JP2010522970A - 三次元薄膜太陽電池製造のためのテンプレート及び使用方法 - Google Patents
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h=(√3/2)d=0.866d
Shb=[(3√3)/8].d2
Shp=3.d.H
Shp=3.d.H+[(3√3)/8].d2
Shp/Shb=[8/√3].(H/d)
Shp/Shb=[8/√3].(H/d)+1
Vhp=3.d.H(W/2)=(3/2)d.H.W
Vhp=(3/2)d.H.W+[(3√3)/8].d2(W/2)
Vhp/VF=Mhp/MF=(4/√3)[(H/d).(W/WF)]
Vhp/VF=Mhp/MF=(4/√3)[(H/d).(W/WF)]+[W/(2.WF)]
Pbl=(√3/12)Rsb(40×10−3×104)2(100×10−6)(300×10−6)
Pbl=6.93×10−4Rsb(単位はW/m2)
Pbl=0.2=6.93×10−4Rsb→Rsb=288.6Ω/□
Pbl=0.2=6.93×10−4Rsb→Rsb=288.6Ω/□
Rsb≒ρ/W→ρ≒Rsb×W(Wはシリコン厚さ)
P1≒(Reff I0 2)/(8π)
C=[(8√3)/](L/d)
Reff=(√3/8)(d/L)Rthm
P1≒(Rthm I0 2)[√3/(64π)](d/L)≒8.62×10−3(RthmI0 2)(d/L)
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- 三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートであって、
テンプレート基板を備え、前記テンプレート基板が、
複数のポストと、
前記複数のポスト間の複数のトレンチとを備え、
前記テンプレートが、三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のための環境を形成する、三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。 - 前記テンプレートを各繰返しの前に実質的に再調整する必要なしに、三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成を複数回繰り返すことによって、前記テンプレートが、三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のための環境を形成する、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記テンプレート基板が半導体基板を含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記半導体基板がシリコン基板を含む、請求項3に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポストが複数のプリズム状のポストを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のプリズム状のポストが複数の六角プリズム・ポストを含む、請求項5に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のプリズム状のポストが複数の多角形プリズム・ポストを含む、請求項5に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポストが複数の先細状のポストを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポストが複数のほぼ垂直のポストを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポスト間の前記複数のトレンチが複数のウェハ内トレンチを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポスト間の前記複数のトレンチが複数のウェハ貫通トレンチを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポスト間の前記複数のトレンチが、より狭くより深いトレンチの頂部上の複数のより幅広のトレンチを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポスト間の前記複数のトレンチが、エッチング剤のアクセスを提供する複数のチャネルを更に含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法であって、
半導体基板の選択領域から半導体材料を除去して、複数のポスト及び複数のトレンチを形成する工程を含み、
前記テンプレートが、三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のための環境を形成する、三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。 - 半導体基板の選択領域から半導体材料を除去して、複数のポスト及び複数のトレンチを形成する前記工程が、
前記半導体基板上に設計を作り出すためにリソグラフィ・パターニングを施す工程と、
エッチング・プロセスを使用して前記設計を前記半導体基板上に転写する工程とを含む、請求項14に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。 - 前記エッチング・プロセスが深堀り反応性イオン・エッチング・プロセスを含む、請求項15に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 前記設計がプリズム状設計を含む、請求項15に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 前記プリズム状設計が六角プリズム設計を含む、請求項17に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 前記プリズム状設計が多角形プリズム設計を含む、請求項17に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 半導体基板の選択領域から半導体材料を除去して、複数のポスト及び複数のトレンチを形成する前記工程が、レーザー・ミクロ機械加工を施して前記半導体基板上に設計を作り出す工程を含む、請求項14に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 前記設計がプリズム状設計を含む、請求項20に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 前記プリズム状設計が六角プリズム設計を含む、請求項21に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 前記プリズム状設計が多角形プリズム設計を含む、請求項21に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレートを製作する方法。
- 半導体基板の選択領域から半導体材料を除去して、複数のポスト及び複数のトレンチを形成する前記工程が、前記半導体基板の選択領域から半導体材料を除去して、エッチング剤のアクセスを提供するチャネルを前記半導体基板内に形成する工程を更に含む、請求項14に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板を形成する方法。
- 前記テンプレートが、複数の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板を製作するために再使用可能なテンプレートである、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記テンプレートが、その最高繰返しサイクルを延長するため、予め指定した再使用繰返し数の後に再調整される、請求項25に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のトレンチがハニカム状のトレンチ・パターンを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポストが複数の垂直ポストを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- 前記複数のポスト間の前記複数のトレンチが、より狭い先細状トレンチ上に積み重ねられた複数のより幅広の先細状トレンチを含む、請求項1に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- エッチング剤のアクセスを提供する前記複数のチャネルがテンプレート裏面を通って形成される、請求項13に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- エッチング剤のアクセスを提供する前記複数のチャネルがテンプレート表面を通って形成される、請求項13に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- エッチング剤のアクセスを提供する前記複数のチャネルがウェハ貫通チャネルである、請求項13に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板形成のためのテンプレート。
- エッチング剤のアクセスを提供する前記半導体基板内の前記チャネルの少なくとも部分集合が、前記複数のトレンチの少なくとも部分集合に直接接続する、請求項24に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板を形成する方法。
- エッチング剤のアクセスを提供する前記半導体基板内の前記チャネルが、前記複数のトレンチに直接接続しない、請求項24に記載の三次元薄膜太陽電池基板を形成する方法。
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