JP2017195391A - ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 - Google Patents
ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- JP2017195391A JP2017195391A JP2017112826A JP2017112826A JP2017195391A JP 2017195391 A JP2017195391 A JP 2017195391A JP 2017112826 A JP2017112826 A JP 2017112826A JP 2017112826 A JP2017112826 A JP 2017112826A JP 2017195391 A JP2017195391 A JP 2017195391A
- Authority
- JP
- Japan
- Prior art keywords
- solar cell
- forming
- layer
- semiconductor substrate
- manufacturing
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
- 239000004065 semiconductor Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 182
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 61
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 121
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 77
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 72
- 238000004320 controlled atmosphere Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 21
- 229910021421 monocrystalline silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 13
- HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon carbide Chemical compound [Si+]#[C-] HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 13
- 229910021417 amorphous silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 12
- 238000004518 low pressure chemical vapour deposition Methods 0.000 claims description 11
- PIGFYZPCRLYGLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Aluminum nitride Chemical compound [Al]#N PIGFYZPCRLYGLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 10
- 238000000151 deposition Methods 0.000 claims description 10
- 239000002019 doping agent Substances 0.000 claims description 10
- 238000000623 plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition Methods 0.000 claims description 10
- 229910018072 Al 2 O 3 Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 9
- 229910002601 GaN Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 9
- RNQKDQAVIXDKAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminum gallium Chemical compound [Al].[Ga] RNQKDQAVIXDKAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 9
- TWNQGVIAIRXVLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N oxo(oxoalumanyloxy)alumane Chemical compound O=[Al]O[Al]=O TWNQGVIAIRXVLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 9
- PZNSFCLAULLKQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Boron nitride Chemical compound N#B PZNSFCLAULLKQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 8
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 8
- 238000001505 atmospheric-pressure chemical vapour deposition Methods 0.000 claims description 8
- 239000003989 dielectric material Substances 0.000 claims description 8
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 7
- 230000003647 oxidation Effects 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000007254 oxidation reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000012071 phase Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 229910010271 silicon carbide Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000001429 visible spectrum Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000004151 rapid thermal annealing Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000007788 roughening Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 239000002800 charge carrier Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000002248 hydride vapour-phase epitaxy Methods 0.000 claims description 5
- 239000012535 impurity Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- 229910004298 SiO 2 Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000011065 in-situ storage Methods 0.000 claims description 3
- 230000001590 oxidative effect Effects 0.000 claims description 3
- 235000012239 silicon dioxide Nutrition 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000000377 silicon dioxide Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 210000004027 cell Anatomy 0.000 description 107
- XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicon Chemical compound [Si] XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 54
- 229910052710 silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 54
- 239000010703 silicon Substances 0.000 description 54
- 230000008569 process Effects 0.000 description 31
- 229910021420 polycrystalline silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 27
- 229920005591 polysilicon Polymers 0.000 description 24
- 238000002161 passivation Methods 0.000 description 15
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 14
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 14
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 description 13
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 7
- 239000000969 carrier Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000006117 anti-reflective coating Substances 0.000 description 4
- 238000009792 diffusion process Methods 0.000 description 4
- 238000005530 etching Methods 0.000 description 4
- 238000002679 ablation Methods 0.000 description 3
- 238000005229 chemical vapour deposition Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000007547 defect Effects 0.000 description 3
- 230000008021 deposition Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 3
- 238000007650 screen-printing Methods 0.000 description 3
- 238000000231 atomic layer deposition Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000004888 barrier function Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000005137 deposition process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000007641 inkjet printing Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000000608 laser ablation Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000000873 masking effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000001465 metallisation Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000005855 radiation Effects 0.000 description 2
- 229910052814 silicon oxide Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 238000004544 sputter deposition Methods 0.000 description 2
- ZOXJGFHDIHLPTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Boron Chemical compound [B] ZOXJGFHDIHLPTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- OAICVXFJPJFONN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Phosphorus Chemical compound [P] OAICVXFJPJFONN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910052581 Si3N4 Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000010521 absorption reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052785 arsenic Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- RQNWIZPPADIBDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N arsenic atom Chemical compound [As] RQNWIZPPADIBDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000903 blocking effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 229910052796 boron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000356 contaminant Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000013078 crystal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000009713 electroplating Methods 0.000 description 1
- 150000004678 hydrides Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000010952 in-situ formation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005468 ion implantation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000002082 metal nanoparticle Substances 0.000 description 1
- 150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000001579 optical reflectometry Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000000059 patterning Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052698 phosphorus Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011574 phosphorus Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000007747 plating Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229920001296 polysiloxane Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 238000007639 printing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000009467 reduction Effects 0.000 description 1
- HQVNEWCFYHHQES-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon nitride Chemical compound N12[Si]34N5[Si]62N3[Si]51N64 HQVNEWCFYHHQES-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000007669 thermal treatment Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000005641 tunneling Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007740 vapor deposition Methods 0.000 description 1
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000001039 wet etching Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/02—Details
- H01L31/0236—Special surface textures
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/06—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/072—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type
- H01L31/0745—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type comprising a AIVBIV heterojunction, e.g. Si/Ge, SiGe/Si or Si/SiC solar cells
- H01L31/0747—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type comprising a AIVBIV heterojunction, e.g. Si/Ge, SiGe/Si or Si/SiC solar cells comprising a heterojunction of crystalline and amorphous materials, e.g. heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/02—Details
- H01L31/0216—Coatings
- H01L31/02161—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
- H01L31/02167—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/02—Details
- H01L31/0224—Electrodes
- H01L31/022408—Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
- H01L31/022425—Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/02—Details
- H01L31/0224—Electrodes
- H01L31/022408—Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
- H01L31/022425—Electrodes for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
- H01L31/022441—Electrode arrangements specially adapted for back-contact solar cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/02—Details
- H01L31/0236—Special surface textures
- H01L31/02363—Special surface textures of the semiconductor body itself, e.g. textured active layers
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/0248—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
- H01L31/036—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
- H01L31/0368—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes including polycrystalline semiconductors
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/0248—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
- H01L31/036—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
- H01L31/0376—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes including amorphous semiconductors
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/06—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/068—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN homojunction type, e.g. bulk silicon PN homojunction solar cells or thin film polycrystalline silicon PN homojunction solar cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/06—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/068—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN homojunction type, e.g. bulk silicon PN homojunction solar cells or thin film polycrystalline silicon PN homojunction solar cells
- H01L31/0682—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN homojunction type, e.g. bulk silicon PN homojunction solar cells or thin film polycrystalline silicon PN homojunction solar cells back-junction, i.e. rearside emitter, solar cells, e.g. interdigitated base-emitter regions back-junction cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/06—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/072—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/06—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/072—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type
- H01L31/074—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type comprising a heterojunction with an element of Group IV of the Periodic Table, e.g. ITO/Si, GaAs/Si or CdTe/Si solar cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
- H01L31/06—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/072—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type
- H01L31/0745—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type comprising a AIVBIV heterojunction, e.g. Si/Ge, SiGe/Si or Si/SiC solar cells
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
- H01L31/1804—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof comprising only elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E10/546—Polycrystalline silicon PV cells
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E10/547—Monocrystalline silicon PV cells
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
- Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Sustainable Energy (AREA)
- Sustainable Development (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
- Recrystallisation Techniques (AREA)
Abstract
【解決手段】ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料から構成されるエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池が記載されている。或る実施例において、或る方法は、制御雰囲気を有する処理ツールにて太陽電池の半導体基板の表面上に薄い誘電体層を形成する段階を含む。半導体基板は、バンドギャップを有する。処理ツールの制御雰囲気から半導体基板を除去することなしに、薄い誘電体層上に半導体層が形成される。半導体層のバンドギャップは、半導体基板のバンドギャップを少なくとも約0.2エレクトロンボルト(eV)上回る。
【選択図】図2
Description
[項目1]
太陽電池の製造方法であって、
制御雰囲気を有する処理ツールにて、前記処理ツールの前記制御雰囲気から半導体基板を除去することなしに前記太陽電池の前記半導体基板の表面上に薄い誘電体層を形成する段階と、
前記薄い誘電体層上に半導体層を形成する段階と、
を含み、
前記半導体基板がバンドギャップを有し、
前記半導体層のバンドギャップが前記半導体基板の前記バンドギャップを少なくとも約0.2エレクトロンボルト(eV)上回る、太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目2]
前記半導体層から前記太陽電池のエミッタ領域を形成する段階を更に含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目3]
前記半導体層を、約1×10 17 〜1×10 21 原子/cm 3 の範囲の濃度を有する電荷キャリアドーパント不純物原子でドープする段階を更に含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目4]
前記半導体層を形成する段階の間に前記ドープする段階がその場で実行される、項目3に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目5]
前記半導体層を形成する段階の後に前記ドープする段階が実行される、項目3に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目6]
前記半導体層を形成する段階が、可視スペクトルにて実質的に透明な層を形成する段階を含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目7]
前記可視スペクトルにて実質的に透明な前記層を形成する段階が、約3eVを超えるバンドギャップを有し、かつ、窒化アルミニウム(AlN)、窒化アルミニウムガリウム(Al x Ga 1−x N(式中、0<x<1))、窒化ホウ素(BN)、4H相の炭化ケイ素(SiC)、及び6H相の炭化ケイ素(SiC)からなるグループから選択される材料を含んでなる半導体層を形成する段階を含む、項目6に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目8]
前記半導体基板がn型単結晶シリコンを含み、前記半導体層を形成する段階が、約1.5eVを超えるバンドギャップを有し、かつ、アモルファスシリコン(a−Si)、炭化ケイ素、窒化アルミニウム(AlN)、窒化アルミニウムガリウム(Al x Ga 1−x N(式中、0<x<1))、及び窒化ホウ素(BN)からなるグループから選択される材料を含んでなる半導体層を形成する段階を含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目9]
前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記薄い誘電体層を形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の一部を熱酸化によって消費させる段階を含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目10]
前記半導体基板の前記一部を消費させる段階が、n型単結晶シリコン基板の一部を熱酸化することによって厚さが約3ナノメートル以下の二酸化ケイ素(SiO 2 )層を形成する段階を含む、項目9に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目11]
前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記薄い誘電体層を形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の前記表面上に誘電体材料層を堆積させる段階を含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目12]
前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記誘電体材料層を堆積させる段階が、n型単結晶シリコン基板の表面上に酸化アルミニウム(Al 2 O 3 )層を形成する段階を含む、項目11に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目13]
前記処理ツールで前記薄い誘電体層及び前記半導体層を形成する段階が、低圧化学蒸着(LPCVD)チャンバ、急速熱アニール(RTA)チャンバ、高速熱アニール(RTP)チャンバ、大気圧化学蒸着(APCVD)チャンバ、ハイドライド気相成長(HVPE)チャンバ、又は、RTPチャンバ及びプラズマ強化化学蒸着(PECVD)チャンバの両方を使用する段階を含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目14]
前記薄い誘電体層を形成する段階に先立って前記半導体基板の前記表面を粗面化する段階を更に含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目15]
前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記薄い誘電体層及び前記半導体層を形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の裏面側接触面上に形成する段階を含み、前記形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の受光表面上に前記薄い誘電体層及び前記半導体層を形成する段階を更に含む、項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目16]
項目1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法に従って製造される太陽電池。
[項目17]
太陽電池の製造方法であって、
太陽電池の半導体基板の表面上に第1のエミッタ領域を形成する段階であって、前記第1のエミッタ領域が、第1の導電型にドープされかつ第1の薄い誘電体層上に形成された半導体材料を含む、段階と、
前記半導体基板の前記表面上に第2のエミッタ領域を形成する段階と、
を含み、
前記形成する段階が、
制御雰囲気を有する処理ツールにて、前記処理ツールの前記制御雰囲気から前記半導体基板を除去することなしに前記半導体基板の前記表面上に第2の薄い誘電体層を形成する段階であって、前記半導体基板がバンドギャップを有する、段階と、
前記第2の薄い誘電体層上にワイドバンドギャップ半導体層を形成する段階であって、前記ワイドバンドギャップ半導体層のバンドギャップが前記半導体基板の前記バンドギャップを少なくとも約0.2エレクトロンボルト(eV)上回る、段階と、
前記ワイドバンドギャップ半導体層を第2の、反対の導電型の電荷キャリアドーパント不純物原子でドープする段階と、
を含む、太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目18]
前記半導体基板がn型単結晶シリコンを含み、前記ワイドバンドギャップ半導体層を形成する段階が、約1.5eVを超えるバンドギャップを有し、かつ、アモルファスシリコン(a−Si)、炭化ケイ素、窒化アルミニウム(AlN)、窒化アルミニウムガリウム(Al x Ga 1−x N(式中、0<x<1))、及び窒化ホウ素(BN)からなるグループから選択される材料を含んでなる半導体層を形成する段階を含む、項目17に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目19]
前記第2の薄い誘電体層の形成に先立って前記半導体基板の前記表面を粗面化する段階を更に含む、項目17に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
[項目20]
項目17に記載の太陽電池の製造方法に従って製造される太陽電池。
Claims (20)
- 太陽電池の製造方法であって、
制御雰囲気を有する処理ツールにて、前記処理ツールの前記制御雰囲気から半導体基板を除去することなしに前記太陽電池の前記半導体基板の表面上に薄い誘電体層を形成する段階と、
前記薄い誘電体層上に半導体層を形成する段階と、
を含み、
前記半導体基板がバンドギャップを有し、
前記半導体層のバンドギャップが前記半導体基板の前記バンドギャップを少なくとも約0.2エレクトロンボルト(eV)上回る、太陽電池の製造方法。 - 前記半導体層から前記太陽電池のエミッタ領域を形成する段階を更に含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体層を、約1×1017〜1×1021原子/cm3の範囲の濃度を有する電荷キャリアドーパント不純物原子でドープする段階を更に含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体層を形成する段階の間に前記ドープする段階がその場で実行される、請求項3に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体層を形成する段階の後に前記ドープする段階が実行される、請求項3に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体層を形成する段階が、可視スペクトルにて実質的に透明な層を形成する段階を含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記可視スペクトルにて実質的に透明な前記層を形成する段階が、約3eVを超えるバンドギャップを有し、かつ、窒化アルミニウム(AlN)、窒化アルミニウムガリウム(AlxGa1−xN(式中、0<x<1))、窒化ホウ素(BN)、4H相の炭化ケイ素(SiC)、及び6H相の炭化ケイ素(SiC)からなるグループから選択される材料を含んでなる半導体層を形成する段階を含む、請求項6に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板がn型単結晶シリコンを含み、前記半導体層を形成する段階が、約1.5eVを超えるバンドギャップを有し、かつ、アモルファスシリコン(a−Si)、炭化ケイ素、窒化アルミニウム(AlN)、窒化アルミニウムガリウム(AlxGa1−xN(式中、0<x<1))、及び窒化ホウ素(BN)からなるグループから選択される材料を含んでなる半導体層を形成する段階を含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記薄い誘電体層を形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の一部を熱酸化によって消費させる段階を含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板の前記一部を消費させる段階が、n型単結晶シリコン基板の一部を熱酸化することによって厚さが約3ナノメートル以下の二酸化ケイ素(SiO2)層を形成する段階を含む、請求項9に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記薄い誘電体層を形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の前記表面上に誘電体材料層を堆積させる段階を含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記誘電体材料層を堆積させる段階が、n型単結晶シリコン基板の表面上に酸化アルミニウム(Al2O3)層を形成する段階を含む、請求項11に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記処理ツールで前記薄い誘電体層及び前記半導体層を形成する段階が、低圧化学蒸着(LPCVD)チャンバ、急速熱アニール(RTA)チャンバ、高速熱アニール(RTP)チャンバ、大気圧化学蒸着(APCVD)チャンバ、ハイドライド気相成長(HVPE)チャンバ、又は、RTPチャンバ及びプラズマ強化化学蒸着(PECVD)チャンバの両方を使用する段階を含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記薄い誘電体層を形成する段階に先立って前記半導体基板の前記表面を粗面化する段階を更に含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板の前記表面上に前記薄い誘電体層及び前記半導体層を形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の裏面側接触面上に形成する段階を含み、前記形成する段階が、前記半導体基板の受光表面上に前記薄い誘電体層及び前記半導体層を形成する段階を更に含む、請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法に従って製造される太陽電池。
- 太陽電池の製造方法であって、
太陽電池の半導体基板の表面上に第1のエミッタ領域を形成する段階であって、前記第1のエミッタ領域が、第1の導電型にドープされかつ第1の薄い誘電体層上に形成された半導体材料を含む、段階と、
前記半導体基板の前記表面上に第2のエミッタ領域を形成する段階と、
を含み、
前記形成する段階が、
制御雰囲気を有する処理ツールにて、前記処理ツールの前記制御雰囲気から前記半導体基板を除去することなしに前記半導体基板の前記表面上に第2の薄い誘電体層を形成する段階であって、前記半導体基板がバンドギャップを有する、段階と、
前記第2の薄い誘電体層上にワイドバンドギャップ半導体層を形成する段階であって、前記ワイドバンドギャップ半導体層のバンドギャップが前記半導体基板の前記バンドギャップを少なくとも約0.2エレクトロンボルト(eV)上回る、段階と、
前記ワイドバンドギャップ半導体層を第2の、反対の導電型の電荷キャリアドーパント不純物原子でドープする段階と、
を含む、太陽電池の製造方法。 - 前記半導体基板がn型単結晶シリコンを含み、前記ワイドバンドギャップ半導体層を形成する段階が、約1.5eVを超えるバンドギャップを有し、かつ、アモルファスシリコン(a−Si)、炭化ケイ素、窒化アルミニウム(AlN)、窒化アルミニウムガリウム(AlxGa1−xN(式中、0<x<1))、及び窒化ホウ素(BN)からなるグループから選択される材料を含んでなる半導体層を形成する段階を含む、請求項17に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記第2の薄い誘電体層の形成に先立って前記半導体基板の前記表面を粗面化する段階を更に含む、請求項17に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 請求項17に記載の太陽電池の製造方法に従って製造される太陽電池。
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US13/429,138 | 2012-03-23 | ||
US13/429,138 US9054255B2 (en) | 2012-03-23 | 2012-03-23 | Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material |
Related Parent Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
JP2015501665A Division JP6178400B2 (ja) | 2012-03-23 | 2012-12-19 | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 |
Related Child Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
JP2018073440A Division JP6746854B2 (ja) | 2012-03-23 | 2018-04-05 | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
JP2017195391A true JP2017195391A (ja) | 2017-10-26 |
JP6321861B2 JP6321861B2 (ja) | 2018-05-09 |
Family
ID=49210624
Family Applications (3)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
JP2015501665A Active JP6178400B2 (ja) | 2012-03-23 | 2012-12-19 | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 |
JP2017112826A Active JP6321861B2 (ja) | 2012-03-23 | 2017-06-07 | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 |
JP2018073440A Expired - Fee Related JP6746854B2 (ja) | 2012-03-23 | 2018-04-05 | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 |
Family Applications Before (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
JP2015501665A Active JP6178400B2 (ja) | 2012-03-23 | 2012-12-19 | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 |
Family Applications After (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
JP2018073440A Expired - Fee Related JP6746854B2 (ja) | 2012-03-23 | 2018-04-05 | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 |
Country Status (12)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (7) | US9054255B2 (ja) |
EP (1) | EP2828897B1 (ja) |
JP (3) | JP6178400B2 (ja) |
KR (3) | KR102221380B1 (ja) |
CN (1) | CN104396024B (ja) |
BR (1) | BR112014023047B1 (ja) |
MX (1) | MX338942B (ja) |
MY (2) | MY171189A (ja) |
PH (1) | PH12014502088B1 (ja) |
SG (1) | SG11201405888PA (ja) |
TW (1) | TWI575764B (ja) |
WO (1) | WO2013141917A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (53)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US9054255B2 (en) | 2012-03-23 | 2015-06-09 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material |
CN109599450A (zh) | 2013-04-03 | 2019-04-09 | Lg电子株式会社 | 太阳能电池 |
US9401450B2 (en) * | 2013-12-09 | 2016-07-26 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cell emitter region fabrication using ion implantation |
US9224783B2 (en) * | 2013-12-23 | 2015-12-29 | Intermolecular, Inc. | Plasma densification of dielectrics for improved dielectric loss tangent |
KR101614190B1 (ko) * | 2013-12-24 | 2016-04-20 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 태양전지 및 이의 제조 방법 |
KR102173644B1 (ko) * | 2014-01-29 | 2020-11-03 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 태양 전지 및 이의 제조 방법 |
JP2015156418A (ja) * | 2014-02-20 | 2015-08-27 | 株式会社ニューフレアテクノロジー | 気相成長方法 |
US11811360B2 (en) | 2014-03-28 | 2023-11-07 | Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. | High voltage solar modules |
US9337369B2 (en) * | 2014-03-28 | 2016-05-10 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cells with tunnel dielectrics |
JP6350858B2 (ja) * | 2014-05-26 | 2018-07-04 | パナソニックIpマネジメント株式会社 | 太陽電池の製造方法及び太陽電池 |
US9825191B2 (en) * | 2014-06-27 | 2017-11-21 | Sunpower Corporation | Passivation of light-receiving surfaces of solar cells with high energy gap (EG) materials |
US20160072000A1 (en) * | 2014-09-05 | 2016-03-10 | David D. Smith | Front contact heterojunction process |
US9837576B2 (en) * | 2014-09-19 | 2017-12-05 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated P-type and N-type architectures and incorporating dotted diffusion |
KR102219804B1 (ko) | 2014-11-04 | 2021-02-24 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 태양 전지 및 그의 제조 방법 |
JP6219913B2 (ja) | 2014-11-28 | 2017-10-25 | エルジー エレクトロニクス インコーポレイティド | 太陽電池及びその製造方法 |
US9520507B2 (en) * | 2014-12-22 | 2016-12-13 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cells with improved lifetime, passivation and/or efficiency |
US10566483B2 (en) * | 2015-03-17 | 2020-02-18 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Solar cell |
US9559245B2 (en) | 2015-03-23 | 2017-01-31 | Sunpower Corporation | Blister-free polycrystalline silicon for solar cells |
US20160284913A1 (en) | 2015-03-27 | 2016-09-29 | Staffan WESTERBERG | Solar cell emitter region fabrication using substrate-level ion implantation |
US9525083B2 (en) * | 2015-03-27 | 2016-12-20 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated P-type and N-type architectures and incorporating a multi-purpose passivation and contact layer |
JP6692797B2 (ja) * | 2015-03-31 | 2020-05-13 | 株式会社カネカ | 太陽電池及びその製造方法 |
JP2016192499A (ja) * | 2015-03-31 | 2016-11-10 | 学校法人明治大学 | 太陽電池及び太陽電池の製造方法 |
KR102272433B1 (ko) | 2015-06-30 | 2021-07-05 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 태양 전지 및 이의 제조 방법 |
WO2017018379A1 (ja) * | 2015-07-24 | 2017-02-02 | 京セラ株式会社 | 太陽電池素子および太陽電池モジュール |
EP3151289A1 (en) * | 2015-10-01 | 2017-04-05 | LG Electronics Inc. | Solar cell |
US10217878B2 (en) * | 2016-04-01 | 2019-02-26 | Sunpower Corporation | Tri-layer semiconductor stacks for patterning features on solar cells |
USD822890S1 (en) | 2016-09-07 | 2018-07-10 | Felxtronics Ap, Llc | Lighting apparatus |
US11257974B2 (en) * | 2016-12-12 | 2022-02-22 | Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) | Silicon heterojunction solar cells and methods of manufacture |
CN106531816B (zh) * | 2016-12-30 | 2019-02-05 | 中国科学院微电子研究所 | 一种背结背接触太阳能电池 |
US20190348563A1 (en) | 2017-01-05 | 2019-11-14 | Brilliant Light Power, Inc. | Extreme and deep ultraviolet photovoltaic cell |
US10775030B2 (en) | 2017-05-05 | 2020-09-15 | Flex Ltd. | Light fixture device including rotatable light modules |
USD846793S1 (en) | 2017-08-09 | 2019-04-23 | Flex Ltd. | Lighting module locking mechanism |
USD872319S1 (en) | 2017-08-09 | 2020-01-07 | Flex Ltd. | Lighting module LED light board |
USD877964S1 (en) | 2017-08-09 | 2020-03-10 | Flex Ltd. | Lighting module |
USD862777S1 (en) | 2017-08-09 | 2019-10-08 | Flex Ltd. | Lighting module wide distribution lens |
USD833061S1 (en) | 2017-08-09 | 2018-11-06 | Flex Ltd. | Lighting module locking endcap |
USD832494S1 (en) | 2017-08-09 | 2018-10-30 | Flex Ltd. | Lighting module heatsink |
USD832495S1 (en) | 2017-08-18 | 2018-10-30 | Flex Ltd. | Lighting module locking mechanism |
USD862778S1 (en) | 2017-08-22 | 2019-10-08 | Flex Ltd | Lighting module lens |
USD888323S1 (en) | 2017-09-07 | 2020-06-23 | Flex Ltd | Lighting module wire guard |
CN110634971A (zh) * | 2018-05-31 | 2019-12-31 | 福建金石能源有限公司 | 一种背接触异质结太阳能电池及其制造方法 |
CN111063761A (zh) * | 2018-10-17 | 2020-04-24 | 晶澳太阳能有限公司 | 一种太阳能电池的制备工艺 |
KR102102823B1 (ko) * | 2018-10-30 | 2020-04-22 | 성균관대학교산학협력단 | 표면 구조를 이용한 선택적 에미터의 형성 방법 및 표면 구조를 이용한 선택적 에미터를 포함한 태양전지 |
WO2021098018A1 (zh) * | 2019-11-20 | 2021-05-27 | 浙江晶科能源有限公司 | 一种光伏电池局部遂穿氧化层钝化接触结构及光伏组件 |
TWI718803B (zh) * | 2019-12-09 | 2021-02-11 | 財團法人工業技術研究院 | 電極結構與太陽電池結構 |
US11824126B2 (en) | 2019-12-10 | 2023-11-21 | Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. | Aligned metallization for solar cells |
CN112071951B (zh) * | 2020-08-31 | 2022-06-14 | 晶澳(扬州)太阳能科技有限公司 | 一种太阳能电池的制备方法和太阳能电池 |
CN115548155A (zh) * | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-30 | 晶科绿能(上海)管理有限公司 | 太阳能电池及光伏组件 |
CN115528121A (zh) | 2021-08-04 | 2022-12-27 | 上海晶科绿能企业管理有限公司 | 太阳能电池及光伏组件 |
US11843071B2 (en) | 2021-08-04 | 2023-12-12 | Shanghai Jinko Green Energy Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. | Solar cell, manufacturing method thereof, and photovoltaic module |
CN115312633B (zh) * | 2022-10-11 | 2023-02-17 | 金阳(泉州)新能源科技有限公司 | 一种无掩膜层联合钝化背接触电池及其制备方法 |
CN116093176B (zh) * | 2023-03-31 | 2023-06-23 | 福建金石能源有限公司 | 一种隔离槽特定设置的背接触电池及其制备方法 |
CN118053927A (zh) | 2023-12-15 | 2024-05-17 | 浙江晶科能源有限公司 | 太阳能电池及其制备方法、光伏组件 |
Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2003298078A (ja) * | 2002-03-29 | 2003-10-17 | Ebara Corp | 光起電力素子 |
WO2005093856A1 (ja) * | 2004-03-26 | 2005-10-06 | Kaneka Corporation | 薄膜光電変換装置の製造方法 |
WO2006135443A2 (en) * | 2004-10-29 | 2006-12-21 | Bp Corporation North America Inc. | Back-contact photovoltaic cells |
JP2008533730A (ja) * | 2005-03-16 | 2008-08-21 | アンテルユニヴェルシテール・ミクロ−エレクトロニカ・サントリュム・ヴェー・ゼッド・ドゥブルヴェ | 厚いシリコン酸化物とシリコン窒化物の保護層を有する光起電電池とその作製 |
EP2339648A1 (en) * | 2009-12-23 | 2011-06-29 | Applied Materials, Inc. | Enhanced passivation layer for wafer based solar cells, method and system for manufacturing thereof |
JP2012054424A (ja) * | 2010-09-01 | 2012-03-15 | Koji Tomita | 太陽電池及びその製造方法 |
Family Cites Families (39)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2687427B2 (ja) * | 1988-05-17 | 1997-12-08 | ソニー株式会社 | 半導体装置の製造方法 |
TW237562B (ja) * | 1990-11-09 | 1995-01-01 | Semiconductor Energy Res Co Ltd | |
US9508886B2 (en) | 2007-10-06 | 2016-11-29 | Solexel, Inc. | Method for making a crystalline silicon solar cell substrate utilizing flat top laser beam |
US20130164883A1 (en) | 2007-10-06 | 2013-06-27 | Solexel, Inc. | Laser annealing applications in high-efficiency solar cells |
US20120225515A1 (en) | 2004-11-30 | 2012-09-06 | Solexel, Inc. | Laser doping techniques for high-efficiency crystalline semiconductor solar cells |
US8637340B2 (en) | 2004-11-30 | 2014-01-28 | Solexel, Inc. | Patterning of silicon oxide layers using pulsed laser ablation |
US7375378B2 (en) | 2005-05-12 | 2008-05-20 | General Electric Company | Surface passivated photovoltaic devices |
US7468485B1 (en) * | 2005-08-11 | 2008-12-23 | Sunpower Corporation | Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions |
US7737357B2 (en) * | 2006-05-04 | 2010-06-15 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cell having doped semiconductor heterojunction contacts |
US7786376B2 (en) | 2006-08-22 | 2010-08-31 | Solexel, Inc. | High efficiency solar cells and manufacturing methods |
US20100304521A1 (en) | 2006-10-09 | 2010-12-02 | Solexel, Inc. | Shadow Mask Methods For Manufacturing Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells |
KR101362890B1 (ko) * | 2007-08-28 | 2014-02-17 | 주성엔지니어링(주) | 마이크로 웨이브를 이용하는 박막태양전지의 제조방법 및이를 위한 박막 증착 장치 |
US7851380B2 (en) * | 2007-09-26 | 2010-12-14 | Eastman Kodak Company | Process for atomic layer deposition |
US9455362B2 (en) | 2007-10-06 | 2016-09-27 | Solexel, Inc. | Laser irradiation aluminum doping for monocrystalline silicon substrates |
US20090173373A1 (en) * | 2008-01-07 | 2009-07-09 | Wladyslaw Walukiewicz | Group III-Nitride Solar Cell with Graded Compositions |
WO2009094578A2 (en) | 2008-01-24 | 2009-07-30 | Applied Materials, Inc. | Improved hit solar cell structure |
KR20100131524A (ko) * | 2008-04-09 | 2010-12-15 | 어플라이드 머티어리얼스, 인코포레이티드 | 태양전지용의 니트라이드화된 배리어 층 |
US7851698B2 (en) * | 2008-06-12 | 2010-12-14 | Sunpower Corporation | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions |
TWI390756B (zh) | 2008-07-16 | 2013-03-21 | Applied Materials Inc | 使用摻質層遮罩之混合異接面太陽能電池製造 |
US8551866B2 (en) | 2009-05-29 | 2013-10-08 | Solexel, Inc. | Three-dimensional thin-film semiconductor substrate with through-holes and methods of manufacturing |
CN102044579B (zh) * | 2009-09-07 | 2013-12-18 | Lg电子株式会社 | 太阳能电池 |
KR20110062598A (ko) * | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-10 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 적층막 제조방법, 이를 이용한 태양전지의 제조방법 |
US8962380B2 (en) | 2009-12-09 | 2015-02-24 | Solexel, Inc. | High-efficiency photovoltaic back-contact solar cell structures and manufacturing methods using thin planar semiconductor absorbers |
CN102754199A (zh) | 2009-12-15 | 2012-10-24 | 速力斯公司 | 用于薄晶片处理的可移动真空载具 |
US8686283B2 (en) | 2010-05-04 | 2014-04-01 | Silevo, Inc. | Solar cell with oxide tunneling junctions |
US8932724B2 (en) | 2010-06-07 | 2015-01-13 | General Atomics | Reflective coating, pigment, colored composition, and process of producing a reflective pigment |
US9214576B2 (en) * | 2010-06-09 | 2015-12-15 | Solarcity Corporation | Transparent conducting oxide for photovoltaic devices |
JP2012060080A (ja) * | 2010-09-13 | 2012-03-22 | Ulvac Japan Ltd | 結晶太陽電池及びその製造方法 |
WO2012132615A1 (ja) | 2011-03-25 | 2012-10-04 | 三洋電機株式会社 | 光電変換装置及びその製造方法 |
US8802486B2 (en) * | 2011-04-25 | 2014-08-12 | Sunpower Corporation | Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cell |
US20130130430A1 (en) | 2011-05-20 | 2013-05-23 | Solexel, Inc. | Spatially selective laser annealing applications in high-efficiency solar cells |
US20130228221A1 (en) | 2011-08-05 | 2013-09-05 | Solexel, Inc. | Manufacturing methods and structures for large-area thin-film solar cells and other semiconductor devices |
US20130213469A1 (en) | 2011-08-05 | 2013-08-22 | Solexel, Inc. | High efficiency solar cell structures and manufacturing methods |
US9018517B2 (en) * | 2011-11-07 | 2015-04-28 | International Business Machines Corporation | Silicon heterojunction photovoltaic device with wide band gap emitter |
US8597970B2 (en) | 2011-12-21 | 2013-12-03 | Sunpower Corporation | Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell |
TWI559563B (zh) | 2011-12-21 | 2016-11-21 | 太陽電子公司 | 混合式多晶矽異質接面背接觸電池 |
US8679889B2 (en) | 2011-12-21 | 2014-03-25 | Sunpower Corporation | Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell |
KR101654548B1 (ko) | 2011-12-26 | 2016-09-06 | 솔렉셀, 인크. | 태양 전지에서 향상된 광 포획을 위한 시스템 및 방법 |
US9054255B2 (en) * | 2012-03-23 | 2015-06-09 | Sunpower Corporation | Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material |
-
2012
- 2012-03-23 US US13/429,138 patent/US9054255B2/en active Active
- 2012-12-19 EP EP12871937.4A patent/EP2828897B1/en active Active
- 2012-12-19 SG SG11201405888PA patent/SG11201405888PA/en unknown
- 2012-12-19 MY MYPI2014002689A patent/MY171189A/en unknown
- 2012-12-19 MY MYPI2018000829A patent/MY194039A/en unknown
- 2012-12-19 CN CN201280071731.4A patent/CN104396024B/zh active Active
- 2012-12-19 KR KR1020207010212A patent/KR102221380B1/ko active IP Right Grant
- 2012-12-19 JP JP2015501665A patent/JP6178400B2/ja active Active
- 2012-12-19 TW TW101148497A patent/TWI575764B/zh active
- 2012-12-19 BR BR112014023047-1A patent/BR112014023047B1/pt active IP Right Grant
- 2012-12-19 KR KR1020147029299A patent/KR101991767B1/ko active IP Right Grant
- 2012-12-19 WO PCT/US2012/070711 patent/WO2013141917A1/en active Application Filing
- 2012-12-19 MX MX2014011246A patent/MX338942B/es active IP Right Grant
- 2012-12-19 KR KR1020197017292A patent/KR102100909B1/ko active IP Right Grant
-
2014
- 2014-09-22 PH PH12014502088A patent/PH12014502088B1/en unknown
-
2015
- 2015-05-07 US US14/706,773 patent/US9219173B2/en active Active
- 2015-11-19 US US14/945,708 patent/US10170657B2/en active Active
-
2017
- 2017-06-07 JP JP2017112826A patent/JP6321861B2/ja active Active
-
2018
- 2018-04-05 JP JP2018073440A patent/JP6746854B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2018-12-21 US US16/230,968 patent/US10490685B2/en active Active
-
2019
- 2019-11-22 US US16/692,890 patent/US10957809B2/en active Active
-
2021
- 2021-02-23 US US17/183,164 patent/US11605750B2/en active Active
-
2023
- 2023-02-09 US US18/107,917 patent/US12009449B2/en active Active
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2003298078A (ja) * | 2002-03-29 | 2003-10-17 | Ebara Corp | 光起電力素子 |
WO2005093856A1 (ja) * | 2004-03-26 | 2005-10-06 | Kaneka Corporation | 薄膜光電変換装置の製造方法 |
WO2006135443A2 (en) * | 2004-10-29 | 2006-12-21 | Bp Corporation North America Inc. | Back-contact photovoltaic cells |
JP2008533730A (ja) * | 2005-03-16 | 2008-08-21 | アンテルユニヴェルシテール・ミクロ−エレクトロニカ・サントリュム・ヴェー・ゼッド・ドゥブルヴェ | 厚いシリコン酸化物とシリコン窒化物の保護層を有する光起電電池とその作製 |
EP2339648A1 (en) * | 2009-12-23 | 2011-06-29 | Applied Materials, Inc. | Enhanced passivation layer for wafer based solar cells, method and system for manufacturing thereof |
JP2012054424A (ja) * | 2010-09-01 | 2012-03-15 | Koji Tomita | 太陽電池及びその製造方法 |
Also Published As
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
JP6321861B2 (ja) | ワイドバンドギャップ半導体材料含有のエミッタ領域を有する太陽電池 | |
JP7120514B2 (ja) | 太陽電池 | |
CN108987499B (zh) | 太阳能电池中的相对掺杂物浓度水平 | |
JP6543856B2 (ja) | 自己整合注入及びキャッピングを用いた太陽電池エミッタ領域の製造 | |
KR20100094224A (ko) | 태양전지 및 이의 제조방법 | |
CN116897437A (zh) | 具有牺牲层的perc–联太阳能电池 |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
A131 | Notification of reasons for refusal |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A131 Effective date: 20171107 |
|
A521 | Request for written amendment filed |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A523 Effective date: 20180206 |
|
A131 | Notification of reasons for refusal |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A131 Effective date: 20180213 |
|
A521 | Request for written amendment filed |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A523 Effective date: 20180223 |
|
TRDD | Decision of grant or rejection written | ||
A01 | Written decision to grant a patent or to grant a registration (utility model) |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A01 Effective date: 20180306 |
|
A61 | First payment of annual fees (during grant procedure) |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A61 Effective date: 20180405 |
|
R150 | Certificate of patent or registration of utility model |
Ref document number: 6321861 Country of ref document: JP Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R150 |
|
R250 | Receipt of annual fees |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250 |
|
R250 | Receipt of annual fees |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250 |
|
RD02 | Notification of acceptance of power of attorney |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R3D02 |
|
S111 | Request for change of ownership or part of ownership |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R313113 |
|
R350 | Written notification of registration of transfer |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R350 |
|
R250 | Receipt of annual fees |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250 |
|
R250 | Receipt of annual fees |
Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250 |