US20120073650A1 - Method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell - Google Patents

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US20120073650A1
US20120073650A1 US12/890,428 US89042810A US2012073650A1 US 20120073650 A1 US20120073650 A1 US 20120073650A1 US 89042810 A US89042810 A US 89042810A US 2012073650 A1 US2012073650 A1 US 2012073650A1
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Helen Liu
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  • Embodiments of the present invention are in the field of renewable energy and, in particular, methods of fabricating emitter regions of solar cells.
  • Photovoltaic cells are well known devices for direct conversion of solar radiation into electrical energy.
  • solar cells are fabricated on a semiconductor wafer or substrate using semiconductor processing techniques to form a p-n junction near a surface of the substrate.
  • Solar radiation impinging on the surface of the substrate creates electron and hole pairs in the bulk of the substrate, which migrate to p-doped and n-doped regions in the substrate, thereby generating a voltage differential between the doped regions.
  • the doped regions are connected to metal contacts on the solar cell to direct an electrical current from the cell to an external circuit coupled thereto.
  • Efficiency is an important characteristic of a solar cell as it is directly related to the solar cell's capability to generate power. Accordingly, techniques for increasing the efficiency of solar cells are generally desirable. Embodiments of the present invention allow for increased solar cell efficiency by providing novel processes for fabricating solar cell structures.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a flowchart representing operations in a method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2A illustrates a cross-sectional view of a stage in the fabrication of a solar cell including an emitter region, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2B illustrates a cross-sectional view of a stage in the fabrication of a solar cell including an emitter region, corresponding to operation 102 of the flowchart of FIG. 1 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2C illustrates a cross-sectional view of a stage in the fabrication of a solar cell including an emitter region, corresponding to operation 104 of the flowchart of FIG. 1 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2D illustrates a cross-sectional view of a stage in the fabrication of a solar cell including an emitter region, corresponding to operation 106 of the flowchart of FIG. 1 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2E illustrates a cross-sectional view of a stage in the fabrication of a solar cell including an emitter region, corresponding to operation 108 of the flowchart of FIG. 1 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a flowchart representing operations in a method of forming layers on a substrate of a solar cell, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4A illustrates a cross-sectional view of a stage in the fabrication of solar cells, corresponding to operation 302 of the flowchart of FIG. 3 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4B illustrates a magnified view of a portion of FIG. 4A , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4C illustrates a cross-sectional view of a stage in the fabrication of solar cells, corresponding to operations 304 and 306 of the flowchart of FIG. 3 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates both a cross-sectional view and a top-down view of a substrate of a solar cell, the substrate having layers formed thereon, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell includes forming, in a furnace, a tunnel oxide layer on a surface of a substrate. Without removing the substrate from the furnace, an amorphous layer is formed on the tunnel oxide layer. The amorphous layer is doped to provide a first region having N-type dopants and a second region having P-type dopants. Subsequently, the amorphous layer is heated to provide a polycrystalline layer having an N-type-doped region and a P-type-doped region.
  • a method of forming layers on a substrate of a solar cell includes loading, into a furnace, a wafer carrier with a plurality of wafers, the wafer carrier having one or more wafer receiving slots loaded with two wafers positioned back-to-back.
  • a tunnel oxide layer is formed on all surfaces of each of the plurality of wafers.
  • an amorphous layer is formed on the tunnel oxide layer, the amorphous layer formed on all portions of the tunnel oxide layer except on the portions in contact between wafers positioned back-to-back.
  • a solar cell includes a substrate or wafer.
  • a tunnel oxide layer including silicon dioxide is disposed on all surfaces of a silicon wafer.
  • a polycrystalline layer is disposed on the tunnel oxide layer, the polycrystalline layer disposed on all portions of the tunnel oxide layer except on a back side of the silicon wafer which has a ring pattern of the polycrystalline layer.
  • a tunnel oxide layer including silicon dioxide is disposed on all surfaces of a silicon wafer.
  • An amorphous layer is disposed on the tunnel oxide layer, the amorphous layer disposed on all portions of the tunnel oxide layer except on a back side of the silicon wafer which has a ring pattern of the amorphous layer.
  • a thin tunnel oxide and heavily doped poly-silicon both n-type and p-type, are used.
  • the oxidation and subsequent silicon deposition are combined into a single process operation.
  • this approach can also be used to double the throughput by loading two wafers per slot in a furnace boat.
  • the silicon is first deposited as an undoped and amorphous layer.
  • the silicon is doped and crystallized in a later processing operation to provide a poly-silicon layer.
  • the silicon layer is formed as a poly-silicon layer in the single process operation.
  • Embodiments of the present invention may address conventional fabrication issues such as, but not limited to, (1) control of oxide thickness, and oxide quality, (2) contamination between oxidation and poly deposition, (3) excessive preventative maintenance requirements, (4) throughput, or (5) control of n-poly and p-poly sheet resistance.
  • several features for a method of solar cell manufacturing are combined, namely the combining of the oxidation and poly (as amorphous silicon first) deposition in a single process.
  • silicon carbide (SiC) parts are used in the furnace to extend maintenance intervals.
  • two wafers are loaded per slot to increase throughput. The above embodiments may all contribute to the feasibility of manufacturing solar cells.
  • depositing the silicon as an amorphous layer and then doping and crystallizing the layer in a later operation makes the process more controllable and improves the passivation.
  • throughput is improved by loading two wafers per slot in a furnace handling boat.
  • an SiC boat is used for dimensional stability.
  • control of sheet resistance is achieved by, instead of in-situ doped poly-silicon, depositing undoped amorphous silicon. The n and p regions are then formed selectively and crystallized at a later, higher, temperature operation.
  • grain size may be maximized, sheet resistance may be minimized, and counter-doping may be avoided.
  • a furnace for film fabrication is not limited to a conventional furnace.
  • the furnace is a chamber for wafer processing such as, but not limited to, a vertical furnace chamber, a horizontal furnace chamber, or a plasma chamber.
  • reference to an amorphous film or layer herein is not limited to an amorphous silicon film or layer.
  • the amorphous film or layer is a film or layer such as, but not limited to, an amorphous silicon-germanium film or layer or an amorphous carbon-doped silicon film or layer.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a flowchart 100 representing operations in a method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2A-2E illustrate cross-sectional views of various stages in the fabrication of a solar cell including an emitter region, corresponding to operations of flowchart 100 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • substrate 202 for solar cell manufacturing is provided.
  • substrate 202 is composed of a bulk silicon substrate.
  • the bulk silicon substrate is doped with N-type dopants.
  • substrate 202 has a textured surface, although not depicted in FIG. 2A .
  • a method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell includes forming, in a furnace, a tunnel oxide layer 204 on a surface of substrate 202 .
  • forming tunnel oxide layer 204 includes heating substrate 202 in the furnace at a temperature of approximately 900 degrees Celsius.
  • heating substrate 202 in the furnace at the temperature of approximately 900 degrees Celsius further includes heating at a pressure of approximately 500 mTorr for approximately 3 minutes in an atmosphere of oxygen to provide tunnel oxide layer 204 having a thickness of approximately 1.5 nanometers.
  • forming tunnel oxide layer 204 includes heating substrate 202 in the furnace at a temperature less than 600 degrees Celsius.
  • heating substrate 202 in the furnace at the temperature of less than 600 degrees Celsius further includes heating at a temperature of approximately 565 degrees Celsius, at a pressure of approximately 300 Torr, for approximately 60 minutes in an atmosphere of oxygen to provide tunnel oxide layer 204 having a thickness of approximately 1.5 nanometers.
  • the atmosphere include N 2 O.
  • the method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell further includes, without removing substrate 202 from the furnace, forming an amorphous layer 206 on tunnel oxide layer 204 .
  • forming amorphous layer 206 includes depositing amorphous layer 206 in the furnace at a temperature less than 575 degrees Celsius.
  • depositing amorphous layer 206 in the furnace at the temperature less than 575 degrees Celsius further includes heating at a temperature of approximately 565 degrees Celsius, at a pressure of approximately 350 mTorr, and in an atmosphere of silane (SiH 4 ) to provide amorphous layer 206 having a thickness approximately in the range of 200-300 nanometers.
  • the method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell further includes doping amorphous layer 206 with dopants 208 to provide a doped amorphous layer 210 having a first region (left side of p-n junction 212 ) including N-type dopants and a second region (right side of p-n junction 212 ) including P-type dopants.
  • the dopants are introduced from a solid-state source. In another embodiment, the dopants are introduced as implanted atoms or ions.
  • the method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell further includes, subsequently, heating doped amorphous layer 210 to provide a polycrystalline layer 214 having an N-type-doped region 218 and a P-type-doped region 216 .
  • substrate 202 is composed of silicon
  • tunnel oxide layer 204 is composed of silicon dioxide
  • amorphous layer 206 is composed of silicon
  • the N-type dopants are phosphorous dopants
  • the P-type dopants are boron dopants.
  • both tunnel oxide layer 204 and amorphous layer 206 are formed at a temperature of approximately 565 degrees Celsius
  • heating doped amorphous layer 210 to provide polycrystalline layer 214 includes heating at a temperature of approximately 980 degrees Celsius.
  • a completed solar cell is a back-contact solar cell.
  • N-type-doped region 218 and P-type-doped region 216 are active regions.
  • Conductive contacts may be coupled to the active regions and separated from one another by isolation regions, which may be composed of a dielectric material.
  • the solar cell is a back-contact solar cell and further includes an anti-reflective coating layer disposed on a light-receiving surface, such as on a random textured surface of the solar cell.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a flowchart 300 representing operations in a method of forming layers on a substrate of a solar cell, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 4A-4C illustrate cross-sectional views of various stages in the fabrication of solar cells, corresponding to operations of flowchart 300 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a method of forming layers on a substrate of a solar cell includes loading, into a furnace, a wafer carrier 402 with a plurality of wafers 404 , wafer carrier 402 having one or more wafer receiving slots loaded with two wafers positioned back-to-back, such as wafers 406 and 408 .
  • 50 wafers are loaded into 25 slots of a carrier 402 .
  • the method of forming layers on a substrate of a solar cell further includes forming, in the furnace, a tunnel oxide layer 410 on all surfaces of each of the plurality of wafers 404 , e.g., on all surfaces of wafers 406 and 408 , as depicted in FIG. 4C .
  • forming tunnel oxide layer 410 includes heating each of the plurality of wafers 404 in the furnace at a temperature of approximately 900 degrees Celsius.
  • heating each of the plurality of wafers 404 in the furnace at the temperature of approximately 900 degrees Celsius further includes heating at a pressure of approximately 500 mTorr for approximately 3 minutes in an atmosphere of oxygen to provide tunnel oxide layer 410 having a thickness of approximately 1.5 nanometers.
  • forming tunnel oxide layer 410 includes heating each of the plurality of wafers 404 in the furnace at a temperature less than 600 degrees Celsius.
  • heating each of the plurality of wafers 404 in the furnace at the temperature of less than 600 degrees Celsius further includes heating at a temperature of approximately 565 degrees Celsius, at a pressure of approximately 300 Torr, for approximately 60 minutes in an atmosphere of oxygen to provide tunnel oxide layer 410 having a thickness of approximately 1.5 nanometers.
  • the atmosphere include N 2 O.
  • the method of forming layers on a substrate of a solar cell further includes, without removing the plurality of wafers 404 from the furnace, forming an amorphous layer 412 on tunnel oxide layer 410 , amorphous layer 412 formed on all portions of tunnel oxide layer 410 except on the portions in contact between wafers positioned back-to-back, e.g., as depicted with reference to wafers 406 and 408 in FIG. 4C .
  • a ring pattern of the amorphous layer is formed on the back of each wafer, as described in more detail below with respect to FIG. 5 .
  • each of the plurality of wafers 404 is composed of silicon
  • tunnel oxide layer 410 is composed of silicon dioxide
  • amorphous layer 412 is composed of silicon.
  • forming amorphous layer 412 includes depositing amorphous layer 412 in the furnace at a temperature less than 575 degrees Celsius.
  • depositing amorphous layer 412 in the furnace at the temperature less than 575 degrees Celsius further includes heating at a temperature of approximately 565 degrees Celsius at a pressure of approximately 350 mTorr in an atmosphere of silane (SiH 4 ) to provide amorphous layer 412 having a thickness approximately in the range of 200-300 nanometers.
  • the temperature is kept below 575 degrees Celsius to avoid crystallization of the formed layer, but not substantially below 575 degrees Celsius for the sake of maintaining a deposition rate suitable for high volume manufacturing.
  • the method of forming layers on a substrate of a solar cell further includes, subsequent to forming amorphous layer 412 , applying a cleaning solution to the back of each wafer, the cleaning solution including an oxidizing agent.
  • a texturizing solution is then applied to the back of each wafer, the texturizing solution including a hydroxide.
  • the oxidizing agent is a species such as, but not limited to, ozone or hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 )
  • the hydroxide is a species such as, but not limited to, potassium hydroxide (KOH) or sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
  • the texturizing solution may provide a randomly textured (rantex) surface on a light-receiving portion of a fabricated solar cell.
  • a cleaning solution having an oxidizing agent prior to introducing the texturizing solution, the texturing of the solar cell is uniform despite the initial presence of a ring portion of a layer fabricated on the solar cell substrate, as described below in association with FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 5 illustrates both a cross-sectional view and a top-down view of a substrate of a solar cell, the substrate having layers formed thereon, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a substrate of a solar cell includes a tunnel oxide layer 504 disposed on all surfaces of a wafer 502 .
  • a polycrystalline layer 506 is disposed on tunnel oxide layer 504 , polycrystalline layer 506 disposed on all portions of tunnel oxide layer 504 except on a back side of wafer 502 which includes a ring pattern of polycrystalline layer 506 .
  • the ring pattern results from the back-to-back handling of pairs of wafers, as described in association with FIG. 4C .
  • tunnel oxide layer 504 is composed of silicon dioxide
  • wafer 502 is composed of silicon
  • polycrystalline layer 506 is composed of silicon.
  • a substrate of a solar cell includes a tunnel oxide layer 504 disposed on all surfaces of a wafer 502 .
  • An amorphous layer 506 is disposed on tunnel oxide layer 504 , amorphous layer 506 disposed on all portions of tunnel oxide layer 504 except on a back side of wafer 502 which includes a ring pattern of amorphous layer 506 .
  • the ring pattern results from the back-to-back handling of pairs of wafers, as described in association with FIG. 4C .
  • tunnel oxide layer 504 is composed of silicon dioxide
  • wafer 502 is composed of silicon
  • amorphous layer 506 is composed of silicon.
  • a method of fabricating an emitter region of a solar cell includes forming, in a furnace, a tunnel oxide layer on a surface of a substrate. The method also includes, without removing the substrate from the furnace, forming an amorphous layer on the tunnel oxide layer. The method also includes doping the amorphous layer to provide a first region having N-type dopants and a second region having P-type dopants. Subsequently, the amorphous layer is heated to provide a polycrystalline layer having an N-type-doped region and a P-type-doped region.
  • the substrate is composed of silicon
  • the tunnel oxide layer is composed of silicon dioxide
  • the amorphous layer is composed of silicon
  • the N-type dopants are phosphorous
  • the P-type dopants are boron.
  • both the tunnel oxide layer and the amorphous layer are formed at a temperature of approximately 565 degrees Celsius
  • heating the amorphous layer to provide the polycrystalline layer includes heating at a temperature of approximately 980 degrees Celsius.

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