CN207993803U - Device for chemically treating semiconductor substrates with surface structures formed by sawing - Google Patents

Device for chemically treating semiconductor substrates with surface structures formed by sawing Download PDF

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CN207993803U
CN207993803U CN201721488800.8U CN201721488800U CN207993803U CN 207993803 U CN207993803 U CN 207993803U CN 201721488800 U CN201721488800 U CN 201721488800U CN 207993803 U CN207993803 U CN 207993803U
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Abstract

The utility model relates to a saw-formed surface structure (S) for chemical treatment0) The apparatus (1) for semiconductor substrates (2) comprises a first process tank (6) with a first process liquid (10). The first process liquid (10) is suitable for removing both sawn and formed from a semiconductor meltSurface structure of (S)0) It is also suitable for producing textured surface structures (S) by metal-assisted chemical etching1). The textured surface structure is then thoroughly cleaned (S) by means of a cleaning device (7)1). The textured surface structure is subsequently treated in a second process tank (8) by means of a second process liquid (18) (S)1). Post-treated textured surface structure (S)2) The manufacture of solar cells with very low reflection losses and high efficiency is achieved.

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For being chemically treated the semiconductor substrate with the surface texture formed by sawing Equipment
Technical field
The utility model is related to it is a kind of for be chemically treated carry formed by sawing or by semiconductor melt it is molding The device and method of the semiconductor substrate of surface texture.By sawing formed surface texture include saw damage, saw damage especially by Buddha's warrior attendant wire saw process causes.
Background technology
The efficiency of solar cell depends on reflection loss.In order to reflection loss minimum and optimization efficiency, manufacture band There is the semiconductor substrate of textured surface texture.If silicon substrate passes through particularly effective method to this semiconductor substrate in other words Processing, then it is for example referred to as " black silicon (English:Black Silicon)”.
Method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate for carrying textured surface texture is, for example, metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process Method (english abbreviation:MACE, i.e. Metal Assisted Chemical Etching).Metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process method for example exists It is known in patent document WO2014/166256A1.The disadvantage is that in metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process to generate textured surface Must be bothersome to semiconductor substrate before structure pre-process, damage is sawed by the surface texture that sawing is formed in other words to remove Wound, the saw damage is caused by scroll saw before.This is correspondingly also applied for by Direct-Wafer (direct silicon chip) Technology directly by semiconductor melt manufacture and its surface texture by the molding semiconductor of semiconductor melt substrate.
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The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a kind of equipment, be used to be chemically treated with by sawing Semiconductor substrate being formed or by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt, the equipment can be with simple and efficient side Formula removes being formed by sawing or is used to make by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt and the textured surface texture of generation It makes and carries extremely low reflection loss and efficient solar cell.The equipment can especially be realized in a manner of simple and efficient It removes being generated by Buddha's warrior attendant scroll saw or by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt, and generates effective texture and have in other words The textured surface texture of effect.
Above-mentioned technical problem is by the equipment solution according to the utility model, i.e., a kind of for being chemically treated with by sawing The equipment of the semiconductor substrate of the surface texture of formation comprising:The first technology groove with the first process liquid, described One process liquid is textured for removing the surface texture formed by sawing and for being generated by metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process Surface texture carries the second process liquor for implementing clean cleaning device at least once to the textured surface texture Second technology groove of body, second process liquid be used for by chemical etching for the textured surface texture that cleaned into Row post-processing.According to the utility model it is found that if the first technology groove includes the first process liquid, the first process liquid is both suitable for going Except being formed by sawing or by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt, it is also suitable for through metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process in other words Wet chemical etch generates textured surface texture, then can it is simpler and more effectively realize have relatively low reflection loss and Efficient textured surface structure.The surface that saw damage is formed by sawing in other words is thus removed by the first process liquid Structure generates textured surface knot by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt, and by metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process Structure.This is especially in other words only by the first process liquid, i.e. in unique process pool technique in other words only in the first technology groove It is carried out in step.It is impaired by sawing in other words that the surface texture formed by sawing is especially removed by the first process liquid Surface texture is due to Buddha's warrior attendant wire saw process (English:DWS, i.e. Diamant Wire Saw) caused by.Included in the first work Metal ion in skill liquid generates the hole in nanometer range on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, to constitute textured surface Structure.The hole preferably has in 50nm to the diameter between 500nm.Then effectively and reliably by cleaning device Metal ion is removed to textured surface texture, on the one hand to terminate metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process and not continue to carry out Metal assists texturing, and efficiency caused by the metal ion retained on the other hand is avoided to reduce.Pass through in the second technology groove The subsequent post-processing of two process liquids is used to reduce the surface of the textured surface texture cleaned, and for generating most The surface texture of optimization.The post-processing is carried out by the wet chemical etch in other words of chemistry, however the post-processing is not gold Belong to assist type.Second process liquid can be alkalinity or acidity.Second process liquid is preferably acid.Second technique Liquid can include additive.Second process liquid is especially free of hydrogen peroxide.The equipment is preferred for being chemically treated polycrystalline Semiconductor substrate.Semiconductor substrate especially silicon substrate.
Term " first " technology groove and " second " technology groove are only used for difference technology groove, and being not construed as limiting property understands in addition.Especially It can before technology groove, between and/or arrange other slot, such as technology groove, clean tank and/or flushed channels later.Phase Ying Di, term " first " process liquid and " second " process liquid are only used for difference process liquid, and being not construed as limiting property understands in addition.
The equipment preferably has at least one conveying device for conveying semiconductor substrate along conveying direction.It is described At least one conveying device at least extends up to cleaning device from first technology groove, preferably at least from first technology groove The second technology groove is extended up to, and especially extends up to and is arranged in after second technology groove from first technology groove Cleaning device.It is discontinuous or continuous along conveying direction that semiconductor substrate may be implemented at least one conveying device Horizontal conveying.In the first embodiment, the equipment have conveying device, conveying device semiconductor substrate discontinuously or Person continuously and flatly conveys the cleaning device after being arranged in second technology groove from first technology groove. In a second embodiment, there are two conveying devices for equipment tool, wherein the first conveying device semiconductor substrate discontinuously Or continuously and flatly convey from first technology groove sanitizer cartridge after being arranged in first technology groove It sets, and the second conveying device is discontinuously or continuously and flatly defeated from second technology groove semiconductor substrate It send at least up to the cleaning device being arranged in after second technology groove.Between conveying device, semiconductor substrate such as hand Dynamic ground is conveyed by handling device.
According to a kind of equipment of improved design project ensure that it is simple and efficient remove it is being formed by sawing or by half The surface texture and the textured surface texture of generation of conductor melt forming.I.e. described first process liquid includes hydrogen fluoride, nitre Acid and metal ion, especially silver ion.First process liquid especially aqueous solution, it includes hydrogen fluoride, nitric acid and metals Ion, especially silver ion.The aqueous solution especially has distilled water as matrix.It is preferably comprised in water in the first process liquid Close the silver ion of silver ion form, wherein aqueous solution is added in silver preferably in the form of silver nitrate.Metal ion is in the first process liquor It works as catalyst in body and locally accelerates wet chemical etch.Exist on the surface of a semiconductor substrate with this Metal ion or metallic particles region in constitute etching hole etch hole in other words.The summation in etching hole constitutes semiconductor lining The textured surface texture at bottom.
According to a kind of equipment of improved design project ensure that in a manner of simple and efficient removal formed by sawing or Person is by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt and generates textured surface texture.First process liquid include 3% to 21% hydrogen fluoride, 12% to 20% nitric acid and 0.001% to 0.05% silver nitrate.First process liquid is especially Aqueous solution with hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen hydrate and silver nitrate.The aqueous solution preferably has distilled water as matrix.Preferably, First process liquid includes 12% to 20% hydrogen fluoride HF, 15% to 20% nitric acid HNO3With 0.001% to 0.015% silver nitrate AgNO3, especially 15% hydrogen fluoride HF, 20% nitric acid HNO3With 0.005% silver nitrate AgNO3。 Above-mentioned data are mass percents.
According to a kind of equipment of improved design project ensure that it is simple and efficient remove it is being formed by sawing or by half The surface texture and the textured surface texture of generation of conductor melt forming.First process liquid includes less than 5%, especially Less than 1% and in particular 0% hydrogen peroxide.Hydrogen peroxide influences desired metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process.First work Skill liquid is preferably free of hydrogen peroxide.With this optimize technique duration and technology stability, and simplify the knot of the equipment Structure, because the operation for the equipment needs for example less process chemistries.The data are mass percents.
According to a kind of equipment of improved design project ensure that it is simple and efficient remove it is being formed by sawing or by half The surface texture and the textured surface texture of generation of conductor melt forming.First process liquid has temperature T1, wherein: 10℃≤T1≤ 45 DEG C, especially 20 DEG C≤T1≤35℃.Pass through the temperature T1So that desired metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process and Process time optimizes.
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of equipment of improved design project.The cleaning device has at least one with clear The clean tank of clean liquid, the cleaning liquid include nitric acid, especially 5% to 68% nitric acid and especially 5% to 67% nitre Acid, wherein the cleaning liquid especially has temperature TR, to this regulation:15℃≤TR≤ 65 DEG C, especially 40 DEG C≤TR≤50℃。 After at least one clean tank is arranged in first technology groove.By the cleaning liquid comprising nitric acid to textured surface Structure efficiently removes metal ion.It is especially also removed by the cleaning liquid and is located at etching hole textured surface in other words Metal ion in structure.By reliable and effective cleaning, it is effectively prevented from the solar-electricity made of the semiconductor substrate Efficiency caused by metal ion of the pond due to retention reduces.Preferably, cleaning liquid is the aqueous solution for including nitric acid.It is described water-soluble Liquid preferably has distilled water as matrix.Cleaning liquid includes especially 20% to 45% nitric acid.The data are mass percents. Pass through the temperature TRSo that cleaning is optimised and reduces the process time.It cleans liquid and is preferably free of hydrogen peroxide.Cleaning Liquid initial does not have metal ion.At least one clean tank is configured to leaching swimming slot and/or spray groove.It is being configured to leaching swimming In the case of slot, the cleaning of textured surface texture, which is immersed by semiconductor substrate in cleaning liquid, to be carried out.It is being configured to spray In the case of drenching slot, the cleaning of textured surface texture with cleaning liquid by being sprayed and then cleaning liquid being undertaken on It is carried out in spray groove.In the case where at least one clean tank is configured to spray groove, preferably at least one cleaning At least one spray unit for spraying cleaning liquid is arranged in the inside and/or top of slot.In at least one clean tank In the case of being configured to leaching swimming slot, cleaning device is for example at least one ultrasound unit, can be generated in cleaning liquid Ultrasonic wave.
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of equipment of improved design project.The cleaning device has multiple priorities arrangement Clean tank with cleaning liquid.By textured surface texture in multiple arranged in succession in other words by multiple successive cloth Gradually cleaning in the clean tank set, metal ion are thoroughly removed very much.In every the latter clean tank, in cleaning liquid In the concentration of metal ion that is cleaned it is lower, therefore reduce textured surface texture contaminated possibility again.It is more A clean tank constitutes cascade cleaning.For this purpose, preferably along semiconductor substrate conveying direction last clean tank use without The cleaning liquid clean in other words used, the cleaning liquid are reused for before conveying direction is arranged in after the cleaning operation Clean tank.After again by use, which preferably arranges along conveying direction in preceding clean tank again again It uses.The process repeats always, until the cleaning liquid being used multiple times is cleaned by (being observed along conveying direction) first Treating stations or regeneration are supplied after the cleaning process of slot.Arranged in succession it is outstanding two and preferably arrange three clean tanks.It is described At least one clean tank is configured to leaching swimming slot and/or spray groove.In the case where being configured to leaching swimming slot, textured surface texture Cleaning by semiconductor substrate immerse cleaning liquid in carry out.In the case where being configured to spray groove, textured surface knot The cleaning of structure is carried out by being sprayed with cleaning liquid and then cleaning liquid being undertaken in spray groove.It is being configured to spray groove In the case of, the cleaning of textured surface texture with cleaning liquid by being sprayed and cleaning liquid being then undertaken on spray It is carried out in slot.In the case where at least one clean tank is configured to spray groove, preferably at least one clean tank At least one spray unit for spraying cleaning liquid is arranged in internal and/or top.It is constructed at least one clean tank In the case of for leaching swimming slot, cleaning device is for example at least one ultrasound unit, can generate ultrasound in cleaning liquid Wave.The cleaning liquid especially includes nitric acid.Preferably, cleaning liquid is the aqueous solution being made of distilled water and nitric acid.Cleaning Liquid preferably has temperature TR, wherein 15 DEG C≤TR≤ 65 DEG C, especially 20 DEG C≤TR≤ 45 DEG C, and especially 40 DEG C≤TR≤50 ℃。
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of equipment of improved design project.The cleaning device has at least one spray single Member, the spray unit are used for spray cleaning liquid, the spray unit on the textured surface texture and especially arrange Inside at least one clean tank and/or top.At least one spray unit has at least one nozzle.Described at least one A spray unit preferably has multiple nozzles, arranges as described below, i.e., with the bottom side of cleaning liquid spray semiconductor substrate The top side and/or.At least one spray unit is preferably arranged as described below, that is, cleans liquid in spray semiconductor substrate It is undertaken on later at least one clean tank.At least one clean tank is thus configured to spray groove.
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of equipment of improved design project.The cleaning device has multiple priorities arrangement Spray unit, it is outstanding that the spray unit is used for spray cleaning liquid, the spray unit on the textured surface texture It is arranged in inside corresponding clean tank and/or top.Conveying direction successively cloth of the spray unit along semiconductor substrate It sets.Each spray unit has at least one nozzle.Each spray unit preferably has multiple nozzles, with cleaning liquid spray The bottom side and/or top side of semiconductor substrate.It is configured with a clean tank in other words for each spray unit correspondence.Clean tank phase Corresponding spray unit is arranged as described below, that is, cleans liquid and is undertaken on clean tank after spraying semiconductor substrate In.The clean tank is thus configured to spray groove.Preferably, in addition to the first spray unit of the conveying direction along semiconductor substrate Except, spray unit has relative to the overfall for arranging preceding spray unit along conveying direction.By along conveying direction most The cleaning liquid being undertaken on after the cleaning process of spray unit afterwards in last clean tank, thus for by preceding arrangement Spray unit cleaning process again.After the process of cleaning again, cleaning liquid is directed at further through overfall preceding The spray unit of arrangement.It is repeated up to the first spray unit, wherein the cleaning liquid accepted in the first clean tank then supplies To treating stations or regeneration.By the described cascade cleaning and during each cleaning more comprising the cleaning process than carrying out before The recycling of the cleaning liquid of few metal ion, realizes the cleaning effectively and to economize on resources.
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of equipment of improved design project.The cleaning device has at least one with punching The flushed channel of wash liq, wherein the flushing liquid especially from liquid, i.e., selects in water and distilled water.At least one punching After washing trough is preferably directly arranged at the first technology groove.It is preferred that multiple flushed channels are equipped with, after being directly arranged at the first technology groove After being directly arranged at last clean tank.At least one flushed channel is configured to leaching swimming slot and/or spray groove.It is being configured to spray In the case of slot, at least one spray list for spraying semiconductor substrate with flushing liquid is configured at least one spray groove Member so that flushing liquid is undertaken on after flushing process at least one flushed channel.Multiple flushed channels are preferably configured as cascade punching It washes.For this purpose, preferably being used along the last flushed channel of the conveying direction of semiconductor substrate clean in other words without what is used Flushing liquid, such as ultra-pure water, the flushing liquid are reused for arranging preceding flushed channel along conveying direction after the cleaning operation. Flushing liquid is preferably used along the preceding flushed channel of conveying direction arrangement again, until flushing liquid is seen along conveying direction It is handled or is regenerated after cleaning process in the first flushed channel examined.It can be arranged at least between rinsing cascade flushed channel One clean tank preferably arranges that multiple clean tanks, multiple clean tanks constitute cleaning cascade between rinsing cascade flushed channel.
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of equipment of improved design project.The cleaning device has at least one with punching The flushed channel of wash liq and at least one clean tank with cleaning liquid.At least one flushed channel is especially directly arranged at After first technology groove and/or after being directly arranged at least one clean tank.Flushing liquid is preferably water, especially distills Water.Multiple clean tanks are preferably successively arranged.Cleaning liquid especially includes the aqueous solution of nitric acid.It is preferred that directly last clear Flushed channel is arranged after clean slot.At least one flushed channel and/or at least one clean tank are configured to leaching swimming slot and/or spray Drench slot.The spray unit that semiconductor substrate is sprayed for cleaning liquid in other words with flushing liquid is configured with for each spray groove.
It is ensured by the simple and efficient of clean textured surface texture according to a kind of equipment of improved design project Post-processing.Second process liquid include hydrogen fluoride and nitric acid, especially 0.1% to 49% hydrogen fluoride and 2% to 65% Nitric acid.Textured surface texture is flattened by the second process liquid and reduces its surface, and high efficiency is realized with this.The Two process liquids especially include the aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride and nitric acid.The aqueous solution preferably has distilled water as matrix.Second Process liquid is preferably free of hydrogen peroxide.With this optimization process duration and technology stability, and simplify the equipment Construction.Second process liquid includes the nitric acid HNO of especially 5% to 25% hydrogen fluoride HF and 15% to 30%3.It is above-mentioned Data are indicated with mass percent.
It is ensured by the simple and efficient of clean textured surface texture according to a kind of equipment of improved design project Post-processing.Second process liquid has temperature T2, wherein providing:15℃≤T2≤ 65 DEG C, especially 20 DEG C≤T2≤35 ℃.Pass through temperature T2Optimization post-processes and reduces the process time.
Ensure that generation carries extremely low reflection loss and efficient texturing according to a kind of equipment of improved design project Surface texture.It is equipped with the cleaning device for cleaning reprocessed textured surface texture, the cleaning device is outstanding It has the clean tank of the cleaning liquid with alkalinity, and the cleaning liquid of the alkalinity especially includes potassium hydroxide and/or hydroxide Sodium.When being post-processed by the second process liquid, porous superficial layer spongiform in other words will produce.By being arranged in second Other cleaning devices after technology groove ensure to remove porous superficial layer.For this purpose, the cleaning device especially has band alkalinity Cleaning liquid clean tank.The cleaning liquid of the alkalinity especially includes the aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide and/or sodium hydroxide. The aqueous solution especially has distilled water as matrix.The cleaning liquid of the alkalinity has temperature TA, wherein preferably:18℃ ≤TA≤45℃.Preferably arrangement carries the flushed channel of flushing liquid after the clean tank.Preferably before the clean tank and Flushed channel of the arrangement with flushing liquid afterwards.The other cleaning devices being arranged in after the second technology groove especially include at least One clean tank and/or at least one flushed channel.At least one clean tank and/or at least one flushed channel are configured to Leaching swimming slot and/or spray groove.It is configured with for each spray groove for cleaning liquid, flushing liquid spray to be post-treated in other words Textured surface texture spray unit.Multiple clean tanks are preferably configured as cleaning cascade.Multiple flushed channels preferably comprise Rinse cascade.
It is ensured according to a kind of equipment of improved design project and simple and efficient generates textured surface texture.It is arranged It is useful for the conveying device that semiconductor substrate is conveyed along conveying direction.The equipment may be implemented as chain type in conveying device (Inline) equipment.Conveying device ensures semiconductor substrate along conveying direction to first technology groove, the cleaning device, institute State the second technology groove and when necessary discontinuous or continuous, the horizontal conveying of other cleaning devices.Semiconductor substrate Preferably continuously and/or flatly conveyed along conveying direction.
The technical problems to be solved in the utility model also resides in, and provides a kind of method, is used to be chemically treated to carry and be sawed Semiconductor substrate being formed or by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt is cut, the method can be with simple and efficient Mode remove being formed by sawing or by the molding surface texture of semiconductor melt and generate textured surface texture, use Extremely low reflection loss and efficient solar cell are carried in manufacture.The method especially can be in a manner of simple and efficient Realize the surface texture that removal is generated by Buddha's warrior attendant scroll saw.
Above-mentioned technical problem is solved by the method with the method and step according to the utility model, i.e., a kind of for chemistry The method of semiconductor substrate of the processing with the surface texture formed by sawing comprising method and step:
The semiconductor substrate with the surface texture formed by sawing is prepared,
It is generated by surface texture that sawing is formed and by metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process by the removal of the first process liquid Textured surface texture,
The implementation of textured surface texture is cleaned at least once,
The textured surface texture cleaned is post-processed by chemical etching by the second process liquid. According to the utility model method the advantages of it is corresponding with the above-mentioned advantage of the equipment according to the utility model.It is new according to this practicality The method of type can also especially be improved by least one feature of the equipment according to the utility model.
The textured surface texture with extremely low reflection loss is ensured according to a kind of method of improved design project.Institute It states textured surface texture to be made up of the first construction component, wherein at least 70% the first construction component has 100nm extremely Between 500nm, especially 150nm to the full-size between 300nm.Preferably at least 80%, especially at least 90% the first construction Element has maximum size.The maximum size be especially parallel to substrate plane maximum width and/or perpendicular to The maximum length of substrate plane.First construction component is produced by the first process liquid by metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process It is raw.
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of method of improved design project.It is described clean at least once by cleaning liquid into Row, the cleaning liquid include nitric acid, especially 5% to 68% nitric acid and especially 5% to 67% nitric acid.By described It cleans at least once, reliably and efficiently removal is located at the metal ion on textured surface texture so that metal ion one Aspect will not continue to change surface texture, on the other hand not weaken the efficiency of the solar cell manufactured by semiconductor substrate.It knits The surface texture of structure is preferably repeatedly successively with cleaning cleaning liquid.The cleaning liquid especially includes 20% to 45% nitric acid HNO3.The data are mass percents.Avoid textured surface texture again dirty with the metal ion cleaned with this Dye.The cleaning at least once is carried out by the leaching swimming of semiconductor substrate and/or by the spray of semiconductor substrate.To be cleaned Semiconductor substrate is preferably repeatedly successively sprayed with cleaning liquid in bottom side and/or on top side.For last spray process Cleaning liquid is reused for arranging preceding spray process along the conveying direction of semiconductor substrate after the spray process.Accordingly Ground, after being reused, which uses during arranging preceding spray along conveying direction again.Along edge After first spray process of conveying direction observation, cleaning liquid is handled or is regenerated.It is in this way that cleaning liquid is more It is secondary to be used to clean.What this can be achieved on, because semiconductor substrate during each spray is all not so good as used cleaning solution Soma is net, and cleans liquid and contain less metal ion compared to semiconductor substrate to be cleaned.Pass through the tandem type Cleaning process so that semiconductor substrate is cleaned effectively and with economizing on resources.
High efficiency is ensured according to a kind of method of improved design project.It is described clean at least once by flushing liquid into Row, wherein the flushing liquid especially from liquid, i.e., selects in water and distilled water.The semiconductor substrate is preferably directly in gold It is cleaned by flushing liquid after belonging to Assisted Chemical Etching Process.In addition, the semiconductor substrate is preferably directly by cleaning liquid It is cleaned by flushing liquid after last cleaning.It is carried out by the cleaning of flushing liquid by soaking to swim and/or spray.Preferably, It is built by flushing liquid and rinses cascade, wherein flushing liquid is used multiple times.Here, flushing liquid is seen along conveying direction It examines and is reused during the cleaning of preceding progress.
The textured surface texture with extremely low reflection loss is ensured according to a kind of method of improved design project.Afterwards Processed textured surface texture is made up of the second construction component, wherein at least 70% the second construction component has 200nm between 1200nm, especially 200nm to the full-size between 650nm.Preferably at least 80%, especially at least 90% Second construction component has maximum size.The maximum size be especially parallel to substrate plane maximum width and/ Or the maximum length perpendicular to substrate plane.It is whole that second construction component is based on opposite first construction component of post-processing It is flat so that reprocessed textured surface texture has in contrast smaller surface.
The textured surface texture with extremely low reflection loss is ensured according to a kind of method of improved design project.Extremely It is few once to clean reprocessed textured surface texture, wherein the reprocessed textured surface texture is especially By the cleaning cleaning liquid of alkalinity, the cleaning liquid of the alkalinity includes potassium hydroxide and/or sodium hydroxide.It is knitted in post-processing When the surface texture of structure, the superficial layer of porous sponge type in other words will produce.By at least one another after post-processing Outer cleaning removes porous superficial layer.The cleaning liquid of the alkalinity especially includes potassium hydroxide and/or sodium hydroxide Aqueous solution.The aqueous solution preferably has distilled water as matrix.The cleaning liquid of the alkalinity has temperature TA, wherein it is preferred that Ground:18℃≤TA≤45℃.The other cleaning by flushing liquid is preferably carried out after the cleaning by cleaning liquid.It is described At least one cleaning is carried out by soaking swimming and/or spray.
It is ensured according to a kind of method of improved design project and simple and efficient removes the surface texture formed by sawing With the textured surface texture of generation.The method step is implemented in chain equipment, and the semiconductor substrate especially connects It conveys continuously.By making the method step implement in chain equipment, semiconductor substrate is automatically walked to the method Rapid conveying.Preferably, semiconductor substrate continuously and/or is flatly transported by chain equipment.It can be with simple and have with this The mode of effect generates the largely semiconductor substrate with desired textured surface texture.
The utility model further relates to a kind of cleaning device, is used to implement at least the one of chemical-treated semiconductor substrate Secondary cleaning, and it is related to a kind of method, it is used to implement the cleaning at least once of chemical-treated semiconductor substrate.It is described clear Clean device and method are particularly for implementing the cleaning at least once of the textured surface texture of semiconductor substrate.For implementing At least once the feature of clean cleaning device and method with for being chemically treated the equipment of semiconductor substrate and described Other features of method are unrelated.
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Other feature, advantages and details of the utility model in the hereafter explanation of multiple embodiments by obtaining.In attached drawing:
Fig. 1 shows to implement according to first for being chemically treated the semiconductor substrate for carrying the surface texture formed by sawing The schematic diagram of the chain equipment of example,
Fig. 2 shows with the surface texture formed by sawing semiconductor substrate and by the equipment chemistry according to Fig. 1 at The vertical view of the semiconductor substrate with textured surface texture of reason,
Fig. 3 shows the enlarged plan view of the semiconductor substrate after the metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process by the first process liquid,
Fig. 4 show the semiconductor substrate in Fig. 3 by cleaning cleaning liquid after enlarged plan view,
Fig. 5 shows the textured table of the semiconductor substrate in Fig. 2 after carrying out by the post-processing of the second process liquid The enlarged plan view of face structure,
Fig. 6 shows the chart of the wavelength for the light that the reflectance association of the semiconductor substrate in Fig. 5 is vertically injected,
Fig. 7 shows to implement according to second for being chemically treated the semiconductor substrate for carrying the surface texture formed by sawing The schematic diagram of the chain equipment of example,
Fig. 8 shows to implement according to the third for being chemically treated the semiconductor substrate for carrying the surface texture formed by sawing The schematic diagram of the equipment of example.
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Illustrate the first embodiment of the utility model below with respect to Fig. 1 to Fig. 6.Wet chemistry for semiconductor substrate 2 The chain equipment 1 of processing is to convey semiconductor substrate 2 along conveying direction 3 to have conveying device 4.Conveying device 4 includes multiple edges 3 arranged in succession of conveying direction and rotation driving conveying roller 5.
Chain equipment 1 has the first technology groove 6, the first cleaning device 7, the second technology groove 8 and the along conveying direction 3 in succession Two cleaning devices 9.
First technology groove 6 is used to remove the surface texture S of semiconductor substrate 2 formed by sawing0With for passing through metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process generates textured surface texture S1.First technology groove 6 is filled with the first process liquid 10.First process liquor Body 10 is the aqueous solution using distilled water as matrix, and includes hydrogen fluoride HF, nitric acid HNO3With metal ion 11, especially silver from Son.First process liquid 10 preferably comprises 3% to 21% hydrogen fluoride HF, 12% to 20% nitric acid HNO3With 0.001% to 0.05% silver nitrate AgNO3, especially 12% to 20% hydrogen fluoride HF, 15% to 20% nitric acid HNO3With 0.001% to 0.015% silver nitrate AgNO3.The first process liquid 10 such as nitric acid HNO comprising 15% hydrogen fluoride HF, 20%3With 0.005% silver nitrate AgNO3.First process liquid 10 does not contain hydrogen peroxide H2O2.First process liquid 10 has temperature T1, wherein:10℃≤T1≤ 45 DEG C, especially 20 DEG C≤T1≤35℃.Above-mentioned data are mass percents.
First cleaning device 7 is used for by removing the textured surface of the metal nanoparticle cleaning in other words of metal ion 11 Structure S1.First cleaning device 7 includes successively the first flushed channel 12, the first clean tank 13, the second clean tank along conveying direction 3 14 and second flushed channel 15.Flushed channel 12,15 is filled with flushing liquid 16.Flushing liquid 16 is water, especially distilled water.Cleaning Slot 13,14 is to clean the filling of liquid 17.Cleaning liquid 17 is the aqueous solution using distilled water as matrix, which includes 5% To 68%, especially 5% to 67%, especially 10% to 60% and especially 20% to 45% nitric acid HNO3.Above-mentioned data are matter Measure percentage.Cleaning liquid 17 has temperature TR, wherein:15℃≤TR≤ 65 DEG C, especially 40 DEG C≤TR≤50℃。
The second technology groove 8 after the first cleaning device 7 is arranged in for post-processing the texture cleaned by chemical etching The surface texture S of change1.Second technology groove 8 is filled with the second process liquid 18.Second process liquid 18 is using distilled water as matrix Aqueous solution, including hydrogen fluoride HF and nitric acid HNO3.Second process liquid 18 preferably comprise 0.1% to 49% hydrogen fluoride HF and 2% to 65% nitric acid HNO3And the nitric acid HNO of especially 5% to 25% hydrogen fluoride HF and 15% to 30%3.Second technique Liquid 18 does not contain hydrogen peroxide H2O2.Second process liquid 18 has temperature T2, wherein:15℃≤T2≤ 65 DEG C, especially 20 ℃≤T2≤35℃.Second process liquid 18 is for generating reprocessed textured surface texture S2, compared to texturing Surface texture S1It is leveled and there is smaller surface.
The second cleaning device 9 after the second technology groove 8 is arranged in for cleaning reprocessed textured surface texture S2.Second cleaning device 9 includes successively flushed channel 19 and clean tank 20 along conveying direction 3.Flushed channel 19 is with flushing liquid 16 Filling.Clean tank 20 is filled with the cleaning liquid 21 of alkalinity.The cleaning liquid 21 of alkalinity is the aqueous solution using distilled water as matrix, It includes potassium hydroxide KOH and/or sodium hydroxide NaOH.The cleaning liquid 21 of alkalinity has temperature TA, wherein:18℃≤TA≤ 45℃.The cleaning liquid 21 of alkalinity is particularly for removing surface texture S2Issuable porous table spongiform in other words Face layer.
According to demand, the second cleaning device 9 can have other flushed channels with flushing liquid, be arranged in clean tank After 20.Second cleaning device 9 can include other clean tanks, especially after flushed channel.The second cleaning device 9 or its After his clean tank and/or flushed channel, drying device can be arranged in an ordinary way.
The mode of action of the chain equipment 1 is illustrated below and carries the surface formed by sawing for wet chemical process Structure S0Semiconductor substrate 2 method:
Semiconductor substrate 2 continuously and is flatly transported by chain equipment 1 by conveying device 4.Semiconductor substrate 2 is outstanding It is transported in conveying device 3 with multiple row so that can be handled simultaneously and be cleaned multiple semiconductor substrates 2 in other words.Semiconductor serves as a contrast Bottom 2 is, for example, silicon substrate silicon wafer in other words.The especially polycrystalline of semiconductor substrate 2.The surface texture S formed by sawing0Example As caused by Buddha's warrior attendant wire saw process before.The surface texture S formed by sawing0It include the saw damage generated by Buddha's warrior attendant wire saw process Wound.Semiconductor substrate 2 is conveyed into the first technology groove 6 as described below by conveying device 4, i.e., semiconductor substrate is at least temporary When be completely in the first process liquid 10.Semiconductor substrate 2 thus by the first process liquid 10 not only on the 2a of bottom side but also It is handled by wet chemistry formula on the 2b of top side.On front side of bottom side 2a is constituted in solar cell later, and top side 2b is constituted Back side.
The semiconductor substrate 2 conveyed into the first technology groove 6 has the table formed by sawing on bottom side 2a and top side 2b Face structure S0.The surface texture S formed by sawing is removed in unique processing step by the first process liquid 100In other words Saw damage, and pass through metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process (MACE:Metal Assisted Chemical Etching) generate texture The surface texture S of change1.Textured surface texture S1It is generated with this, i.e., silver ion is on the surface of a substrate in other words for metal ion 11 It is precipitated in the form of cluster and/or sediment, and therefore works as catalyst and locally accelerate wet method around it Chemical etching.Etch the first construction member in hole in other words for etching hole in the form of this is generated on the surface of semiconductor substrate 2 Part.Etching hole generate metal ion 11 in other words metal nanoparticle in the form of cluster and/or sediment where.It carves The summation of etch pit constitutes textured surface texture S1.The first of at least 70%, especially at least 80% and especially at least 90% Construction component 22 has in 100nm between 500nm, especially in 150nm to the maximum size A between 300nm1, it is described most Big size A1Especially it is parallel to the maximum width of the substrate plane of fifty-fifty conductor substrate 2 and/or perpendicular to substrate plane Maximum length.It is shown in FIG. 2 with the surface texture S formed by sawing0Semiconductor substrate 2, and be shown in FIG. 3 Textured surface texture S is carried after metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process1Semiconductor substrate 2.Textured surface knot in Fig. 3 Structure S1By the silver ion pollution in other words of metal ion 11 that form is cluster and/or sediment.
After the first technology groove 6, semiconductor substrate 2 is directed to the first cleaning device 7.Semiconductor substrate 2 presses following institute It is pumped through the first flushed channel 12, the first clean tank 13, the second clean tank 14 and the second flushed channel 15 with stating, i.e. semiconductor serves as a contrast Bottom 2 is temporarily, at least completely in flushing liquid 16 or cleaning liquid 17, and makes each bottom side 2a of semiconductor substrate 2 It is all cleaned with each top side 2b.In the first flushed channel 12 the first process liquid 10 is removed from semiconductor substrate 2 first.First In clean tank 13 and in the second subsequent clean tank 14, from other words by textured surface texture S1Remove metal ion 11 or Person says silver ion or metal nanoparticle.Metal ion 11 in other words silver ion or metal nanoparticle particularly by clear High concentration nitric acid HNO in clean liquid 173Remove, wherein especially also metal ion 11 by the first construction component 22 in other words It is removed in being cheated from etching.Two clean tanks 13,14 are arranged by priority, and it is silver-colored in other words to reduce eliminated metal ion 11 The textured surface texture S of ion recontamination1Possibility.According to demand, it can be arranged after the second clean tank 14 His clean tank.In the second flushed channel 15 cleaning liquid 17 is removed by flushing liquid 16.Fig. 4 is shown in the first cleaning device Semiconductor substrate 2 with the textured surface texture cleaned after 7.
After the first cleaning device 7, semiconductor substrate 2 is directed to the second technology groove 8.Semiconductor substrate 2 is by conveying Device 4 is conveyed along conveying direction 3 so that semiconductor substrate is temporarily, at least completely in the second process liquid 18.By Two process liquids 18 are textured surface texture S1It is post-processed by chemical etching so that textured surface texture S1It is whole It is flat, and generate in contrast smaller surface, reprocessed textured surface texture S2.Textured surface Structure S2It is the second construction component 23 composition that etching hole etches hole in other words by form.At least 70%, especially at least 80%, And especially at least 90% the second construction component 23 have 200nm between 1200nm, especially 200nm to 650nm it Between maximum size A2, the maximum size A2Especially it is parallel to the maximum width of substrate plane and/or perpendicular to lining The maximum length of baseplane.Reprocessed textured surface texture S2It is shown in FIG. 5.
After the second technology groove 8, semiconductor substrate 2 is directed to the second cleaning device 9.Semiconductor substrate 2 is by conveying Device 4 is conveyed along conveying direction 3 so that semiconductor substrate is temporarily, at least completely in the cleaning solution of flushing liquid 16 and alkalinity In body 21.By flushing liquid 16 the second process liquid 18 is removed from semiconductor substrate 2 first.Then by the cleaning solution of alkalinity Body 21 removes possible porous superficial layer spongiform in other words, in textured surface texture S1On in the second process liquid The superficial layer can be constituted in 18.Then other cleaning circulations and/or flush cycle can also be carried out.According to demand, such as Other flushed channels can be arranged after clean tank 20.Comparison is shown by having post-processing after wet chemical process in fig. 2 The textured surface texture S crossed2Semiconductor substrate 2 with the surface texture S that is formed by sawing0Semiconductor substrate 2.
Fig. 6 shows that being associated with for reflectance R and the wavelength X of semiconductor substrate 2, the manufacture of the semiconductor substrate 2 carry texture The surface texture of change.It may be implemented in other words with letter according to the method for the utility model according to the chain equipment 1 of the utility model Single and effective mode manufactures the solar-electricity with about 0.10 to the 0.26 reflectance R within the scope of visible light and infra-red radiation Pond.It thus may be implemented to generate texturing in other words according to the method for the utility model according to the chain equipment 1 of the utility model Surface texture S2Extremely low reflection loss and efficient solar cell are carried for manufacturing.
Chain equipment according to the utility model and the method according to the utility model have the complexity reduced, and real The solar cell that now manufacture effect is modified.The solar cell especially has lower reflectance, higher efficiency, higher Short circuit current and higher floating voltage (English:open circuit voltage).High efficiency is by surface texture S2With Thoroughly caused by cleaning, thoroughly cleaning avoids efficiency from reducing.According to the chain equipment 1 of the utility model and according to this practicality Novel method can be simple and be neatly adjusted according to solar cell to be manufactured.
Unlike known method, surface texture S2Without porous superficial layer spongiform in other words.By With being cleaned at least once before the post-processing of the second process liquid 18, metal ion 11 directly in metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process After remove, and avoid in advance metal ion 11 cause continue undesirable chemical etching.In addition, passing through the texture cleaned Remaining metal also retained is removed in the subsequent post-processing of the surface texture of change.Expand in post-processing moment etch pit.Chain equipment 1 length having particularly up to 14m, particularly up to 13m and particularly up to 12m.Including all cleaning circulations and flush cycle Process lasting time inside is highest 6min.According to the chain equipment 1 of the utility model in other words according to the utility model Method does not contain hydrogen peroxide especially, with this so that process stability is higher.With surface texture S2Semiconductor substrate 2 can be with It is directly used in diffusion.The chain equipment 1 and the method preferably do not include additional additive, especially organic additive, with This simplify process liquid 10,18, clean liquid 17,21 and flushing liquid 16 processing.Semiconductor substrate 2 can have surface knot Structure S2, which is configured to thicker than on the 2b of top side on the 2a of bottom side.This semiconductor substrate 2 is suitable for manufacture PERC electricity Pond (emitter with by surface passivation battery).
Illustrate the second embodiment of the utility model below according to Fig. 7.First cleaning device 7 is successively wrapped along conveying direction 3 Include the first flushed channel 12, the first clean tank 13, the second clean tank 14, third clean tank 14 ' and the second flushed channel 15.For the first punching Spray unit 24 is arranged in washing trough 12.Spray unit 24 includes the storage container 28 for having flushing liquid 16.Flushing liquid 16 passes through Spray pipeline 26 by pump 27 supplied to first jet 25 and second nozzle 25 '.First jet 25 sprays the bottom of semiconductor substrate 2 Side 2a, ' the top side 2b of spray semiconductor substrate 2 of second nozzle 25.The flushing liquid 16 collected in the first flushed channel 12 passes through Return line 26 ' and it is directed at storage container 28.
Clean tank 13,14 and 14 ' is configured to cleaning cascade.For this purpose, clean tank 13,14,14 ' each of be separately equipped with spray Drench unit 29,30,31.Last spray unit 31 along conveying direction 3 has storage container 32, by conduit 33 clean Cleaning liquid 17 prepare in other words, i.e. not dirty is directed at storage container 32.Alternatively, the clean preparation in other words For use cleaning solution can directly ' be imported by first jet 37 and second nozzle 37.It cleans liquid 17 and passes through 34 liters of heater To temperature TR.Clean liquid 17 by spray pipeline 35 by pump 36 supplied to first jet 37 and second nozzle 37 '.First spray Mouth 37 sprays the bottom side 2a of semiconductor substrate 2 with cleaning liquid 17, and second nozzle 37 ' sprays semiconductor substrate with cleaning liquid 17 2 top side 2b.Collect in third clean tank 14 ' in cleaning liquid 17 ' led back in storage container 32 by return line 35.
Arrange that the spray unit 30 of preceding centre includes storage container 38 relative to spray unit 31 along conveying direction 3, Used cleaning liquid 17 is supplied by the overfall 39 from storage container 32 in storage container 38.The cleaning liquid 17 is borrowed Heater 40 is helped to be maintained at temperature TR.It cleans liquid 17 and is supplied to first by pump 42 by spray pipeline 41 from storage container 38 Nozzle 43 and second nozzle 43 '.First jet 43 sprays the bottom side 2a of semiconductor substrate 2, second nozzle 43 with cleaning liquid 17 ' the top side 2b of semiconductor substrate 2 is sprayed with cleaning liquid 17.The cleaning liquid 17 collected in the second clean tank 14 passes through reflux Pipeline 41 ' and it is directed at storage container 38.
It arranges that preceding first spray unit 29 includes storage container 44 relative to spray unit 30 along conveying direction 3, deposits Used cleaning liquid 17 is supplied by the overfall 45 from storage container 38 in storage container 44.The cleaning liquid 17 is borrowed Heater 46 is helped to be maintained at temperature TR.It cleans liquid 17 and is supplied to first by pump 48 by spray pipeline 47 from storage container 44 Nozzle 49 and second nozzle 49 '.First jet 49 sprays the bottom side 2a of semiconductor substrate 2, second nozzle 49 with cleaning liquid 17 ' the top side 2b of semiconductor substrate 2 is sprayed with cleaning liquid 17.The cleaning liquid 17 collected in the first clean tank 13 passes through reflux Pipeline 47 ' and it is directed at storage container 44.Discharge pipe 50 is picked out from storage container 44.Discharge pipe 50 is for example directed at not further The regenerating unit shown.Regenerating unit removes the metal ion 11 removed from semiconductor substrate 2 from cleaning liquid 17, and by again Raw cleaning liquid 17 is directed at storage container 32 again by conduit 33.Alternatively, conduit 33 and supply not shown further Container connects, and discharge pipe 50 is connect with process container not shown further so that the supply and processing of cleaning liquid 17 are all It is guaranteed.
Clean the first concentration K with metal ion 11 in storage container 44 of liquid 171, have in storage container 38 Second concentration K of metal ion 112And the third concentration K with metal ion 11 in storage container 323.For described dense Degree has:K1>K2>K3.It realizes that tandem type cleans with this, reduces the textured surface knot of 11 recontamination of metal ion removed Structure S1Possibility.
Spray unit 51 is arranged for the second flushed channel 15.Spray unit 51 includes the storage container for having flushing liquid 16 52.Flushing liquid 16 from storage container 52 by spray pipeline 53 by pump 54 supplied to first jet 55 and second nozzle 55 '. First jet 55 sprays the bottom side 2a of semiconductor substrate 2 with flushing liquid 16, and second nozzle 55 ' is partly led with the spray of flushing liquid 16 The top side 2b of body substrate 2.Flushing liquid 16 is collected in after flushing process in the second flushed channel 15 and by return line 53 ' lead back to storage container 52.
Spray unit 24,51 can be constructed as rinsing cascade.The structure corresponds essentially to cleaning cascade.Spray unit 51 with Clean is not previously used flushing liquid 16, for example with ultrapure water running in other words, which is led after the cleaning operation It is incorporated in reusing for spray unit 24.In addition, each last nozzle 25,25 along conveying direction 3 of spray unit 24 ' and nozzle 55,55 that spray unit 51 is last ' and other nozzles 25,25 ' and 55,55 ' independently supply clean flushing liquor Body 16 for example supplies ultra-pure water.It is cleaned with flushing liquid 16 with realizing effectively and/or save resource with this.
Cleaning liquid 17 is from the first clean tank 13 and affiliated spray unit 29 to the second clean tank 14 and institute in order to prevent The undesirable overflow of the spray unit 30 of category, spray unit 29 have roller 5 ', roller 5 is ' from the top side 2b of semiconductor substrate 2 Removal cleaning liquid 17.In the corresponding way, spray unit 30 and 31 have roller 5 ', roller 5 is ' from the top of semiconductor substrate 2 Side 2b removal cleaning liquid 17.Roller 5 ' also referred to as squeezes roller.Squeezing roller can be used alone in leaching swimming slot or spray It drenches between the slot of slot form, regardless of whether the slot is implemented as technology groove, clean tank or flushed channel.
Second cleaning device 9 along 3 priority of conveying direction include the first flushed channel 19, clean tank 20 and the second flushed channel 19 '. Spray unit 56 is arranged for the first flushed channel 19.Spray unit 56 includes the storage container 57 filled with flushing liquid 16.It rinses Liquid 16 from storage container 57 by spray pipeline 58 by pump 59 supplied to first jet 60 and second nozzle 60 '.First spray Mouth 60 sprays the bottom side 2a of semiconductor substrate 2 with flushing liquid 16, and second nozzle 60 ' sprays semiconductor substrate with flushing liquid 16 2 top side 2b.Flushing liquid 16 is collected in the first flushed channel 19 after flushing process and ' and is led back to by return line 58 Storage container 57.
Clean tank 20 is configured to leaching swimming slot corresponding to first embodiment.Roller 5 ' is gone from the top side 2b of semiconductor substrate 2 Except the cleaning liquid 21 of alkalinity, and prevents the cleaning liquid 21 of alkalinity from entering the second flushed channel 19 and ' be located at the second punching in other words Washing trough 19 ' in flushing liquid 16 in.
Second flushed channel 19 is ' for by the clean semiconductor substrate 2 again of flushing liquid 16.' match for the second flushed channel 19 If spray unit 69.Spray unit 69 includes the storage container 70 filled with flushing liquid 16.Flushing liquid 16 is from storage container 70 by spray pipeline 71 by pump 72 supplied to first jet 73 and second nozzle 73 '.The flushing liquid 16 of first jet 73 The bottom side 2a of semiconductor substrate 2 is sprayed, second nozzle 73 ' sprays the top side 2b of semiconductor substrate 2 with flushing liquid 16.Flushing liquor Body 16 collected in after flushing process the second flushed channel 19 ' in and storage container 70 ' imported by return line 71.
Spray unit 56,69 can be constructed as rinsing cascade.The structure essentially corresponds to clean cascade structure.Spray is single Member 69 is not previously used flushing liquid 16, for example with ultrapure water running in other words with clean, and the flushing liquid 16 is in cleaning process It is directed to reusing for spray unit 56 afterwards.In addition, each last nozzle along conveying direction 3 of spray unit 56 60,60 ' and nozzle 73,73 that spray unit 69 is last ' and other nozzles 60,60 ' and 73,73 ' independently supply is clean Flushing liquid 16 for example supplies ultra-pure water.It is cleaned with flushing liquid 16 with realizing effectively and/or save resource with this.
Spray unit 24,51,56,69 can be configured to rinse cascade in an identical manner.The construction corresponds essentially to clearly Clean cascade construction.Spray unit 69, should with the clean flushing liquid 16 not being previously used in other words, for example with ultrapure water running Flushing liquid 16 is led to spray unit 56 to reuse after the cleaning operation.
Preceding embodiment is quoted in terms of other constructions of the chain equipment and other modes of action.
Illustrate the 3rd embodiment of the utility model below with respect to Fig. 8.Relative to preceding embodiment, difference lies in described to set Standby 1 there is the first conveying device 4 and arrange posterior second conveying device 4 '.First conveying device 4 is semiconductor substrate 2 along defeated Direction is sent to be conveyed from the first technology groove 6 up to the second flushed channel 15.Then semiconductor substrate 2 is not manually or by into one Handling device shown in step be directed at the second conveying device 4 ', second conveying device 4 ' semiconductor substrate 2 along conveying direction from the The conveying of two technology grooves 8 until the second flushed channel 19 '.With this by the first process liquid 10 metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process with knit The surface texture S of structure1Then cleaning and chemical etching by the second process liquid 18 and reprocessed textured Surface texture S2Then cleaning it is decoupled.With reference to preceding embodiment in terms of others construction and other modes of action.
Clean tank 13,14,14 ', 20 and/or flushed channel 12,15,19,19 ' is it is so structured that leaching swimming slot and/or spray groove. The feature of single embodiment can be combined with each other according to demand and arbitrarily.The equipment 1 be also suitable for chemical treatment by Direct-Wafer technologies directly by semiconductor melt manufacture and with by the molding surface texture S of semiconductor melt0's Semiconductor substrate 2.
Substantially, all slots, be especially not only clean tank 13,14,14 ' and flushed channel 12,15,19,19 ', and Including technology groove 6,8 and clean tank 20 can cancel in following components one or more, especially all, i.e.,:Storage is held Device, the storage container particular with heater, pump, particularly for conveying process liquid either clean liquid pump one or Multiple supply pipes and discharge pipe and fresh medium supply pipe.
In order to show to become apparent from, it is not shown in the drawing.
Correspondingly, flushed channel 12 and 15 can also have the supply pipe and discharge pipe supplied for medium.

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1. a kind of equipment for being chemically treated the semiconductor substrate with the surface texture formed by sawing comprising:
The first technology groove (6) of the first process liquid (10) is carried, first process liquid (10) is for removing by sawing shape At surface texture (S0) and by metal Assisted Chemical Etching Process for generating textured surface texture (S1),
For to the textured surface texture (S1) implement clean first cleaning device (7) at least once,
The second technology groove (8) of the second process liquid (18) is carried, second process liquid (18) is for passing through chemical etching For the textured surface texture (S cleaned1) post-processed.
2. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that first process liquid (10) has temperature T1, wherein: 10℃≤T1≤45℃。
3. equipment according to claim 2, which is characterized in that first process liquid (10) has temperature T1, wherein: 20℃≤T1≤35℃。
4. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that first cleaning device (7) has at least one carry Clean the clean tank (13,14 of liquid (17);13,14,14 '), wherein the cleaning liquid (17) has temperature TR, to this rule It is fixed:15℃≤TR≤65℃。
5. equipment according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the cleaning liquid (17) has temperature TR, to this regulation: 40℃≤TR≤50℃。
6. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that first cleaning device (7) is arranged with multiple priorities With cleaning liquid (17) clean tank (13,14;13、14、14‘).
7. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that first cleaning device (7) has at least one spray Unit (29,30,31) is used for the textured surface texture (S1) on spray cleaning liquid (17), at least one spray Leaching unit is arranged at least one clean tank (13,14,14 ') inside and/or top.
8. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that first cleaning device (7) is arranged with multiple priorities Spray unit (29,30,31) be used for the textured surface texture (S1) on spray cleaning liquid (17), it is the multiple Successively the spray unit of arrangement is arranged in corresponding clean tank (13,14,14 ') inside and/or top.
9. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that first cleaning device (7) has at least one carry The flushed channel (12,15) of flushing liquid (16), wherein the flushing liquid (16) selects from water and distilled water.
10. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that first cleaning device (7) has at least one carry The flushed channel (12,15) of flushing liquid (16) and at least one clean tank (13,14 with cleaning liquid (17);13、14、14 ‘)。
11. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that second process liquid (18) has temperature T2, wherein Regulation:15℃≤T2≤65℃。
12. equipment according to claim 11, which is characterized in that second process liquid (18) has temperature T2, wherein Regulation:20℃≤T2≤35℃。
13. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that the equipment is equipped for cleaning reprocessed texture Surface texture (the S of change2) the second cleaning device (9).
14. equipment according to claim 13, which is characterized in that second cleaning device (9) has with the clear of alkalinity The clean tank (20) of clean liquid (21).
15. equipment described in accordance with the claim 1, which is characterized in that the equipment be equipped with for semiconductor substrate (2) along defeated Send direction (3;3,3 ') conveying device (4 of conveying;4、4‘).
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