WO2011108241A1 - 薄膜太陽電池モジュールおよびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thin film solar cell module and a manufacturing method thereof.
- a solar cell module that directly converts sunlight energy into electric energy
- a thin film solar cell module in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells made of thin films are electrically connected in series on a substrate.
- a front electrode layer, a semiconductor photoelectric conversion layer, and a back electrode are laminated on a substrate, grooves are formed in these layers and separated into unit cells, and the cells are electrically connected using the grooves. Manufactured in a connected manner.
- a module is manufactured by the following procedure. First, it is separated into unit cells by a first separation groove that separates from the back electrode to the front electrode. Next, a second separation groove for separating the back electrode from the photoelectric conversion layer is formed. Next, the first and second separation grooves are filled with an insulating film, and a connection groove is provided in a portion of the insulating film to expose the back electrode. Next, a connection groove in which the insulating film to the photoelectric conversion layer are removed is formed between the first separation groove and the second separation groove. Finally, a conductive material connected from the connection groove to the connection groove is formed on the insulating film to connect the adjacent unit cells, and a third separation groove for separating the conductive material between the unit cells is provided. . Since the connection groove and the photoelectric conversion layer are separated by the first separation groove and the second separation groove, lateral leakage is prevented.
- Patent Document 2 a transparent surface electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back electrode are stacked on a light-transmitting insulating substrate, and a portion excluding the photoelectric conversion layer and the back electrode is formed. A white paint or a reflection film is formed in this portion, and incident light that passes through the photoelectric conversion layer without passing through the photoelectric conversion layer is guided to the photoelectric conversion layer by the white paint or reflection film, thereby improving the utilization efficiency of the incident light.
- the separation groove for removing the photoelectric conversion layer and the back electrode and separating the unit cell is also a non-power generation region.
- the light incident from the translucent substrate passes through the back side without entering the photoelectric conversion layer, or the light that has entered the photoelectric conversion layer once and has not been absorbed exits the separation groove and then goes to the back side. And pass through.
- a reflective material is formed in a portion excluding the photoelectric conversion layer and the back electrode, but that portion is only one side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer in the power generation region, and the other side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer is It was covered with a back electrode.
- the photoelectric conversion layer in the power generation region and the back electrode are close to each other, the leakage current increases, so that the other side surface is formed at a sufficient distance from the power generation region. For this reason, it is difficult to return the light transmitted from the other side surface to the back surface side to the power generation region, and the light use efficiency is low.
- an object of the present invention is to realize a thin-film solar cell module that improves the light utilization efficiency of the thin-film solar cell and facilitates its manufacture.
- the thin film solar cell module of the present invention is a thin film solar cell module in which a plurality of cells in which a transparent electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back electrode are sequentially laminated are arranged on a translucent insulating substrate, Between adjacent cells, the transparent electrode separation groove for separating the transparent electrode between cells, the back electrode separation groove for separating the back electrode between cells, and between the transparent electrode separation groove and the back electrode separation groove A cell connection opening for electrically connecting the back electrode of one cell and the transparent electrode of the other cell, A photoelectric conversion layer separation groove from which the photoelectric conversion layer is removed between the cell connection opening and the transparent electrode separation groove and between the cell connection opening and the back electrode separation groove; A thin-film solar cell module in which an insulating white reflector was formed inside the layer separation groove was obtained.
- the manufacturing method of the thin film solar cell module of the present invention is a manufacturing method of a thin film solar cell module in which a plurality of cells in which a transparent electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back electrode are sequentially stacked are arranged, Forming a transparent electrode on the translucent insulating substrate; and Forming a transparent electrode separation groove for separating the transparent electrode between cells; and Forming a photoelectric conversion layer on the transparent electrode; and Step D of forming a cell connection opening where the photoelectric conversion layer is removed and the bottom reaches the transparent electrode; Forming a back electrode on the photoelectric conversion layer; and Electrically connecting the back electrode of one cell and the transparent electrode of the other cell inside the cell connection opening; Forming a back electrode separation groove for separating the back electrode between cells, and Forming a first photoelectric conversion layer separation groove from which the photoelectric conversion layer has been removed between the cell connection opening and the transparent electrode separation groove; and Step I of forming a white reflector by applying a paint containing a white pigment to the first photoelectric
- the white reflective material is formed on the photoelectric conversion layers on both sides of the cell connection opening that electrically connects adjacent cells, the non-power generation region passes to the back side. Light can be efficiently guided to the photoelectric conversion layer, and the light use efficiency of the thin film solar cell can be improved.
- the method for manufacturing a thin-film solar cell module of the present invention since a white reflective material is formed by applying a paint containing a white pigment, the manufacturing is easy.
- FIG. 1 It is a top view which shows the structural example of the thin film solar cell module of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the thin film solar cell module of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view explaining the manufacturing method of the thin film solar cell module of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view explaining the manufacturing method of the thin film solar cell module of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the thin film solar cell module of Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the thin film solar cell module of Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration example of the thin film solar cell module according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the thin-film solar cell module according to Embodiment 1, which is a part of the cross section taken along the line AA in FIG.
- a plurality of elongated rectangular unit solar cells 10 are arranged on a translucent insulating substrate 1 in the rectangular short-side direction.
- Each unit solar cell 10 (hereinafter, the unit solar cell is simply referred to as a cell) has a power generation region 11 that mainly generates power and a connection region 12 that mainly electrically connects the cells in a short side direction.
- each of the cells 10 is electrically connected in series within a connection region 12 between adjacent cells 10.
- the cell 10 has a configuration in which a transparent electrode 2, a photoelectric conversion layer 4, and a back electrode 6 are sequentially laminated on a translucent insulating substrate 1.
- the electric power generated in the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is taken out from the transparent electrode 2 and the back electrode 6.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 4 may not be a tandem type but may be a single layer structure or a multilayer structure.
- connection area 12 is a part shared between adjacent cells.
- the transparent electrode 2, the photoelectric conversion layer 4, and the back surface electrode 6 are separated between adjacent cells by forming a continuous groove in the long side direction of the rectangular shape of each cell.
- a transparent electrode separation groove 31 that separates cells is formed in the transparent electrode 2, and a cell connection groove 32 and a back electrode separation groove 33 are formed in the photoelectric conversion layer 4 on the transparent electrode 2.
- the cell connection groove 32 is a continuous opening, but may be a discontinuous opening.
- the back electrode separation groove 33 is a continuous groove that separates the photoelectric conversion layer 4 between cells together with the back electrode 6 between cells.
- separates the back surface electrode 6 may mutually be shifted
- the back electrode 6 of one adjacent cell and the transparent electrode 2 of the other cell are electrically connected in series via the cell connection groove 32.
- the cell connection groove 32 is formed in a region sandwiched between the transparent electrode separation groove 31 and the back electrode separation groove 33.
- the back electrode 6 is formed in the cell connection groove 32, and the back electrode 6 is in direct contact with the transparent electrode 2 at the bottom of the cell connection groove 32.
- another electrical connection material may be used instead of the back electrode 6.
- connection region 12 Between the connection region 12 from the transparent electrode separation groove 31 to the back electrode separation groove 33 is a connection region 12 mainly having a function of connecting cells, and is a non-power generation region that contributes little to photoelectric conversion.
- the gap between the grooves is made as narrow as possible as compared with the power generation region 11 where no groove is formed.
- the transparent electrode separation groove 31 and the back electrode separation groove 33 are arranged close to each other in parallel, and the cell connection groove 32 is positioned between the narrow spaces. Structure.
- the transparent electrode 2 of the other cell 10 extends from the lower part of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 to at least the bottom of the connection groove 32. Accordingly, the back electrode separation groove 33 that separates the photoelectric conversion layer 4 between cells is formed so as not to completely divide the transparent electrode 2 even if the bottom thereof is formed to reach the transparent electrode 2.
- the conductive region constituting the cell is separated from the connection region 12, and the back electrode 6 of one cell and the transparent electrode 2 of the other cell are mutually separated from the power generation region 11.
- the structure extends and is electrically connected at the overlapped portion.
- the first photoelectric conversion layer separation groove 34 (hereinafter referred to as the first photoelectric conversion layer separation groove 34) from which the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is removed on one cell side of the cell connection groove 32 of the opening used for electrical connection.
- a back electrode separation groove 33 as a second photoelectric conversion layer separation groove (hereinafter abbreviated as a second separation groove) from which the photoelectric conversion layer has been removed on the other cell side. That is, the first separation groove 34 from which the photoelectric conversion layer 4 has been removed is provided between the cell connection groove 32 and the transparent electrode separation groove 31, and the photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the cell connection groove 32 and the back electrode separation groove 33.
- An electrically insulating first white reflective material 16 and second white reflective material 15 are formed inside these two photoelectric conversion layer separation grooves.
- the first separation groove 34 is between the transparent electrode separation groove 31 and the cell connection groove 32.
- This groove is formed along the longitudinal direction of the cell 10 substantially parallel to the transparent electrode separation groove 31.
- This groove is a groove in which the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is removed by a laser scribing method or the like, and the photoelectric conversion layer 4 between the cells is separated and the bottom thereof is the transparent electrode 2.
- the back electrode 6 of one adjacent cell 10 is connected to the transparent electrode 2 of the other cell 10 in the cell connection groove 32 over the first white reflector 16 of the first separation groove 34.
- the back electrode separation groove 33 as the second separation groove is a groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the cell 10 by removing the photoelectric conversion layer 4 by a laser scribing method or the like, and the bottom thereof becomes the transparent electrode 2. ing.
- the white reflector 15 is formed so as to cover the entire back surface of the cell 10 including the inside of the back electrode separation groove 33 and the top of the back electrode 6, the back electrode is used to reduce the amount of material used. 6 may be formed locally such as only in the back electrode separation groove 33 or only in the groove and the vicinity thereof without covering the top of 6.
- the first white reflective material 16 formed in the first separation groove 34 and the second white reflective material 15 formed in the back electrode separation groove 33 are preferably made of the same material. Those having different characteristics may be used.
- a mixture of white insulating fine particles and a transparent insulating resin can be used.
- white insulating fine particles having a particle diameter smaller than the depth of the back electrode separation groove 33 may be used.
- titanium oxide, zinc oxide, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, or aluminum oxide powder known as a white pigment can be used as the material for the white insulating fine particles.
- a white pigment having a high reflectance in the visible light region may be used.
- These particle sizes are preferably 0.1 to 2 microns. From these ranges, it is better to select an appropriate one smaller than the depth of the back electrode separation groove 33.
- the average particle diameter is 0.2. It should be ⁇ 0.5 microns.
- a minute particle size can be measured by a laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution measuring apparatus.
- the transparent insulating resin an acrylic resin, an alkyd resin, a phenol resin, a vinyl resin, or a fluorine resin can be used.
- This resin component is a binder, which fixes the white insulating fine particles and fixes them to the base.
- the white reflectors 16 and 15 a white paint having a high reflectance in the visible light region to the infrared region, which is mainly composed of various white pigments, can be used.
- the pigment is only white and does not contain any color pigment other than white so that high reflection can be obtained in the wavelength region of 400 to 600 nm where the energy of the sunlight is high.
- white pigment particles such as titanium oxide are 10 to 40% by mass
- the transparent resin is 10 to 30% by mass
- the organic solvent is 30 to 80% by mass
- other additives are combined to 100% by mass.
- the white reflector 15 can be formed using a material. You may make it contain 20-200 mass parts of white pigment particles with respect to 100 mass parts of resin which comprises a white coating film.
- the back electrode separation groove 33 in which the white reflecting material 15 is formed and the groove in which other white reflecting material described below is formed may have a width as small as 10 microns.
- a material having a reflectance of 60% or more, desirably 70% or more in the wavelength region of 400 to 600 nm may be used for the reflector.
- Such first and second white reflectors 16 and 15 have white pigment particles dispersed in a transparent resin.
- the resin and pigment particles have different refractive indexes, and a large number of their minute interfaces exist in random directions to form a reflecting surface, so that light incident on the white reflecting material is irregularly reflected. That is, the first and second white reflectors 16 and 15 are diffused light reflection materials.
- the transparent electrode 2 is made of, for example, a transparent conductive oxide film such as ZnO, ITO (Indium Tin Oxide), SnO 2 , or a film obtained by adding a metal material such as aluminum or gallium to ZnO.
- a transparent conductive oxide film such as ZnO, ITO (Indium Tin Oxide), SnO 2 , or a film obtained by adding a metal material such as aluminum or gallium to ZnO.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 4 has a PN junction or a PIN junction, and includes one thin film semiconductor layer that generates power by incident light incident on a light incident side surface (a lower surface in FIG. 2) of the thin film solar cell. Multiple layers are stacked.
- the thin film semiconductor layer for example, hydrogenated amorphous silicon, microcrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon germanium, microcrystalline silicon germanium, amorphous silicon carbide, microcrystalline silicon carbide, or the like can be used.
- a transparent conductive film such as ITO or ZnO or an oxide with improved conductivity by doping impurities between the thin film semiconductor layers.
- a silicon compound film such as silicon or silicon nitride may be inserted as the intermediate layer 4m.
- the back electrode 6 preferably has a structure in which a transparent conductive film and a metal film are laminated in this order from the side in contact with the semiconductor layer.
- a transparent conductive film between the semiconductor layer and the metal film, it is possible to suppress a phenomenon in which the metal film component diffuses into the semiconductor layer and deteriorates the cell characteristics of the solar cell.
- a transparent conductive film it is possible to have an effect of enhancing the light confinement effect effective for improving the efficiency of the solar cell.
- the transparent conductive film material SnO 2 , ITO, ZnO or the like described above can be used.
- the metal film material is preferably composed of a material having high conductivity and high light reflectance.
- a metal film material such as silver, gold, aluminum, chromium, titanium, or nickel can be used.
- the thin-film solar battery module according to Embodiment 1 has the photoelectric conversion layer separation grooves 34 and the back electrode separation grooves 33 from which the photoelectric conversion layers have been removed on both sides of the cell connection grooves 32 that are cell connection openings. Insulating first and second white reflectors 16 and 15 are formed in these. In addition to the second white reflector 15 contacting the side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 at one end of the power generation region 11, a first separation groove 34 is provided in a region closer to the power generation region 11 than the cell connection groove 32, Inside, the first white reflector 16 is in contact with the side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4, so that the light incident on the power generation region 11 can be used effectively.
- the photoelectric conversion layer separation groove 34 and the back electrode separation groove 33 both have the transparent electrode 2 at the bottom, and the first and second white reflectors 16 and 15 are formed on the transparent electrode 2 at the bottom. Since the white reflectors 16 and 15 are irregular reflection materials, a part of the light directly incident on the connection region 12 is irregularly reflected at the bottom of the white reflectors 16 and 15 at a shallow angle on the surface of the translucent insulating substrate 1. Reflected. Since it is reflected again on the surface of the translucent insulating substrate 1 and enters the photoelectric conversion layer 4 side, light can be used effectively.
- both the white reflectors 16 and 15 have the same height from the bottom substrate as the photoelectric conversion layer 4 and do not protrude to the incident side from the photoelectric conversion layer 4, they enter the photoelectric conversion layer 4 obliquely into the power generation region 11. Do not block the light to be.
- the cell connection groove 32 and the photoelectric conversion layer 4 are electrically separated from each other by the first separation groove 34 and the back electrode separation groove 33 which is the second separation groove, lateral leakage is prevented.
- the second white reflector 15 covers not only the groove of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 but also the entire surface of the back electrode 6 so that the back electrode 6 can be mechanically or chemically treated. There is also an effect to protect.
- 3 and 4 are partial cross-sectional views illustrating the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell module according to the first embodiment.
- the transparent electrode 2 divided for each cell 10 by the transparent electrode separation groove 31 is formed on the translucent insulating substrate 1 made of white glass or the like. That is, a process A for forming a transparent electrode and a process B for forming a transparent electrode separation groove for separating the transparent electrode between cells are performed.
- a method thereof a method of simultaneously performing the process A and the process B of depositing the transparent electrode 2 on the substrate by using a mask so as not to adhere to the transparent electrode separation groove 31,
- the transparent electrode 2 for example, a ZnO film to which aluminum is added can be formed by a sputtering method or the like.
- a processing method of the transparent electrode 2 for forming the transparent electrode separation groove 31 there are a laser scribing method and a wet etching method using a resist mask.
- the translucent electrode separation grooves 31 are preferably formed in parallel with a predetermined interval with respect to the side of the translucent insulating substrate 1.
- a process C for forming the photoelectric conversion layer 4 made of a semiconductor material on the transparent electrode 2 is performed.
- the process H which removes a part of this photoelectric converting layer 4 and forms the 1st separation groove 34 is performed.
- the first separation groove 34 is processed so that the transparent electrode 2 remains at the bottom.
- the first separation groove 34 is formed at a position near the transparent electrode separation groove 31 that is slightly displaced. The position is in a region between the cell connection groove 32 and the transparent electrode separation groove 31 formed in a later step.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 4 in process C is deposited by the CVD method.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is a multi-junction type, for example, a thin film semiconductor layer of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin film as the first photoelectric conversion layer 4a, then a silicon oxide film doped with impurities as the intermediate layer 4m, As the second photoelectric conversion layer 4b, a thin film semiconductor layer of a microcrystalline silicon thin film is deposited.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 4 may be a single layer or a multi-layered junction structure.
- the semiconductor material may be another material layer such as a compound semiconductor.
- 1st separation groove 34 of process H can be formed using a laser scribing method.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 4 containing silicon as a main component by using the second harmonic of an Nd: YAG laser as a light source, a groove exposing the transparent electrode 2 at the bottom can be formed relatively easily. This groove is formed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the cell 10, and the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is separated for each cell 10 by this groove.
- a process I for forming the first white reflective material 16 by applying a white paint containing white and electrically insulating pigment particles in the first separation groove 34 is performed.
- the first white reflector 16 is formed by applying a white paint containing fine particles of titanium oxide as a white pigment to the back electrode separation groove 33.
- paints include 10 to 40% by mass of titanium dioxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 0.3 microns, 10 to 30% by mass of synthetic resin, hydrocarbon, ester, alcohol, ketone, and ether. If a white ink of 30 to 80% by mass with a highly volatile solvent such as a system is used, the productivity is good.
- Step I Application of the white paint in Step I is performed locally so that it is performed only in the first separation groove 34 or in the vicinity including the groove.
- Such local application to the groove of the white paint can be performed by a method using a dispenser, inkjet, or screen printing.
- the first white reflector 16 is shown as if the separation groove 34 is completely filled, but the groove is not necessarily provided if it adheres to the side and bottom surfaces of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 in the separation groove 34. There is no need to fill completely.
- the first white reflective material 16 may partially protrude from the separation groove 34 on the back electrode 6 in the vicinity thereof during application. Volatile components such as a solvent contained in the white paint are removed by heat treatment after application.
- a process D is performed in which the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is removed to form the cell connection groove 32 so that the bottom of the cell connection opening reaches the lower transparent electrode 2.
- the cell connection groove 32 is formed in a region sandwiched between the transparent electrode separation groove 31 and a back electrode separation groove 33 to be formed later, and is formed in the vicinity of the white reflector 16 and on the opposite side to the transparent electrode separation groove 31.
- the cell connection groove 32 can use a laser scribing method.
- a process E for forming the back electrode 6 on the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is performed.
- the back electrode 6 is also coated on the inner surface of the cell connection groove 32 and is in contact with the transparent electrode 2 at the bottom.
- the process F which electrically connects the back electrode 6 of one cell 10 adjacent to the inside of the cell connection groove 32 and the transparent electrode 2 of the other cell 10 is performed together with the process E.
- the process F is not necessarily performed simultaneously with the process E, and may be performed in another process using, for example, a conductive paste.
- the back electrode 6 used in step E it is desirable to form the back electrode 6 having a structure in which an oxide transparent conductive film and a metal film are laminated in this order from the side in contact with the semiconductor layer.
- zinc oxide to which aluminum is added is used as the material of the oxide transparent conductive film to form a thin film.
- a film forming method for example, a sputtering method can be used, but is not limited thereto, and other methods such as a CVD method and a coating method may be used.
- a metal thin film using, for example, silver having a high light reflectance is formed as a metal film, and the back electrode 6 is formed.
- a sputtering method can be used, but is not limited thereto, and other methods such as an electron beam evaporation method and a coating method may be used.
- the oxide transparent conductive film can prevent deterioration due to mutual diffusion or the like caused by direct contact between the semiconductor layer and the metal film. The effect is remarkable in the case of a combination of a semiconductor layer mainly composed of silicon and a metal film mainly composed of silver.
- the reflectance which reflects the light which passed the photoelectric converting layer 4 to the photoelectric converting layer 4 side again can be raised by making the thickness of an oxide transparent conductive film into the thickness of an optical interference film.
- a process G for forming the back electrode separation groove 33 for separating the back electrode 6 between cells is performed.
- the back electrode separation groove 33 is formed adjacent to the cell connection groove 32 at a position opposite to the transparent electrode separation groove 31.
- the back electrode separation groove 33 separates not only the back electrode 6 between cells but also the photoelectric conversion layer 4 on the transparent electrode 2. Since the back electrode separation groove 33 also serves as the second separation groove, the process J of forming the second separation groove from which the photoelectric conversion layer is removed between the cell connection groove 32 and the back electrode separation groove 33 is a process G. Done with.
- the back electrode separation groove 33 is a groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the cell 10 and reaching the transparent electrode 2 from the surface of the transparent electrode 2.
- an etching method using a resist mask or a laser scribing method can be used as a method for forming such a groove.
- the process G and the process J may be performed in different processes, for example, a method of peeling the back electrode 6 together with the photoelectric conversion layer 4 by a laser scribing method of irradiating a laser from the front surface side of the translucent insulating substrate 1. If used, the process G and the process J can be performed at the same time, so that processing is easy.
- the process K of forming the second white reflector 15 is performed on the back electrode separation groove 33 which is the second separation groove formed in the process J. Similar to the first white reflector 16, the second white reflector 15 is formed by applying a paint containing a white pigment. After application, the coating is dried by heating to evaporate the solvent.
- a material having a high ratio of the white pigment component such that the mass ratio of the white pigment component to the resin component in the coating film is, for example, 40% or more is preferable as the coating material.
- the ratio of the white pigment component is increased, the white reflectors 16 and 15 having excellent reflection characteristics even with a thin film of about 1 to 10 microns, for example.
- the white pigment Although various materials can be used as the white pigment, a material having a high optical refractive index is preferable. Since optical irregular reflection occurs when the surface of fine particles has a difference in refractive index from the surroundings, titanium oxide having a large refractive index difference is superior to the transparent resin in the coating film. Of the titanium oxide, anatase type particles are excellent in reflection characteristics, but since they have an action of decomposing the resin by ultraviolet rays, it is desirable to use a rutile type for long-term use.
- Such a coating is applied to the entire surface of the cell 10 by spray or roller, or locally applied so as to fill the back electrode separation groove 33 with a dispenser, inkjet, screen printing or the like. But it ’s okay. From the viewpoint of protecting the cell 10, it is desirable to uniformly cover the entire surface of the cell 10, and from the viewpoint of reducing the substance used, it is desirable to apply locally.
- baking may be performed at a temperature of 100 to 150 ° C., and a coating film having excellent durability and little deterioration in the long term can be obtained.
- a step of heating at 100 to 150 ° C. or a reduced pressure treatment step is performed after the coating is applied, the speed of removing the solvent component is increased and the production can be accelerated.
- the basic thin film solar cell module is completed through the above steps.
- a thin film solar cell module that is used for a long time outdoors after a sealing process in which a protective member such as a sealing sheet is bonded onto the light-transmitting insulating substrate 1 with an adhesive or the like. Become.
- the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell module according to Embodiment 1 includes the step A of forming the transparent electrode 2 on the light-transmitting insulating substrate 1 on the light-transmitting insulating substrate 1, and the transparent Step B for forming the transparent electrode separation groove 31 for separating the electrode 2 between cells, Step C for forming the photoelectric conversion layer 4 on the transparent electrode 2, and the bottom of the transparent electrode 2 with the photoelectric conversion layer 4 removed.
- the step D of forming the cell connection opening (cell opening groove 32) reaching the above, the step E of forming the back electrode 6 on the photoelectric conversion layer 4, and the inside of the cell connection opening (cell opening groove 32) A step F of electrically connecting the back electrode 6 of the cell 10 and the transparent electrode 2 of the other cell 10; and a step G of forming a back electrode separation groove 33 for separating the back electrode 2 between cells.
- a process H for forming the first separation groove 34 from which the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is removed between the cell connection opening (cell opening groove 32) and the transparent electrode separation groove 31 is further provided.
- the separation grooves of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 are provided on both sides of the connection opening by the cell process H and the process J.
- These separation grooves serve as both ends of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 in the power generation region 11, and the first and second white reflectors 16 and 15 are provided at both ends by the steps I and K. Note that the order of the steps may be changed as long as no inconvenience occurs, a plurality of steps may be performed in one step, or one step may be performed in a plurality of steps.
- Step I and Step K apply a paint containing white insulating particles to form a white light reflecting material, so that the light passing through the cell connection structure portion to the back side is photoelectrically converted with high reflectance.
- High-efficiency thin-film solar cells leading to the layers can be easily manufactured.
- a high light reflectance is realizable with a thin coating film compared with the adhesive sheet which has a sealing sheet of light reflectance, and a reflective component, a use substance can be reduced. Even when a sealing sheet or the like is adhered to the back surface side, optical adhesive characteristics and transmission characteristics are unnecessary for the adhesive, and a low-cost adhesive can be selected, which is advantageous for cost reduction.
- FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the thin-film solar cell module of the second embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view of a position corresponding to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment.
- the thin-film solar battery module of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment in that there is a white reflective material on the side surfaces of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 of both the cell connection groove 32 and the other cell.
- the second embodiment is different in that the cell connection groove 32 is formed inside the white reflector.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 4 has one separation groove 35 between cells, and a cell connection groove 32 and a back electrode separation groove 33 are formed in a white reflective material formed in the separation groove 35.
- FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the thin film solar cell module according to the second embodiment.
- a large number of rectangular cells 10 are arranged on the translucent insulating substrate 1 in the X direction (rectangular short side direction) in the figure, and the separation grooves 35 of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 are perpendicular to the X direction between the cells 10. It extends in the direction (long side direction of the rectangle). This is the only groove formed to separate the photoelectric conversion layer 4 between cells.
- a white reflecting material 17 is formed in the separation groove 35, and a cell connection groove 32 and a back electrode separation groove 33 are provided in the white reflecting material 17.
- the cell connection groove 32 and the back electrode separation groove 33 are formed at positions slightly shifted from the side surfaces of the photoelectric conversion layer 4.
- the partial white reflecting material 17a in contact with one side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 and the partial white reflecting material 17c in contact with the other side surface exist separately.
- channel 32 is formed as a groove
- the partial white reflector 17b is made between the partial white reflectors 17a and 17c.
- the back electrode 6 includes a first back electrode 6a made of a metal film and the like, and the back electrode 6 has a second back electrode 6b made of a transparent conductive film or the like. The second back electrode 6b is sandwiched between the photoelectric conversion layer 4 and the first back electrode 6a.
- the back electrode 6 shows the case where the partial white reflectors 17a and 17c are partly formed also on the second back electrode 6b, they may be formed only in the grooves as shown in FIG. good. Moreover, it is not essential that the back electrode 6 has a plurality of layers, but a single layer may be used.
- the partial white reflector 17a is inserted in the thin film solar cell module according to Embodiment 2
- a part of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 on the back electrode separation groove 33 side is removed from 32 and a partial white reflecting material 17c is inserted. That is, as in the first embodiment, the white reflecting material 17 in contact with the side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is formed on both sides of the cell 10 in the longitudinal direction.
- the partial white reflective material 17 a corresponds to the first white reflective material 16 of the first embodiment
- the partial white reflective material 17 c corresponds to the second white reflective material 15.
- the photoelectric conversion efficiency is improved and the leakage current is prevented as in the first embodiment.
- the cell connection groove 32 as the cell connection opening and the back electrode separation groove 33 for cell separation are formed in the white reflector 17 in the separation groove 35, the groove formed in the photoelectric conversion layer 4 between the cells 10.
- FIG. 7A is the same as the process A and the process B of the first embodiment.
- a photoelectric conversion layer 4 made of a semiconductor is formed on the transparent electrode 2 in the same manner as in step C of the first embodiment.
- a second back electrode 6b made of a transparent conductive film is formed on the photoelectric conversion layer 4 by sputtering or the like, and then the bottom portion is formed on the photoelectric conversion layer 4 and the second back electrode 6b.
- a separation groove 35 that reaches the transparent electrode 2 is formed.
- the separation groove 35 can be formed by a laser scribing method as in step H of the first embodiment.
- This separation groove 35 is a groove serving as the cell connection opening formed in step D of the first embodiment, the first separation groove formed in step H, and the second separation groove formed in step J. is there. By forming one such groove between the cells, the photoelectric conversion layer 4 in Step D, Step H, and Step J is removed simultaneously by forming the separation groove 35.
- the white reflecting material 17 is formed by filling the separation grooves 35 with a white paint containing white and insulating pigment particles.
- the white reflecting material 17 serves as both the first white reflecting material 16 formed in Step I of Embodiment 1 and the second white reflecting material 15 formed in Step K. With the formation of the white reflective material 17, the formation of the white reflective material in Step I and Step K is performed simultaneously.
- the local application to the groove of the white paint can be performed by a method using a dispenser, inkjet, or screen printing.
- the white reflecting material 17 is shown as if the separation groove 35 is completely filled, but if it adheres to the side and bottom surfaces of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 in the separation groove 34, the groove is not necessarily filled completely. There is no need. Further, the white reflecting material 17 may partially protrude from the separation groove 35 in the vicinity thereof as shown in FIG.
- a process D for forming the cell connection groove 32 in the white reflector 17 of the separation groove 35 is performed.
- the cell connection groove 32 is formed in the white reflector 17 at a slight distance from the side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 on the side close to the transparent electrode separation groove 31.
- the cell connection groove 32 is a groove of the white reflector 17 that reaches the transparent electrode 2.
- a method of forming the white reflecting material 17 in such a cell connection groove 32 a method of processing using a resist mask or a laser scribing method can be used.
- the laser scribing method it is desirable to appropriately select the components of the white reflecting material 17 formed in the steps I and K and the wavelength of the laser to be used.
- the white reflective material 17 containing polyimide resin is formed by laser scribing that irradiates a pulse laser having a wavelength of 400 to 450 nm from the surface of the translucent insulating substrate 1, the groove can be easily processed.
- a laser for example, a laser having a third harmonic wavelength of 447 nm of an Nd: YVO 4 laser having a fundamental wave of 1342 nm is suitable.
- Polyimide resins are transparent in the visible light wavelength range, but many have a sharp increase in absorption when the wavelength is 450 nm or less.
- Such processing can also be performed by irradiating a pulse laser having a wavelength of 355 nm such as the third harmonic of Nd: YAG.
- a pulse laser having a wavelength of 355 nm such as the third harmonic of Nd: YAG.
- the transparent electrode 2 is transparent. Use becomes difficult when the electrode 2 is relatively thick.
- the white reflecting material 17 contains a resin material having a relatively large absorption at a wavelength of 400 nm or more, and processing is performed with a laser having a wavelength that the resin material absorbs.
- a resin that has a high transmittance in the visible light region and has a large absorption in the near infrared region may be added as a component of the white reflector 17, and laser processing may be performed with a near infrared laser having the absorption wavelength.
- an aromatic resin may be used as a resin having a large absorption in the near infrared region.
- the first surface made of a metal film is formed on the inner surface of the cell connection groove 32 and the second back electrode 6b by using a sputtering method or the like as shown in FIG. Cover with the back electrode 6a.
- a back electrode separation groove 33 is formed in the white reflective material 17, and a process G for separating the first back electrode 6a between cells is performed.
- the back electrode separation groove 33 is formed in the white reflector 17 with a slight distance from the side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 on the side far from the transparent electrode separation groove 31.
- This back electrode separation groove 33 uses the laser scribing method as described in the description of the step D to leave the transparent electrode 2 at the bottom, and the white reflective material 17 and the first back electrode 6a on the top. It can be formed by removing. As described above, the thin film solar cell module according to the second embodiment is completed. However, the back electrode separation groove 33 may be further filled with a white reflective material.
- the bottom surface is transparent between the cells.
- the groove of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 formed between adjacent cells may be one of the separation grooves 35, the manufacturing is facilitated. Moreover, since the process of forming the white reflecting material 17 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the cell 10 can be realized by a single coating process, the manufacturing becomes easy. Further, when forming the cell connection groove 32 and the back electrode separation groove 33 which are connection openings in the separation groove 35, processing is performed by irradiating the laser light absorbed by the resin of the white reflector 17 Therefore, since it decomposes with lower energy than the processing of inorganic materials, it can be processed with a laser having a low energy density, and the processing speed can be increased. Moreover, since the 2nd back surface electrode 6b which consists of a transparent conductive film is formed on the photoelectric converting layer 4 before formation of the separation groove 35, the contamination and deterioration of the photoelectric converting layer 4 can be prevented.
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the thin-film solar cell module of the third embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view at a position corresponding to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment and FIG. 5 of the second embodiment.
- the thin film solar cell module according to the third embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, but differs in that it includes a white reflector 19 having a white pigment concentration different in the vertical direction of the translucent insulating substrate 1.
- the thin film solar cell module of Embodiment 3 is different from Embodiments 1 and 2 in the position of the separation groove of the photoelectric conversion layer 4, and becomes a separation groove 36 that separates the transparent electrode 2 and the photoelectric conversion layer 4 simultaneously.
- a first white reflector 19 is formed in the separation groove 36.
- the transparent electrode separation groove 31 and the first separation groove 34 having the structure of the first embodiment communicate as one separation groove 36.
- the first white reflecting material 19 is formed in the transparent electrode separation groove 36 substantially in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the cell 10.
- the first white reflective material 19 is located closer to the transparent electrode separation groove 31 than the cell connection groove 32 and corresponds to the first white reflective material 16 of the first embodiment.
- the first white reflector 19 is basically the same as that described in the first embodiment, and is composed of a white insulating material. However, the concentration of the white pigment gradually increases from the light receiving surface side. Consists of multiple layers. That is, in the third embodiment, the first white reflecting material 19 in contact with one side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is formed as a light scattering layer having a different white density in the separation groove 36 of the transparent electrode 2 between adjacent cells. Has been.
- FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (e) and FIGS. 11 (f) to 11 (g) are partial cross-sectional views for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell module according to the third embodiment.
- the transparent electrode 2 is formed on the translucent insulating substrate 1 in the step A.
- segments the transparent electrode 2 for every cell is not performed at this time.
- the process C of laminating the photoelectric conversion layer 4 made of a thin film semiconductor layer on the transparent electrode 2 is performed as in the first embodiment.
- the transparent electrode 2 and the photoelectric conversion layer 4 are simultaneously deleted by a laser scribing method or the like to form a separation groove 36.
- a laser scribing method In order to simultaneously process the transparent electrode 2 and the photoelectric conversion layer 4 by the laser scribing method, it is preferable to use a fundamental wave of a YAG laser.
- the separation groove 36 is a groove for separating the transparent electrode, and is formed along the longitudinal direction of the cell 10. The bottom of the separation groove 36 is the translucent substrate 1.
- the separation groove 36 is also a groove for separating the photoelectric conversion layer 4 in the same manner as the first separation groove 34 of the first embodiment. That is, the step B of forming the transparent electrode separation groove for separating the transparent electrode 2 between the cells and the step of forming the first separation groove from which the photoelectric conversion layer is removed between the cell connection groove 32 and the transparent electrode separation groove. H is performed simultaneously.
- the white insulating material used has a plurality of layers that gradually increase as the pigment concentration becomes the back surface side so that the white reflectance increases in order from the translucent insulating substrate 1 side to the back electrode 6 side. did.
- the pigment concentration is a mass proportion of the pigment component contained in the coating film, and is determined by the proportion of the pigment component contained in the white paint to be applied.
- the concentration of the white pigment on the translucent insulating substrate 1 side is lower than the concentration of the white pigment on the back electrode 6 side.
- the figure shows a case where a white reflective material 19a having a low pigment concentration and a white reflective material 19b having a high pigment concentration are formed in two layers as the first white reflective material 19.
- the number of layers having different concentrations may be more than two, or a concentration gradient layer in which the layer boundary is not clear may be used.
- the thickness of the white reflecting material 19a having a low pigment concentration is desirably thicker than the thickness of the transparent electrode 2 as shown in the figure. Due to such a difference in density, the reflectance on the light receiving surface side is low, and the reflectance on the back surface side can be increased.
- the white insulating material is a material in which white pigment particles are dispersed in a transparent resin
- the light-transmitting insulating substrate 1 side which is the light-receiving surface
- the back electrode 6 side is high and semi-transmissive in terms of light transmittance, and on the back electrode 6 side.
- white pigment particles are contained in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin constituting the white coating film of the white reflector 19a, and the white reflector 19b on the back side has 21 to 200 white pigment particles. You may make it contain a mass part.
- the pigment concentration of the white reflecting material located closest to the light receiving side may be 1/100 to 1/5 or less of the pigment concentration of the white reflecting material located closest to the back surface.
- the local application to the groove of the white paint can be performed by a method using a dispenser, inkjet, or screen printing.
- the concentration gradient as described above can be configured by applying and overlapping layers having different concentrations multiple times.
- the white reflecting material 19 is shown as completely filling the separation groove 36, but at least if it is attached to the bottom surface of the separation groove 36, the side surface of the transparent electrode 2, and a part of the side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4. It is not always necessary to completely fill the groove. Further, the first white reflective material 19 may partially protrude from the separation groove 36 on the transparent electrode 2 in the vicinity thereof during application. In this way, the first white reflective material 19 is locally applied only in the groove or only in the groove and in the vicinity of the groove so that the photoelectric conversion layer 4 is hardly covered.
- Step E and Step F in which a metal film is formed so as to cover the inside of the cell connection groove 32 to form the back electrode 6 are performed.
- the process G and the process J which form the back surface electrode separation groove
- a process K for forming the second white reflector 15 in the back electrode separation groove 33 is performed.
- the figure shows the case where the second white reflector 15 is a white reflector having a single white density, but the second white reflector 15 is also different from the white reflector 19 in the content of the white pigment. It may be formed.
- the first and second white reflectors 19 and 15 containing the white insulating material are formed near both sides of the cell connection groove 32. That is, the light incident on the transparent electrode separation groove portion of the separation groove 36 corresponding to the transparent electrode separation groove is scattered light within the cell while having a light irregular reflection surface on both longitudinal sides of the power generation region 11 of the cell.
- the first white reflective layer 19 may be made light transmissive by a white reflective material 19a having a low pigment concentration so that at least a portion thicker than the thickness of the transparent electrode 2 immediately above the translucent insulating substrate 1 is made transparent.
- the first white reflecting material 19 protrudes to the light incident side from the photoelectric conversion layer 4, but the light reaches the thickness of the transparent electrode 2.
- the attenuation amount of visible light passing through the layer of the white reflective material 19a is 1 ⁇ 2 or less.
- a small amount of white pigment is contained in the white reflector 19a so as to have both light transmittance and light scattering property.
- the white pigment is used. It is good also as a completely transparent layer without containing.
- the thickness of the white reflective material 19a may be substantially the same as that of the transparent electrode 2, and a transparent resin layer having almost no white pigment may be used instead of the white reflective material 19a. In that case, for example, the same resin material as that contained in the white reflector 19b may be used.
- the current generated in the power generation region 11 is applied to the side surface of the photoelectric conversion layer 4 in the cell connection groove 32. It is also possible to prevent deterioration in conversion efficiency caused by suppressing lateral leakage through the formed conductive material and lateral leakage between adjacent transparent electrode portions.
- the first white reflector 19 having a different concentration is provided in the separation groove 36.
- the white reflector 15 inside the back electrode separation groove 33 may have a different concentration.
- the white reflective material 15 may be formed after the thin semi-transparent layer having a low white pigment concentration and high adhesive strength is formed to increase the adhesive strength of the white reflective material 15.
- the second embodiment may have a structure with different white density.
- a white light reflecting material containing a white insulating material is provided.
- a transparent or opaque resin layer having no pigment may be provided instead of the white reflector.
- a highly efficient thin-film solar cell module that is easy to manufacture, has a narrow connection region 12 and suppresses leakage is obtained.
- the present invention can realize a high-performance thin-film solar cell module and can easily manufacture the module.
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隣接するセル間に、前記透明電極をセル間で分離する透明電極分離溝と、前記裏面電極をセル間で分離する裏面電極分離溝と、前記透明電極分離溝と前記裏面電極分離溝との間に一方のセルの前記裏面電極と他方のセルの前記透明電極とを電気的に接続するセル接続開口部と、を備え、
前記セル接続開口部から前記透明電極分離溝までの間および前記セル接続開口部から前記裏面電極分離溝までの間に前記光電変換層が除去された光電変換層分離溝を有し、前記光電変換層分離溝の内部に絶縁性の白色反射材が形成されている薄膜太陽電池モジュールとした。
透光性絶縁基板の上に透明電極を形成する工程Aと、
前記透明電極をセル間で分離する透明電極分離溝を形成する工程Bと、
前記透明電極の上に光電変換層を形成する工程Cと、
前記光電変換層が除去されて底部が前記透明電極に達するセル接続開口部を形成する工程Dと、
前記光電変換層の上に裏面電極を形成する工程Eと、
前記セル接続開口部内部で一方のセルの前記裏面電極と他方のセルの前記透明電極とを電気的に接続する工程Fと、
前記裏面電極をセル間で分離する裏面電極分離溝を形成する工程Gと、を有し、
前記セル接続開口部から前記透明電極分離溝までの間に前記光電変換層が除去された第1の光電変換層分離溝を形成する工程Hと、
前記工程Hで形成された前記第1の光電変換層分離溝に白色顔料を含有する塗料を塗布して白色反射材を形成する工程Iと、
前記セル接続開口部から前記裏面電極分離溝までの間に前記光電変換層が除去された第2の光電変換層分離溝を形成する工程Jと
前記工程Jで形成された前記第2の光電変換層分離溝に白色顔料を含有する塗料を塗布して白色反射材を形成する工程Kと、
を有する薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法とした。
図1は本実施の形態1の薄膜太陽電池モジュールの構成例を示す平面図である。また、図2は本実施の形態1の薄膜太陽電池モジュールの部分断面図であり、図1のA-A間の断面の一部である。図1に示すように、実施の形態1のモジュールは、透光性絶縁基板1上に複数の細長い矩形状の単位太陽電池セル10が矩形の短辺方向に配列されている。各単位太陽電池セル10(以下、単位太陽電池セルを単にセルと略す。)は、主として発電を行う発電領域11と、主としてセル間を電気的に接続する接続領域12とが短辺方向に所定の間隔で交互に並ぶ。セル10のそれぞれは、隣接するセル10との間の接続領域12内で電気的に直列接続される。セル10は、図2に示すように、透光性絶縁基板1の上に透明電極2、光電変換層4および裏面電極6が順に積層された構成を有する。各層と反対側の面である透光性絶縁基板1の表面から入射した光は、透明電極2を経て光電変換層4に入射して光電変換される。光電変換層4で発生した電力は透明電極2と裏面電極6とから取り出される。図2の光電変換層4は第1の光電変換層4aと、第1の光電変換層4aと光電変換の波長依存性の異なる第2の光電変換層4bとが積層されたタンデム型の構造である。第1の光電変換層4aと第2の光電変換層4bとの間に透光性でかつ導電性の中間層4mを有する。光電変換層4はタンデム型でなく単層の構造でも、さらに多層の構造であっても良い。
図5は本実施の形態2の薄膜太陽電池モジュールの部分断面図であり、実施の形態1の図2に相当する位置の断面図である。本実施の形態2の薄膜太陽電池モジュールは、セル接続溝32の一方と他方との両セルの光電変換層4の側面に白色反射材がある点で実施の形態1と同様であるが、本実施の形態2ではセル接続溝32が白色反射材の内部に形成されている点で異なる。光電変換層4がセル間に1つの分離溝35を有し、その分離溝35内に形成された白色反射材内にセル接続溝32と裏面電極分離溝33とが形成されている。
図9は本実施の形態3の薄膜太陽電池モジュールの部分断面図であり、実施の形態1の図2や実施の形態2の図5に相当する位置の断面図である。本実施の形態3の薄膜太陽電池モジュールは、実施の形態1に類似するが、透光性絶縁基板1の垂直方向で白色顔料の濃度が異なる白色反射材19を有している点で異なる。
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- 透光性絶縁基板の上に、透明電極、光電変換層および裏面電極が順に積層された複数のセルが配列された薄膜太陽電池モジュールであって、
隣接するセル間に、前記透明電極をセル間で分離する透明電極分離溝と、前記裏面電極をセル間で分離する裏面電極分離溝と、前記透明電極分離溝と前記裏面電極分離溝との間に一方のセルの前記裏面電極と他方のセルの前記透明電極とを電気的に接続するセル接続開口部と、を備え、
前記セル接続開口部から前記透明電極分離溝までの間および前記セル接続開口部から前記裏面電極分離溝までの間に前記光電変換層が除去された光電変換層分離溝を有し、前記光電変換層分離溝の内部に絶縁性の白色反射材が形成されている薄膜太陽電池モジュール。 - 請求項1に記載の薄膜太陽電池モジュールであって、
隣接するセル間に前記光電変換層を分離する分離溝が1本のみであって、前記分離溝内に前記白色反射材が形成され、前記白色反射材内に隣接するセル間を電気的に接続する開口部と前記裏面電極分離溝が形成されていることを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池モジュール。 - 請求項1に記載の薄膜太陽電池モジュールであって、
前記白色反射材は白色顔料を含有し、前記透光性絶縁基板側の前記白色顔料の濃度が前記裏面電極側の前記白色顔料の濃度に比べて低いことを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池モジュール。 - 請求項1に記載の薄膜太陽電池モジュールであって、
前記セル接続開口部から前記透明電極分離溝までの間の前記光電変換層が除去された光電変換層分離溝が、前記透明電極とともに前記光電変換層を分離する分離溝であって、
該分離溝内に形成される前記白色反射材は白色顔料を有して、前記透光性絶縁基板側の前記白色顔料の濃度が前記裏面電極側の前記白色顔料の濃度に比べて低く、前記透光性絶縁基板のすぐ上に前記透明電極の厚みより厚い部分が光透過性であることを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池モジュール。 - 透明電極、光電変換層および裏面電極が順に積層された複数のセルが配列された薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法であって、
透光性絶縁基板の上に透明電極を形成する工程Aと、
前記透明電極をセル間で分離する透明電極分離溝を形成する工程Bと、
前記透明電極の上に光電変換層を形成する工程Cと、
前記光電変換層が除去されて底部が前記透明電極に達するセル接続開口部を形成する工程Dと、
前記光電変換層の上に裏面電極を形成する工程Eと、
前記セル接続開口部内部で一方のセルの前記裏面電極と他方のセルの前記透明電極とを電気的に接続する工程Fと、
前記裏面電極をセル間で分離する裏面電極分離溝を形成する工程Gと、を有し、
前記セル接続開口部から前記透明電極分離溝までの間に前記光電変換層が除去された第1の光電変換層分離溝を形成する工程Hと、
前記工程Hで形成された前記第1の光電変換層分離溝に白色顔料を含有する塗料を塗布して白色反射材を形成する工程Iと、
前記セル接続開口部から前記裏面電極分離溝までの間に前記光電変換層が除去された第2の光電変換層分離溝を形成する工程Jと
前記工程Jで形成された前記第2の光電変換層分離溝に白色顔料を含有する塗料を塗布して白色反射材を形成する工程Kと、
を有する薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法。 - 請求項5に記載の薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法であって、
前記工程A、前記工程B、および前記工程Cの後に前記第1の前記光電変換層分離溝と前記第2の前記光電変換層分離溝とを兼ねる1本の前記光電変換層分離溝をセル間に形成することにより前記工程Hと前記工程Jとが同時に行われ、
前記セル間の1本の前記光電変換層分離溝に前記白色反射材を形成して前記工程Iと前記工程Kとが同時に行われ、
前記工程Iと前記工程Kとの後に、前記白色反射材の一部を除去することにより前記セル接続開口部を形成する前記工程Dが行われ、
前記工程D後に前記工程Eと前記工程Fとが行われ、
前記工程Gは前記白色反射材の一部とともに該白色反射材の上の前記裏面電極を除去する工程であることを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法。 - 請求項6に記載の薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法であって、
前記工程Iと前記工程Kとで形成される前記白色反射材はポリイミド樹脂を含有し、
前記工程Dまたは前記工程Gにおける前記白色反射材の除去は波長400~450nmのレーザ光を照射して除去する方法によることを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法。 - 請求項5に記載の薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法であって、
前記工程Bと前記工程Hとが同時に行われて、前記透明電極分離溝と前記第1の光電変換層分離溝を兼ねた溝が形成され、該溝に前記工程Iにおいて白色顔料の含有濃度が異なる白色塗料を積層することにより、前記白色反射材の前記透光性絶縁基板側の前記白色顔料の濃度が前記裏面電極側の前記白色顔料の濃度に比べて低くしたことを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池モジュールの製造方法。
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