EP2992549A1 - Formation d'une couche semi-conductrice i-iii-vi2 par traitement thermique et chalcogenisation d'un precurseur metallique i-iii - Google Patents

Formation d'une couche semi-conductrice i-iii-vi2 par traitement thermique et chalcogenisation d'un precurseur metallique i-iii

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EP2992549A1
EP2992549A1 EP14727872.5A EP14727872A EP2992549A1 EP 2992549 A1 EP2992549 A1 EP 2992549A1 EP 14727872 A EP14727872 A EP 14727872A EP 2992549 A1 EP2992549 A1 EP 2992549A1
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semiconductor layer
selenium
chalcogenization
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Cédric BROUSSILLOU
Sylvie Bodnar
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Electricite de France SA
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  • FIG. 7 shows two graphs facing each other, each of these two graphs presenting measurements of photovoltaic cell conversion efficiency as a function of the ratio of the molar amount of chalcogen to the molar amount of metal precursor.
  • the graph on the right shows measurements made on photovoltaic cells formed according to the training method according to the prior art and the graph on the left presenting measurements made on photovoltaic cells formed according to the forming method according to the invention
  • the layers of the stack are preferably electrodeposited, at least in the sense that the values of the parameters of the different heat treatments which are hereafter announced as preferred are more particularly adapted to this case.
  • Deposition of at least one of the layers of the stack is likely to induce the need to specifically determine other preferred values of these parameters, even though these should presumably remain in the ranges of values presented below, retaining in particular the principle in the sense of the invention of a monotonically increasing temperature ramp, followed by a plateau, during the heating steps S1 and chalcogénisation S2.
  • the annealing step consists at least in heating the stack of layers of elements of groups IB and NIA on the substrate 3 to a temperature between 80 ° C and 1 10 ° C, preferably 90 ° C, maintained for 20 to 40 minutes, preferably 30 minutes, to allow interdiffusion layers between them.
  • the annealing thus produced is said to be 'mild' because the maximum annealing temperature is relatively low and consequently its duration can be relatively long. For example, a diffusion of the Gallium layer through the Indium layer to the substrate 3 is thus properly carried out.
  • the metal precursor 2 of the type I-III thus formed may be composed of a lower layer of copper, an intermediate layer of composition Cu 9 InGa 4 and an upper layer of Indium.
  • the present invention further relates to an oven 4 for the implementation of at least S1 heating steps and chalcogenization S2 described below.
  • measuring means 46 or sensors, of the temperature in each chamber 400, 410.
  • the temporal evolution of the temperature during these cooling steps can also be controlled by the control means 44 of the heating device 42 as a function of the measurements made by the measuring means 46 in the second chamber 410 of the oven 4, for example together with at least one injection of dinitrogen having a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined time, that by the arrangement at the outlet of the furnace 4 of a series of enclosures, including a third enclosure 420 shown in Figure 9, in each of which a constant determined temperature prevails and possibly a constant determined atmosphere, the series being arranged so that the semiconductor layer 1 to be cooled transits from the third enclosure 420 to the next.

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EP14727872.5A 2013-05-03 2014-04-30 Formation d'une couche semi-conductrice i-iii-vi2 par traitement thermique et chalcogenisation d'un precurseur metallique i-iii Ceased EP2992549A1 (fr)

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PCT/FR2014/051030 WO2014177809A1 (fr) 2013-05-03 2014-04-30 Formation d'une couche semi-conductrice i-iii-vi2 par traitement thermique et chalcogenisation d'un precurseur metallique i-iii

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