JP7175993B2 - 改善したシャント抵抗を有する薄膜ソーラーモジュール - Google Patents
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- レーザ出力、
- 層構造又は基板の照射表面に対するレーザビームの走行速度、
- レーザパルス繰り返し率、
- パルス持続時間、
- レーザのオンオフ周期。
(i) 吸収体層6の材料が、(平面の基板2に対して垂直に見たときに)第一のパターニングトレンチP1と同一平面にある吸収体層の領域と、第二のパターニングトレンチP2との間にあり、かつ
(ii) 背面電極5-2の材料が、第一のパターニングトレンチP1の領域と、(平面の基板2に対して垂直に見たときに)第二のパターニングトレンチP2と同一平面にある背面電極5-2の領域との間にある。
2 基板
3 層構造
4 基板表面
5 背面電極層
5-1、5-2、5-3 背面電極
6 吸収体層
6-1、6-2、6-3 吸収体
7 バッファー層
7-1、7-2、7-3 バッファー
8 前面電極層
8-1、8-2 前面電極
9 パターニングゾーン
10 太陽電池
11 電流路
12 短絡路(シャントパス)
13 絶縁トレンチ
14 残留トレンチ
15、15’ パターニングトレンチ壁
16、16’ 絶縁トレンチ壁
17、17’、17” パターニングトレンチ材料
18、18’ 絶縁トレンチ材料
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- 基板(2)、並びに前記基板上に適用された層構造(3)であって、背面電極層(5)、前面電極層(8)、及び前記背面電極層と前記前面電極層との間に配置された吸収体層(6)を含む層構造を有する、薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)であって、
前記吸収体層(6)が第一の導電型のナトリウムドープ型黄銅鉱化合物半導体で形成され、かつ前記前面電極層(8)が第二の導電型のアルミニウムドープ型酸化亜鉛で形成され、
直列に接続した太陽電池(10)が、パターニングゾーン(9)によって前記層構造に形成されており、
少なくとも一つのパターニングゾーン(9)が、
-少なくとも前記背面電極層(5)を分割する第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)と、
-少なくとも前記吸収体層(6)を分割する第二のパターニングトレンチ(P2)と、
-少なくとも前記前面電極層(8)を分割する第三のパターニングトレンチ(P3)と、を有し、
前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)は、前記吸収体層(6)の材料で充填されており、
少なくとも一つの絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記第一のパターニングトレンチ内に実装されており、前記少なくとも一つの絶縁トレンチは、前記第一の導電型の電荷担体に対して前記吸収体層(6)よりも低い導電率を有する少なくとも一つの材料で充填され、
バッファー層(7)が、前記吸収体層(6)と前記前面電極層(8)との間に配置されており、前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、吸収体層(6)を完全に通って、背面電極層(5)に隣接する基板(2)の表面まで延在している前記バッファー層(7)の材料によって、前記バッファー層(7)に連なり、前記吸収体層(6)および前記基板(2)の表面と隔絶されるように部分的に充填されるとともに、前記前面電極層(8)の材料によって前記絶縁トレンチ(13)の中心部分に部分的に充填される、
薄膜ソーラーモジュール。 - 前記バッファー層(7)の材料が、硫化インジウム(InS)、硫化カドミウム(CdS)、亜鉛オキソ硫化物(ZnOS)、及び酸化亜鉛(i-ZnO)からなる群から選択される一つ又は複数の化合物を有する、請求項1に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)。
- 前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)を充填している前記吸収体層(6)の材料内に実装されており、少なくとも前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)内に形成された前記絶縁トレンチ(13)の向かい合ったトレンチ壁(16、16’)が、前記吸収体層(6)の材料によって形成されている、請求項1または請求項2に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)。
- 前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)の縁(15’)に配置されており、前記縁(15’)が、前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)の向かい合った縁(15)よりも、前記パターニングゾーン(9)の前記第二のパターニングトレンチ(P2)の近くに配置されている、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)。
- 前記パターニングゾーン(9)の前記第一の、第二の、及び第三のパターニングトレンチ(P1~P3)の連続する方向で測定した、前記絶縁トレンチ(13)の寸法(B)の中心が、前記パターニングゾーン(9)の前記第一の、第二の、及び第三のパターニングトレンチ(P1~P3)の連続する方向で測定した、前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)の寸法の中心に対して、前記第二のパターニングトレンチ(P2)の方向にオフセットしている、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)。
- 前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)の範囲内で前記吸収体層(6)の材料を完全に分割しているか、又は前記第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)の縁(15’)から前記吸収体層(6)の材料を完全に分離している、請求項1~5いずれか一項に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)。
- 前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記第一の、第二の、及び第三のパターニングトレンチ(P1~P3)の連続する方向で測定される幅(B)を有しており、それによって、前記第一のパターニングトレンチにおける前記第一の導電型の電荷担体に対する電気抵抗が、絶縁トレンチのない前記パターニングトレンチにおける前記第一の導電型の電荷担体に対する電気抵抗の、少なくとも1.5倍、特に少なくとも2倍、特に1.5倍~4倍である、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)。
- 前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記第一のパターンニングトレンチ(P1)の幅の少なくとも10%、特に少なくとも20%である、前記第一の、第二の、及び第三のパターニングトレンチ(P1~P3)の連続する方向で測定される幅(B)を有している、請求項1~6いずれか一項に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)。
- 請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜ソーラーモジュール(1)を製造する方法であって:
-基板(2)を提供すること、
-背面電極層(5)、前面電極層(8)、及び、前記背面電極層(5)が形成された後、前記背面電極層(5)と前面電極層(8)との間に形成された吸収体層(6)を有する層構造(3)を、前記基板(2)上のパターニングゾーン(9)によって直列に接続した太陽電池(10)とともに製造すること、
ここで、前記吸収体層(6)が、第一の導電型のドーピングを有し、かつ前記前面電極層(8)が第二の導電型のドーピングを有し、
前記パターニングソーン(9)が、それぞれ、前記背面電極(5)を分割するために前記背面電極層(5)が形成された後であって前記吸収体層(6)の堆積以前に形成された第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)を有し、この第一のパターニングトレンチを、前記吸収体層(6)の材料で充填し、
少なくとも一つの絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記吸収体層(6)の堆積後に、少なくとも一つのパターニングゾーン(9)の背面電極層(5)を分割する第一のパターニングトレンチ(P1)内に実装され、
前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、前記第一の導電型の電荷担体に対して前記吸収体層(6)よりも低い導電率を有する材料で充填されるとともに、前記絶縁トレンチ(13)が、
前記吸収体層(6)と前記前面電極層(8)との間に配置されるバッファー層(7)であって、吸収体層(6)を完全に通って、背面電極層(5)に隣接する基板(2)の表面まで延在している前記バッファー層(7)の材料によって、少なくとも部分的に充填されることを含む製造方法。 - 前記絶縁トレンチ(13)を、前記前面電極層(8)の材料で充填する、請求項9に記載の製造方法。
- 前記前面電極層(8)の堆積後に、前記絶縁トレンチ(13)を作製し、かつ充填する、請求項9に記載の製造方法。
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