wafer with the glass with the same size. The bonding temperature is not lower than 90 ℃, and the vacuum degree is not lower than 1.0 multiplied by 10-1mBar。
Step 4, removing the substrate
Adopting sulfuric acid: hydrogen peroxide: corroding the gallium arsenide substrate by using the corrosive liquid with the water volume ratio of 1:5:1 for about 50min, continuously corroding for about 1min by using hydrochloric acid, washing by using deionized water, and drying.
Step 5, evaporating the upper electrode
Photolithography is performed on the light receiving surface, and the photolithography pattern is as shown in fig. 1. And preparing metal upper electrodes of Au, Ag, Ni, Ti, Cu and the like in the electrode welding area 1. Wherein: as is the metallic material of the seed layer.
Step 6, corroding the isolation groove
The battery edge sleeve is carved with an isolation groove and a lower electrode welding area, a lower electrode welding area 3 and an isolation groove 2 (shown in figure 2). The width of the isolation groove is 30-200 micrometers, one or more lower electrode welding areas can be designed according to the combined welding requirement, and the area of the lower electrode welding area is larger than that of the welding head, so that the welding requirement can be met. The lower electrode welding area in this embodiment is one such area size as shown in fig. 2. And carrying out wet etching once by using a mixed solution of hydrobromic acid/nitric acid/a buffering agent until the back metal Ti electrode is etched. Then, the Ti electrode is corroded by hydrofluoric acid corrosive liquid, and the photoresist is removed by acetone after corrosion.
Step 7, evaporating and plating the antireflection film
Removing the CAP layer by using citric acid, and then performing titanium oxide-aluminum oxide-magnesium fluoride or titanium oxide-silicon oxide single-layer or multi-layer antireflection film evaporation by using an electron beam coating machine.
Step 8, corroding the antireflection film at the welding spot
The light receiving surface is subjected to overlay, the overlay pattern is shown in fig. 3, and small squares in the figure are solder joint stripping areas 4. And corroding the antireflection film at the welding spot by using hydrofluoric acid corrosive liquid.
Step 9, scribing
And placing the epitaxial wafer with corroded welding spots into an automatic scribing machine or a laser scribing machine, with the light receiving surface facing upwards, aligning with a scribing mark, automatically scribing, scribing the epitaxial wafer into batteries with required specifications such as 20 × 20, 30 × 40, 40 × 80, 80 × 80 and the like, and removing the temporary substrate.
Thus, the preparation of the flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for the space is completed.
The product structure is as follows:
as shown in fig. 4, the cross-sectional view of the product includes a lower electrode seed layer on the back surface, a supporting metal electrode, a functional layer, a light-receiving surface metal electrode 5, an upper electrode bonding region and a lower electrode bonding region on the light-receiving surface, and an antireflection film 6. The top view of the product is shown in fig. 5.
The product is characterized in that:
the metal Ti can be prevented from reacting with the corrosive liquid of the primary corrosion isolation groove, so that the smoothness of a corrosion section is ensured, the side corrosion phenomenon is reduced, and gold or silver for welding is protected; the upper electrode welding area and the lower electrode welding area are on the same surface, a plurality of welding areas can be designed according to combination requirements, and subsequent combination is more convenient.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, and all simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiment according to the technical spirit of the present invention are within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

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1. A preparation method of a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space is characterized by at least comprising the following steps:
s1, preparing lower electrode seed layer metal;
growing an epitaxial layer in MOCVD to obtain an epitaxial wafer, and evaporating a metal electrode on the back surface of the epitaxial wafer, wherein the metal electrode comprises:
the first layer of metal electrode is Ti, the second layer of metal is Au and/or Ag, and the other layers of metal are one or more of Ge, Au, Ag, Ni and Pd;
s2, preparing a supporting metal electrode;
electroplating Cu on the metal electrode;
s3, bonding the temporary substrate;
in a vacuum environment, firstly coating an adhesive on the metal surface of the epitaxial wafer, and then bonding the epitaxial wafer with glass with the same size;
s4, removing the substrate;
firstly, adopting sulfuric acid: hydrogen peroxide: corroding the gallium arsenide substrate by using a corrosive liquid with the water volume ratio of 1:5:1 for 40-60 min, continuously corroding for 50-70 s by using hydrochloric acid, washing by using deionized water, and drying;
s5, evaporating an upper electrode;
photoetching an illuminated surface to prepare Au, Ag, Ni, Ti and Cu metal upper electrodes;
s6, etching an isolation groove;
an isolation groove and a lower electrode welding area are formed in the edge of the battery in a sleeved mode, the width of the isolation groove is 30-200 micrometers, the number of the lower electrode welding areas is selected according to the combined welding requirement, and the area of the lower electrode welding areas is larger than that of a welding head; carrying out primary wet etching by using the mixed solution until the metal Ti electrode on the back is etched, then etching the Ti electrode by using hydrofluoric acid etching solution, and removing the photoresist by using acetone after etching;
s7, evaporating an antireflection film;
removing the CAP layer by using citric acid, and then evaporating and plating an antireflection film;
s8, corroding the antireflection film at the welding points;
carrying out alignment on the light receiving surface, and corroding the antireflection film at the welding point by adopting hydrofluoric acid corrosive liquid;
s9, scribing;
and placing the epitaxial wafer into an automatic scribing machine or a laser scribing machine, with the light receiving surface upward, aligning with a scribing mark, starting scribing, scribing the epitaxial wafer into batteries with required specifications, and removing the temporary substrate.
2. The method for preparing a flexible GaAs solar cell for space use according to claim 1, wherein the epitaxial layer has one of a triple-junction structure, a double-junction structure or a single-junction structure.
3. The method for preparing a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space use as claimed in claim 1 wherein the back seed layer metal thickness is in the range of 30nm to 5000 nm.
4. The method for preparing a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space as claimed in claim 1 wherein the thickness of Cu is not less than 10 μm.
5. The method for preparing a flexible GaAs solar cell for space use according to claim 1, wherein in S3, the bonding temperature is not lower than 90 ℃ and the vacuum degree is not lower than 1.0 x 10-1mBar。
6. The method for manufacturing a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space use as claimed in claim 1 wherein in S6 the mixture is a mixture comprising hydrobromic acid, nitric acid and buffer.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein in step S7, an electron beam coater is used to perform evaporation of single or multiple antireflection films of titanium oxide-aluminum oxide-magnesium fluoride or titanium oxide-silicon oxide.
8. The method for preparing a flexible gallium arsenide solar cell for space use as claimed in claim 1, wherein the etching time is 50min in S4, and then the etching is continued for 60S with hydrochloric acid.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein in S9, the required specification includes 20 × 20, 30 × 40, 40 × 80, and 80 × 80.
10. A spatially flexible gallium arsenide solar cell obtainable by the preparation process according to any of claims 1 to 9.
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