JP2019512868A - 半導体デバイスにおけるtco材料の表面を処理するための方法および装置 - Google Patents
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TCO材料の表面部分を、TCO材料の一領域を通って電流が誘導されたときにTCO材料の一部を電気化学的に還元するために適した電解液に曝露するステップと、
TCO材料に電流を誘導するステップと
を含み、
誘導された電流によってTCO材料を還元し、曝露された表面部分への金属材料の付着を曝露されていない表面部分への金属材料の付着よりも改善するようなやり方で実行される。
TCO材料の表面を、TCO材料の一領域を通って電流が誘導されたときにTCO材料を電気化学的に還元するために適した電解液に曝露するステップと、
p−n接合をバイアスすることによってTCO材料に電流を誘導するステップと、
曝露された表面への金属材料の付着を改善するようなやり方で、電流および電解液によってTCO材料の表面を還元することを許容するステップと、
金属材料をTCO材料の表面へとめっきするステップと
を含む。
p−n接合と、
少なくとも1つのITO層と、
前記ITO層上に堆積させられた少なくとも1つの金属接点と
を備え、
ITO層は、50nm〜100nmの間に含まれる厚さを有し、ITO層への金属接点の付着を改善するために第1の態様の方法によって処理されている、光電池を提供する。
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- 一方向の電流を促進するように構成された構造を備えている半導体デバイスにおいてTCO材料の表面部分を処理するための方法であって、
前記TCO材料の前記表面部分を、前記TCO材料の一領域を通って電流が誘導されたときに前記TCO材料の一部を電気化学的に還元するために適した電解液に曝露するステップと、
前記TCO材料に電流を誘導するステップと
を含んでおり、
前記誘導された電流によって前記TCO材料を還元し、前記曝露された表面部分への金属材料の付着を曝露されていない表面部分への前記金属材料の付着よりも改善するようなやり方で実行される方法。 - 前記一方向の電流を促進するように構成された構造は、光吸収層と、少なくとも1つの担体選択層とを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記一方向の電流を促進するように構成された構造は、p−n接合を含み、前記TCO材料に電流を誘導するステップは、前記p−n接合をバイアスするステップを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体デバイスへと電極要素を電気的に相互接続し、前記電極要素を前記電解液に接触するように配置された湿潤電極へと電気的に相互接続するステップをさらに含み、前記誘導された電流が、前記電解液と、前記半導体デバイスと、前記TCO材料と、前記電極要素と、前記湿潤電極とを含む電気回路を通って流れることができる、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料は、前記半導体デバイスのn型またはp型領域上の連続的な層として配置され、前記誘導された電流は、前記層を横切る方向に流れる、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料は、前記半導体デバイスのn型領域上の連続的な層として配置され、前記TCO材料に電流を誘導するステップは、前記半導体デバイスの一部分を電磁放射線へと曝露して、光によって生成される電流を誘導するステップを含む、請求項4または5に記載の方法。
- 前記誘導された電流の特性を変調することによって前記TCO層の前記表面の構造的または電気的特性を制御するステップをさらに含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記誘導された電流の特性は、前記誘導された電流の大きさであり、前記放射線の強度を変調することによって変調させられる、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体デバイスと前記電解液中の電極との間に電圧を印加するステップをさらに含み、前記印加電圧は、前記p−n接合における前記電磁放射線によって引き起こされる電圧低下を減少させるような電圧である、請求項6〜8のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料は、前記半導体デバイスのp型領域上の連続的な層として配置され、前記TCO材料に電流を誘導するステップは、前記半導体デバイスと前記電解液中の電極との間に電圧を印加するステップを含み、前記印加電圧は、前記p−n接合を順方向にバイアスするような電圧である、請求項4または5に記載の方法。
- 前記印加電圧の特性を変調することによって前記TCO層の前記表面の構造的または電気的特性を制御するステップをさらに含む、請求項9または10に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体デバイスは、前記電磁放射線に対して少なくとも半透明な電極要素を備え、前記電圧は、前記電極要素を介して印加される、請求項9〜11のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記方法の実行中に前記TCO材料がエッチングされるようなやり方で実行される、請求項1〜12のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記方法の実行中に前記表面における前記TCO材料中の金属元素の濃度が高まるようなやり方で実行される、請求項1〜13のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記方法の実行後に前記曝露された部分の粗さが大きくなるようなやり方で実行される、請求項1〜14のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 処理後の前記TCO材料の前記表面の特性に影響を及ぼすように前記電解液の特性を選択するステップをさらに含む、請求項1〜15のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料の前記表面を電解液に曝露する前に、前記電解液へと曝露される前記TCO材料のパターン状の表面を定めるように前記TCO材料上にマスクを形成するステップ
をさらに含む、請求項1〜16のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記電解液は、H2SO4を含む、請求項1〜17のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記電解液におけるH2SO4の重量濃度は、0.1%〜10%の間である、請求項18に記載の方法。
- 前記電解液は、H2SO4およびNa2SO4を含む、請求項1〜17のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記電解液におけるH2SO4の重量濃度は、0.1%〜10%の間であり、前記電解液におけるNa2SO4の重量濃度は、0.05%〜0.25%の間である、請求項20に記載の方法。
- 前記方法の実行中に前記TCO材料へと移される電荷の総量が、1mC/cm2〜50mC/cm2の間に含まれる、請求項1〜21のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記方法の実行中に前記TCO材料へと移される電荷の総量が、15mC/cm2〜25mC/cm2の間に含まれる、請求項1〜22のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料の前記表面へと金属をめっきするステップをさらに含む、請求項1〜23のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料の前記表面へと金属をめっきするステップは、電界誘導めっき、光誘導めっき、または電気めっきによって実行される、請求項24に記載の方法。
- 前記曝露、誘導、およびめっきするステップは、前記TCO材料への前記金属の付着が、前記方法による処理が行われていないTCO材料への前記金属の付着よりも強くなるようなやり方で実行される、請求項24または25に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料への前記金属の付着は、バスバー引張試験機によって測定したとき、バスバーの幅1mmにつき0.5Nよりも強い、請求項24〜26のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料に付着した前記金属のフィンガを、前記TCO材料の前記表面に沿って前記フィンガに向かって前記フィンガを横切る方向に移動するスタイラスを使用して浮き上がらせるために必要な力が、少なくとも30μmの幅および少なくとも8μmの高さを有するフィンガにおいて少なくとも1Nである、請求項24〜27のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記力は、1N〜3Nの間に含まれる、請求項28に記載の方法。
- p−n接合を含む半導体デバイスにおいてTCO材料に金属材料をめっきするための方法であって、
前記TCO材料の表面を、前記TCO材料の一領域を通って電流が誘導されたときに前記TCO材料を電気化学的に還元するために適した電解液に曝露するステップと、
前記p−n接合をバイアスすることによって前記TCO材料に電流を誘導するステップと、
前記曝露された表面への前記金属材料の付着を改善するようなやり方で、前記電流および前記電解液によって前記TCO材料の前記表面を還元することを許容するステップと、
前記金属材料を前記TCO材料の前記表面へとめっきするステップと
を含む方法。 - 前記TCO材料は、インジウムスズ酸化物を含み、SnO2の一部が、前記方法の実行中にSnOへと還元される、請求項1〜30のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記TCO材料は、インジウムスズ酸化物を含み、SnOの一部が、前記方法の実行中にSnへとさらに還元される、請求項1〜31のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体デバイスは、シリコン太陽電池である、請求項1〜32のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 電解液の収容に適した槽と、請求項1〜33のいずれか一項に記載の方法の実行に適した電気設備とを備える製造装置。
- p−n接合と、
少なくとも1つのITO層と、
前記ITO層上に堆積させられた少なくとも1つの金属接点と
を備え、
前記ITO層は、50nm〜100nmの間に含まれる厚さを有し、前記ITO層への前記金属接点の付着を改善するために請求項1〜33のいずれか一項に記載の方法によって処理されている、光電池。 - 前記ITO層は、In2O3およびSnO2を含み、前記ITO層におけるSnO2の濃度は、5%〜20%の間に含まれる、請求項35に記載の光電池。
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