EP2652802A2 - Method for producing silicon solar cells having a front-sided texture and a smooth rear side surface - Google Patents
Method for producing silicon solar cells having a front-sided texture and a smooth rear side surfaceInfo
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- the invention relates to a method for producing a silicon carbide solar cell etched on one side.
- the surface of a silicon solar cell, or of the silicon substrate used for the production of the silicon solar cell can be provided in a manner known per se with a
- Texture to be provided Such a texture may consist, for example, of pyra ⁇ mides randomly distributed on the surface. These cause incident light to be reflected in part on the pyramidal surfaces several times, which compared to a smooth surface causes increased Lichteinkopp ⁇ ment in the silicon solar cell and thus improves the quantum ⁇ yield. Furthermore, by refraction effects an increasingly near-surface course of the coupled
- Light causes in the silicon solar cell. Such light components can be absorbed closer to the electric field of a pn junction formed in the silicon solar cell As a result, they contribute to the generated electricity with an increased probability.
- metallic optical mirrors are associated with a high charge carrier recombination rate at the interface of the metal to the silicon substrate.
- This can be circumvented by a dielectric mirror coating the back of the Si ⁇ liziumsubstrats is provided instead of metallic reminding- mirror.
- a dielectric coating on the back of Siliziumsub ⁇ strats is formed. This can consist of one or more of the ⁇ lectric layers.
- the dielectric coating is formed such that light incident quanta are reflected to the greatest extent possible by the effect of total reflection on the dielectric Beschich ⁇ processing. This effect replaces the reflection of light quanta present on the optically denser medium in the case of the metallic rear-view mirrors.
- the recombination can be substantially reduced speed of the charge carriers at the back of a Sili ⁇ ziumsolarzelle. It can recombining ⁇ nation speeds of less than 500 cm / s are achieved.
- a hitherto conventional, full-surface aluminum back contact with a trained back surface field (often referred to as a back surface field) only achieves recombination velocities of the order of magnitude of 1000 cm / s.
- An ohmic metallic back contact used without a back field and used as a back mirror has even recombination velocities of more than 10 6 cm / s.
- the specular effect of the dielectric coating is due to the effect of total reflection of light on the dielectric coating.
- this only occurs when the light strikes the interface between the silicon substrate and the dielectric coating at angles which satisfy the total reflection condition.
- the fulfillment of this condition is favored by an oblique light coupling into the silicon substrate.
- an oblique light coupling can be realized by means of a texture on the front of the silicon substrate for egg ⁇ NEN part of the incident light.
- light is best a possible smooth back surface of the silicon substrate. Therefore, a high quantum efficiency can be realized by a texture on the front of the silicon substrate in combination with a mög ⁇ lichst smooth running back surface of the silicon substrate.
- textures are usually formed wet-chemically by means of suitable texture etching solutions.
- the smoothing or polishing of surfaces of the silicon substrates in an industrial scale is carried out wet-chemically ⁇ .
- the silicon substrates are immersed in corresponding etching solutions.
- textures are usually formed on the front side as well as on the back side.
- a smoothing of the surface is usually on both the front ⁇ page as well as on the back.
- the formation of a einsei ⁇ term polish, or the one-sided smoothing the surface of the silicon substrate is not yet, however, involves considerable manufacturing overhead, which reduces the advantage of improved quantum efficiency to a great extent if not overcompensated.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost process for the production of silicon solar cells having a front-side texture and a smooth back surface.
- the inventive method for manufacturing a single-sidedbahauer silicon solar cell provides that a front ⁇ side and a back side of a silicon substratevacgelegit subsequently a dielectric coating on the back of the silicon substrate is formed, and is textured in width ⁇ ren the front side of the silicon substrate by means of a Southeastern ⁇ turisermediums, wherein formed on the back of the silicon substrate dielectric coating is used as an etching mask over the Texturisermedium be.
- the back side of the silicon substrate is that side which is aligned in the opposite fer ⁇ term solar cell to incident light. Dung under a smooth etching free in the sense of the present inventions etching is to be understood, by means of which the surface of the silicon substrate is smoothed so that einfal ⁇ lendes light having a wavelength between 400 nm and 1000 nm is reflected at least 15%.
- a Polituriseren ahead in the sense ⁇ represents a special case of the Glättsleyens, wherein the surface of the silicon substrate so ge is ⁇ smoothes that incident light having a wavelength between 400 nm and 1000 nm is reflected at least 25%.
- the dielectric coating is used herein as etch masking if the dielectric coating is not etched to a relevant extent by the texture etching medium in the context of the etching times required for the texturing of the front side.
- the etch mask, ie the dielectric coating would be chemically inert to the texture etching medium. However, this is not mandatory.
- the thickness of the dielectric coating and its density such that the dielectric coating does not remove to a relevant extent is so that the back of the silicon substrate is protected by the dielectric coating against the Texturisermedium and the dielectric coating remains in a ge ⁇ desired thickness on the silicon substrate.
- the dielectric coating used as the etch mask is used as the optical back mirror in the finished solar cell, it can remain on the silicon substrate. Compared to other ⁇ tzmask Anlagenen this offers the advantage that the etching mask does not need to be removed after texturing the front and the silicon substrate ⁇ still can be completely immersed in the Texturisermedium to. This allows a low-cost one-sided texturing of the silicon substrate on its front side.
- the front and the back of the silicon substrate aretrafge ⁇ etched, resulting to a rear texturing th and on the back with a dielectric coating is provided as optical rear mirror solar cell of the advantage that the dielectric coating due to the smoother back surface of the silicon substrate a homogeneous having thickness, which is beneficial to the optical ⁇ rule as well as the electrical properties of the dielectric coating.
- the same amount of dielectric coating material may have a thicker dielectric coating may be formed at or ver ⁇ of comparable thickness, the amount of dielectric coating material used can be reduced.
- the rear side of the silicon substrate is electrically passivated by means of the dielectric coating.
- the surface recombination of charge carriers at the back of the silicon substrate is verrin ⁇ device. Due to the smooth back surface of the silicon substrate over a textured or textured back surface, an improved passivation effect can be achieved since no inhomogeneities occur at tips of textures or textures.
- a stack of dielectric layers is formed as a dielectric coating. It has proven to be advantageous to design for this purpose, first a silicon oxide layer ⁇ on the back of the silicon substrate and to form below the silicon oxide layer on a Siliziumnit ⁇ nitride layer.
- the silicon oxide layer is preferably formed in a thickness of less than 100 nm and the silicon nitride layer is preferably formed in a thickness of less than 200 nm.
- the silicon oxide layer may be formed by thermal oxidation of the silicon substrate or by plasma-driven chemical deposition of the
- the Silicon nitride layer is preferably by means of a plasma driven ⁇ chemical deposition from the vapor phase (PECVD) is formed.
- PECVD plasma driven ⁇ chemical deposition from the vapor phase
- the dielectric coating is maintained at temperatures of at least 700 ° C for a period of at least 5 minutes before a metal-containing medium is applied to the dielectric coating.
- the dielectric coating can be densified and thus its resistance to etching media or a fürfeu ⁇ ren of metal-containing pastes through the dielectric coating can be increased.
- the front and the back of the Si ⁇ liziumsubstrats betrafgelegit in an alkaline etching solution.
- water-containing NaOH or KOH solutions having a NaOH or KOH concentration of from 10 to 50% by weight, particularly preferably from 15 to 30% by weight, have proved suitable. The use of such etching solutions is low cost.
- a surface of the silicon substrate is cleaned at least on the back side thereof.
- the electrical passivation effect of the dielectric coating can thereby be improved. This is preferably done by means of a HF ent holding ⁇ solution in which gaseous ozone is introduced. This allows a low-cost cleaning.
- known cleaning sequences such as a so-called ⁇ "IMEC-clean” or become known under the term "RCA cleaning” cleaning sequence can be used. However, these are associated with additional expenses.
- a more cost-effective alternative to these purification sequences is to use a solution containing HCl and HF. In practice, it has proven useful to immerse the silicon substrate in the solution used for the purpose of cleaning the backside.
- the silicon substrate is immersed in the HF-containing solution.
- the HF contained ⁇ tend enters solution with the on the back of Siliziumsub- strats formed dielectric coating in contact.
- the HF concentration of the HF-containing solution and the etching time are advantageously chosen in this case such that the dielectric coating is only slightly etched.
- HF solutions for overetching the front surface of the silicon substrate have been found to be aqueous HF solutions having an HF concentration of less than 5 weight percent, preferably less than 2 and more preferably less than 1 weight percent.
- an emitter on the front surface of the silicon substrate ⁇ is formed by texturing the front surface of the Si ⁇ liziumsubstrats by dopant is diffused into the front surface of the silicon substrate. Since during this diffusion step, the dielectric coating already formed on the back of the silicon substrate, the ⁇ se can be during the diffusion process as a diffusion barrier ver ⁇ spent. This allows a low-complexity Realisie ⁇ tion of a one-sided emitter diffusion regardless of the type of diffusion technology used.
- the diffusion for example, in batch mode using a POCl 3 diffusion or be implemented in a continuous diffusion furnace using diffusion sources which are applied to the front side For ⁇ te of the silicon substrate (so-called pre-curser diffusion).
- pre-curser diffusion diffusion sources which are applied to the front side For ⁇ te of the silicon substrate.
- the silicon substrate is cleaned prior to the diffusion of dopant by means of an etching solution.
- the cleaning has proven by means of a HF and HCl-containing etching solution.
- the composition of the etching solution and etching parameters such as the etching time are to be chosen so that the dielectric coating on the back of the silicon ⁇ substrate is not etched to a relevant extent.
- the Pra ⁇ xis have HF and etching solutions containing HF with a concentration of less than 5 weight percent HCl, preferably ⁇ example of less than 2 and most preferably less than 1 weight percent, proven.
- the texture etching medium may be a NaOH or KOH texture etching solution.
- a development of the invention therefore provides that a texture etching medium containing NaOH and KOH is used as texture etching medium and a product obtainable by mixing at least one polyethylene glycol with a base to form a single-phase mixture, heating the single-phase mixture to a temperature of 80 ° C and resting the single-phase mixture under ambient air until the single-phase mixture is discolored.
- base is here in principle any compound and any element to understand, which is capable of forming aqueous ions in hydroxide solution.
- a single-phase mixture Under a single-phase mixture is to be understood that the mixture, even with a longer service life of some Hours, not separated into several phases of different densities. Ambient air in this sense is a Gasge ⁇ mixed, as is usually present on Earth in human ⁇ be settled areas.
- the term "resting glass” does not necessarily mean an absolute rest of the mixture. In principle, the mixture can also be moved.
- a discoloration of the single-phase mixture occurs when the single-phase mixture changes color from its original color. In particular, a discoloration is present when a previously transparent single-phase mixture assumes a color. The duration of the rest until discoloration depends on many parameters, especially the mixed substances. Usually it takes a rest during a time of about 15 minutes to 16 hours.
- the further described makes it possible to form, on thetrafge ⁇ etched front surface of the silicon substrate a complete and uniform texture.
- the product contained in the texture etching solution is obtainable by mixing at least one polyethylene glycol with a base and water to form a single-phase mixture, heating the single-phase mixture to a temperature of 80 ° C and allowing the single-phase mixture to stand still Ambient air until the single-phase mixture is discolored.
- an aqueous alkali hydroxide solution is mixed with the at least one polyethylene glycol.
- a product is always preferably used, which was allowed to rest until the single-phase mixture assumed a hue, which is in the optical color spectrum between orange and red-brown, particularly preferably until it assumes a red-brown hue.
- the inventive method allows the use of expense ⁇ cheaper alkaline etching and Texturiseriten. Furthermore, it allows a minimization of the select ⁇ etched from the silicon substrate amount of silicon and thus also a reduction in the consumption of etching media, both of which has an advantageous effect on the production cost of a solar cell.
- the method of the invention is compatible with modern solar cell manufacturing processes. For example, laser diffusion steps to form a selective emitter structure or steps to local can easily occur
- a silicon solar cell has been produced in accordance with the method according to the invention and has a dielectric coating which has been formed on a smooth back surface.
- the dielectric coating was formed on a textured back side.
- the improved light reflection at the solar cell rear side and the dielectric passivation of the back side are used ge ⁇ profitably in the case of the solar cell with a smooth back side, while the solar cell with texturing tured back has values which differ only slightly from those of solar cells without dielectric backside passivation.
- Figure 1 Schematic representation of an embodiment of the method according to the invention.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of the method according to the invention.
- a monocrystalline silicon substrate on both sides that is, front and back politurgelegit, 10.
- this is done in a KOH solution with a KOH concentration of 25 weight percent.
- WUR As set forth above ⁇ de, provides the Polituriseren a special case of Glatttrainens is. In this case, the existing saw damage on the silicon substrate is suitably etched and removed in this example 10.
- this cleaning step 12 can improve the electrical passivation effect of a subsequently formed dielectric coating.
- a silicon oxide film is formed on the backside of the silicon substrate 14. This can be done by means of ther ⁇ mixer oxidation of the back surface of the silicon substrate or by depositing silicon oxide on the back of the silicon substrate. In the latter case, a plasma-driven chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is used above ⁇ preferably. Subsequently, by means of PECVD silicon nitride film formed on the silicon oxide layer deposited ⁇ 16. This silicon nitride layer forms together with the previously formed silicon oxide layer, the dielectric coating.
- PECVD plasma-driven chemical vapor deposition
- the silicon is subsequently ziumsubstrat in an HF solution containing 18 over-etched to remove on the front side of the silicon substrate deposited, para-university ⁇ dielectrics.
- the overetch 18 is realized here by means of a brief immersion of the silicon substrate in the HF-containing solution, which is sometimes referred to as "HF dip."
- the HF concentration of the HF-containing solution and the etching time are chosen so that those on the back of the Silicon substrate formed dielectric coating is only slightly etched so that their Funkti ⁇ on is not impaired.
- the front side of the silicon substrate is textured by means of a Texturisers 20.
- the silicon substrate is dipped into the texture ⁇ etching solution.
- dielectric coating 16 since ⁇ used in the etching mask over the Texturisers so that no texture is formed on the backside of the silicon substrate.
- Texturteils containing by providing 48 an NaOH, which also contains a product which, as shown schematically in Figure 1 indicated, it is ⁇ biblich by mixing 40 of tetraethylene glycol with an aqueous NaOH solution to form a single phase mixture, heating 42 of the single-phase mixture to a tempera ture of 80 ° C ⁇ , resting the single phase mixture under environ- ambient air, ie waiting 44 until a discoloration of the einpha ⁇ sigen mixture enters into a red-brown color and subsequently admixing 46 of hydrochloric acid to the single-phase mixture.
- the silicon substrate is cleaned in a solution containing HCl and HF 22.
- the etching parameters are chosen such that the dielectric coating on the backside of the silicon substrate is not relevant
- Scope is etched. Subsequently, a phosphorus diffusion 24 for the purpose of forming an emitter on the Vordersei ⁇ te of the silicon substrate. During the phosphorus diffusion 24, the dielectric coating on the backside of the silicon substrate serves as a diffusion barrier, so that no phosphorus can diffuse into the backside of the silicon substrate.
- an optional, local laser diffusion 26 can take place on the front side of the silicon substrate.
- the silicon substrate can for example be locally heated so ⁇ the, so that a locally enhanced diffusion of phosphorus from a phosphorus diffusion 24 is formed during the phosphorus glass takes place in the silicon substrate.
- selective emitter structures can be formed in this way.
- the dielectric coating on the back of the silicon substrate locally by means of a laser, or the laser radiation, open 28 About this local openings have to be contacted in the further means of a layer applied to the dielectric loading ⁇ coating metallization, the backside of the silicon substrate. This is followed by etching 30 of the phosphor glass.
- a hydrogen-containing Si ⁇ liziumnitrid 32 is then deposited, which coating serves as Antireflexionsbe- the solar cell and the hydrogen content allows De Stammpassivitation in the volume of the silicon substrate.
- the front and the back of the silicon are metallized 34 in a conventional manner, for example by means of known printing processes such as screen ⁇ printing process, and the metallizations on the front and back then fired 36 to the electrical front and rear contacts to produce the solar cell.
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