WO2011129368A1 - 太陽電池素子およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- a conductive paste mainly containing aluminum is applied on a semiconductor substrate such as silicon by using a screen printing method, and the applied conductive paste is baked to form a current collecting electrode.
- a conductive paste mainly containing silver is applied thereon and then fired to form an extraction electrode (see Patent Documents 1 to 3 below).
- the semiconductor substrate when the semiconductor substrate is warped, the semiconductor substrate is easily cracked or cracked in the subsequent manufacturing process, and the reliability of the manufactured solar cell element is lowered.
- a solar cell element 1 includes a semiconductor substrate 2 having at least a first semiconductor layer of one conductivity type and a second semiconductor layer of opposite conductivity type, and generated power. Electrodes for extraction (bus bar electrodes 3, finger electrodes 4, current collecting electrodes 5, output extraction electrodes 6) are provided.
- the second semiconductor layer is disposed on at least the first main surface 2a of the semiconductor substrate 2, and the electrodes are a first electrode (bus bar electrode 3, finger electrode 4) disposed on the second semiconductor layer, and a semiconductor.
- At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a plurality of first metal regions containing a copper nickel alloy as a main component, and a second containing silver as a main component surrounding each of the first metal regions.
- the first main surface 2a as the light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate 2 and the back surface located on the opposite side to the first main surface 2a
- the electrode material for taking out the electric power from the electric power generation part is not limited for the material used for the electric power generation part of the solar cell element 1, Hereinafter, a silicon type solar cell element is demonstrated.
- the double-sided electrode type solar cell element 1 includes a semiconductor substrate 2 having a first main surface 2a on which light is incident and a second main surface 2b located on the opposite side to the first main surface 2a, and the semiconductor substrate The bus bar electrode 3 and the finger electrode 4 provided on the first main surface 2a, and the collector electrode 5 and the output extraction electrode 6 provided on the second main surface 2b.
- the semiconductor substrate 2 is made of, for example, a silicon wafer made of single crystal silicon, polycrystalline silicon, or the like, and has, for example, a rectangular shape in plan view with one side of about 150 to 160 mm.
- the semiconductor substrate 2 has a first semiconductor layer of one conductivity type and a second semiconductor layer of opposite conductivity type. That is, the semiconductor substrate 2 has a p-type silicon layer and an n-type silicon layer, and the junction between these layers is called a pn junction.
- the finger electrode 4 and the collector electrode 5 have a role of collecting the generated carriers, and the bus bar electrode 3 and the output extraction electrode 6 have a role of outputting the carriers collected by the finger electrode 4 and the collector electrode 5 to the outside. Have.
- the operation of the solar cell element 1 When light is incident from the first main surface 2a side of the solar cell element 1, electron light and hole carriers are generated in the semiconductor substrate 2 and photoelectrically converted. That is, electron carriers and hole carriers are collected by the electrodes provided on each of the first main surface 2a and the second main surface 2b of the solar cell element 1 due to the function of the pn junction, and a potential difference is generated between the two electrodes. Will occur.
- the polycrystalline silicon ingot is sliced to a thickness of 350 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 200 ⁇ m or less (for example, 150 to 200 ⁇ m) using, for example, a wire saw or the like to form the semiconductor substrate 2.
- the surface is etched by a very small amount using a solution of NaOH, a solution of KOH or a mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid and hydrofluoric acid. It is desirable.
- an unevenness having a function of reducing light reflectance is formed.
- an n-type layer 9 is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 2.
- P phosphorus
- the sheet resistance of the n-type layer 9 is about 30 to 300 ⁇ / ⁇ .
- a pn junction is formed between the n-type layer 9 and the p-type bulk region 10.
- the n-type layer 9 is formed, for example, in a POCl 3 (phosphorus oxychloride) atmosphere in a gas state used as the diffusion source 22 while maintaining the temperature after heating the semiconductor substrate 2 to about 700 to 900 ° C.
- the film is formed to a thickness of about 0.2 to 0.7 ⁇ m for about 40 minutes by a vapor phase thermal diffusion method or the like.
- phosphorous glass is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 2. In order to remove this phosphorous glass, the semiconductor substrate 2 is immersed in hydrofluoric acid, and then washed and dried.
- an antireflection film 8 is formed on the first main surface 2a.
- a SiNx (silicon nitride) film, a TiO 2 film, a SiO 2 film, a MgO film, an ITO film, a SnO 2 film, a ZnO film, or the like can be used.
- the thickness of the antireflection film 8 is appropriately selected depending on the material so that an antireflection condition can be realized with respect to appropriate incident light.
- the refractive index may be about 1.8 to 2.3 and the thickness may be about 500 to 1200 mm.
- a PECVD Pullasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
- a vapor deposition method a sputtering method, or the like.
- the output extraction electrode 6 on the second main surface 2b can be formed by applying a conductive paste containing silver, copper and nickel.
- a conductive paste containing silver, copper and nickel when copper and nickel are contained in the conductive paste in the form of an alloy, it is desirable in terms of improving ohmic contact with silicon and relaxing stress caused by the thermal expansion coefficient with silicon.
- the silver particles, the organic vehicle, and the glass frit are kneaded to make a paste, and the copper-nickel alloy particles coated with silver, the organic vehicle, and the glass frit are kneaded in parallel to make two pastes. It is advisable to prepare a paste in advance. Thereafter, kneading these two pastes at a predetermined ratio and adjusting the viscosity to a predetermined viscosity using a solvent or the like is preferable because the silver particles and the copper-nickel alloy particles are more uniformly mixed.
- the conductive paste includes, for example, silver particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 5 ⁇ m, copper nickel alloy particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 6 ⁇ m, an organic vehicle, and a glass frit (for example, aluminum borosilicate glass). Alternatively, a mixture of bismuth oxide or the like may be used.
- the conductive paste other conditions such as the blending amount and viscosity of other members are the same as those described above. Also in this case, it is preferable to prepare a paste containing silver particles and a paste containing copper nickel alloy particles in the same manner as described above, and kneading them to adjust the viscosity.
- the conductive paste includes, for example, silver particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 5 ⁇ m, copper particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 6 ⁇ m whose surface is coated with nickel, an organic vehicle, and a glass frit (for example, , Aluminum borosilicate glass, bismuth oxide, or the like) may be used. Also in this case, other conditions such as the blending amount and viscosity of the other members are the same as those described above. Also in this case, if a paste containing silver particles and a paste containing copper particles whose surfaces are coated with nickel is prepared in the same manner as described above, and the viscosity is adjusted by kneading these, Good.
- a glass frit for example, Aluminum borosilicate glass, bismuth oxide, or the like
- a screen printing method or the like can be used, and after application, it is preferable to dry the solvent by evaporating at a predetermined temperature.
- a conductive paste containing silver particles adjusted as described above and copper nickel alloy particles coated with silver is applied, and after drying, the maximum temperature is set in a firing furnace.
- the output extraction electrode 6 is formed by firing at 500 to 650 ° C. for several tens of seconds to several tens of minutes.
- the oxygen concentration at the position near the peak temperature in the furnace is less than 500 ppm in order to suppress oxidation of the copper-nickel alloy particles contained.
- an inert gas such as nitrogen gas into the furnace.
- the electrode forming step on the back surface 2b side is performed by applying and baking the aluminum paste to form the current collecting electrode 5, and then applying and baking the conductive paste containing the above-described silver and copper-nickel alloy. Then, the output extraction electrode 6 may be formed and the firing process may be separated, or after applying and drying the aluminum paste, the conductive paste containing silver and the copper nickel alloy is applied, and both are fired simultaneously. Also good.
- the collector electrode 5 is formed by applying and baking a paste mainly composed of aluminum on the semiconductor substrate 2, and a conductive paste containing a copper-nickel alloy and silver is applied thereon,
- a paste mainly composed of aluminum on the semiconductor substrate 2 and a conductive paste containing a copper-nickel alloy and silver is applied thereon.
- the output extraction electrode 6 is formed by firing, since the hardness is lower than that of the conductive paste made of only silver, the stress can be relieved by the difference in thermal expansion coefficient, and the warpage of the semiconductor substrate 2 can be reduced. It becomes possible.
- bus bar electrodes 3 and finger electrodes 4 on the first main surface 2a of the semiconductor substrate 2 are formed. Also in the formation of the bus bar electrode 3 and the finger electrode 4, it is desirable to form the bus bar electrode 3 and the finger electrode 4 by applying a conductive paste containing silver and a copper-nickel alloy because the warpage of the solar cell element can be further reduced.
- the conductive paste for forming the bus bar electrode 3 and the finger electrode 4 also contains silver and copper-nickel alloy produced under the above-described conditions.
- the application method of the conductive paste in this case can also use a screen printing method or the like, and it is preferable to dry the solvent by evaporating at a predetermined temperature after the application.
- a conductive paste for forming the bus bar electrode 3 and the finger electrode 4 is applied, dried, and then fired in a firing furnace at a maximum temperature of 500 to 650 ° C. for several tens of seconds to several tens of minutes.
- the bus bar electrode 3 and the finger electrode 4 are formed.
- the oxygen concentration in the vicinity of the peak temperature in the furnace is less than 500 ppm. It is desirable to introduce an inert gas such as nitrogen gas into the furnace.
- the back contact solar cell element 21 includes a first main surface 21 a serving as a sunlight receiving surface and a second main surface 21 b serving as a back surface thereof.
- the semiconductor substrate 25 includes a plurality of through holes 28 that penetrate through 21a and the second main surface 21b.
- the light receiving surface electrode 22a formed on the first main surface 21a of the solar cell element 21 is provided with a plurality of linear thin line-like electrodes provided at substantially equal intervals.
- About 1 to 5 through-hole electrodes 22b are connected to the light receiving surface electrodes 22a at substantially the same position.
- one light-receiving surface electrode 22a is provided with one or more through-hole electrodes 22b, the density of photocurrent in one through-hole electrode 22b can be reduced, and the resistance of the solar cell element 21 Ingredients can be lowered.
- the shape of the electrode formed on the second main surface 21b corresponding to the electrode on the first main surface 21a is electrically connected to the through hole electrode 22b immediately below, as shown in FIG. 3B.
- a plurality of the rectangular first electrodes 22c are arranged on a straight line at substantially constant intervals.
- One or a plurality of through-hole electrodes 22b are connected to one of the first electrodes 22c.
- the heavily doped layer 30 is formed when the current collecting electrode 23a is formed by applying and baking the material. Can be formed simultaneously. That is, the current collecting electrode 23 a is formed on the high concentration doped layer 30. Thereby, carriers generated in the semiconductor substrate 25 are efficiently collected.
- the high concentration means that the impurity concentration is higher than the concentration of one conductivity type impurity in the semiconductor substrate 25.
- a through hole 28 is formed between the first main surface 21 a and the back surface 21 b of the semiconductor substrate 25.
- the through hole 28 is formed, for example, so as to penetrate from the second main surface 21b side of the semiconductor substrate 25 to the first main surface 21a side using a mechanical drill, a water jet, a laser device, or the like.
- a laser device or the like is preferably used.
- a laser to be used for example, an excimer laser, a YAG (yttrium / aluminum / garnet) laser, a YVO 4 (yttrium / vanadate) laser, or the like can be used.
- the diameter of the through hole 28 is preferably about 20 to 50 ⁇ m.
- the conductive paste for forming the light-receiving surface electrode 22a and the through-hole electrode 22b includes silver particles and copper-nickel alloy particles whose surfaces are coated with silver particles under the same conditions as described for the double-sided electrode type solar cell element.
- the viscosity is adjusted to about 50 to 200 Pa ⁇ s by mixing an organic vehicle and glass frit.
- a first electrode 22c, an output extraction electrode 23b, and a third electrode 24 are formed on the back surface 21b of the semiconductor substrate 25.
- the first electrode 22c, the output extraction electrode 23b, and the third electrode 24 contain silver particles and copper-nickel alloy particles whose surfaces are coated with silver as described above. Conduct using conductive paste.
- the conductive paste for forming the first electrode 22c, the output extraction electrode 23b, and the third electrode 24 is applied and dried, and then baked for several tens of minutes at a maximum temperature of 500 to 650 ° C. in a baking furnace.
- the oxygen concentration at a position near the peak temperature in the furnace is less than 500 ppm in order to prevent oxidation of the contained copper nickel alloy particles.
- an inert gas such as nitrogen gas into the furnace.
- the periphery of the first electrode 22c that is, the portion of the semiconductor substrate 25 formed between the first electrode 22c and the current collecting electrode 23a and the third electrode 24 is irradiated with laser light using a YAG laser (wavelength 1064 nm) or the like,
- the separation groove 29a is formed in a rectangular shape.
- the present embodiment is not limited to a solar cell element using a semiconductor substrate made of only crystals.
- i-type and p-type amorphous silicon layers are formed in this order on one main surface of an n-type silicon substrate, and i-type and n-type amorphous silicon layers are formed in this order on the other main surface.
- a single semiconductor substrate may be formed as a whole, and electrodes may be provided on the semiconductor substrate. It is possible to apply this embodiment also to such a solar cell element, and the same effect
- a p-type semiconductor substrate 2 made of polycrystalline silicon prepared by a casting method was prepared.
- the semiconductor substrate 2 contains boron, which is a p-type doping element, in an amount of about 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 10 18 atoms / cm 3 , has a size of about 150 mm square, and a thickness of about 0.1 mm. It was about 2 mm.
- the surface was etched by a very small amount with an aqueous solution of about 20% sodium hydroxide and then washed.
- a fine unevenness (roughening) structure having a light reflectivity reduction function was formed on the first main surface 2a side of the semiconductor substrate 2 serving as a light incident surface by using a RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) apparatus.
- RIE Reactive Ion Etching
- the paste used for forming the current collecting electrode 5 is made of aluminum powder and an organic vehicle. After applying this paste, aluminum was baked onto the semiconductor substrate 2 by baking at a maximum temperature of about 800 to 850 ° C. The thickness of the collector electrode 5 after firing was about 30 to 50 ⁇ m.
- These conductive pastes are obtained by adding 15 parts by mass of an organic vehicle and 12 parts by mass of glass frit to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of silver and copper-nickel alloy. Further, terpineol was used to adjust the viscosity to about 150 Pa ⁇ s. A screen printing method was used as the coating method. After application by the screen printing method, the solvent was evaporated and dried in a drying oven at about 80 to 90 ° C. for about 20 minutes. The particle size of silver particles in the conductive paste was 0.1 to 5 ⁇ m. Further, the copper nickel alloy particles having a particle diameter of 0.5 to 6 ⁇ m with a surface coated with silver to a thickness of about 0.1 to 1.5 ⁇ m were used.
- FIG. 8 shows the warpage of each of the other pastes as an index when the warpage of the solar cell element produced using the paste P1 is 100.
- FIG. 9 shows the photoelectric conversion efficiency of each of the other pastes as an index when the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the paste P1 is 100.
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太陽電池素子の基本構成について説明する。例えば図1(a),(b)に示すように、太陽電池素子1は、少なくとも一導電型の第1半導体層と逆導電型の第2半導体層とを有する半導体基板2と、発電電力を取り出すための電極(バスバー電極3,フィンガー電極4,集電電極5,出力取出電極6)とを備えている。第2半導体層は、半導体基板2の少なくとも第1主面2aに配置されており、電極は、第2半導体層の上に配置された第1電極(バスバー電極3,フィンガー電極4)と、半導体基板2の第1主面2aの反対側に位置する第2主面2bに配置された第2電極(集電電極5,出力取出電極6)とを有している。そして、太陽電池素子1は、第1電極および第2電極の少なくとも一方が、銀、銅およびニッケルを主成分として含有していることを特徴とする。
次に、図1(a),(b)および図2に示すように、半導体基板2の受光面とした第1主面2aと、第1主面2aに対して反対側に位置して裏面(非受光面)とした第2主面2bとのそれぞれに、互いに異なる極性の電極を1種類ずつ設けている両面電極型太陽電池素子について説明する。なお、太陽電池素子1の発電部分に使用する材料は、その発電部分からの電力を取り出すための電極材料は限定されないが、以下、シリコン系太陽電池素子について説明する。
次に、両面電極型太陽電池素子の製造方法の一例について説明する。
次に、裏面とした第2主面側に、互いに異なる極性の2種類の電極を設けたバックコンタクト型太陽電池素子を説明する。
次に、バックコンタクト型太陽電池素子21の製造方法について説明する。
次に、両面電極型の太陽電池素子1において、第1主面2a側に設けたバスバー電極3を5000倍以上に拡大したSEM(Scanning Electron Microscope)写真を模写した図を図5および図6に示す。
本実施形態は上述したように、結晶のみからなる半導体基板を用いた太陽電池素子に限定されない。例えば、n型のシリコン基板の一方主面上に、i型およびp型のアモルファスシリコン層をこの順で製膜し、他方主面上に例えばi型およびn型のアモルファスシリコン層をこの順で製膜して、全体として1つの半導体基板を構成して、この半導体基板の上に電極を設けるようにしてもよい。このような太陽電池素子に対しても、本実施形態を適用することは可能であり、同様な作用・効果を期待することができる。
2、25:半導体基板
2a、21a:第1主面
2b、21b:第2主面
3:バスバー電極
4,22a:フィンガー電極
5、23a:集電電極
6、23b:出力取出電極
7:除去部
8、27:反射防止膜
9、26:逆導電型層(半導体層)
10:p型バルク領域
22b:貫通孔電極
22c:第1電極
23:第2電極
24:第3電極
26a:第1逆導電型層
26b:第2逆導電型層
26c:第3逆導電型層
28:電極用貫通孔
29a、29b:分離溝
30:高濃度ドープ層
31,33:第1金属領域
32,34:第2金属領域
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- 一導電型の第1半導体層と逆導電型の第2半導体層とを有する半導体基板と、発電電力を取り出すための電極とを備えており、
前記第2半導体層は、前記半導体基板の少なくとも第1主面に配置されているとともに、前記電極は、前記第2半導体層の上に配置された第1電極と、前記半導体基板の前記第1主面の反対側に位置する第2主面に配置された第2電極とを有している太陽電池素子であって、
前記第1電極および前記第2電極の少なくとも一方が、主成分として銀、銅およびニッケルを含有していることを特徴とする太陽電池素子。 - 前記電極は、銅ニッケル合金を主成分として含有する複数の第1金属領域と、これら第1金属領域のそれぞれを囲んでいる、銀を主成分として含有する第2金属領域とを有していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池素子。
- 前記電極は、銅を主成分として含有する第1金属領域と、銀とニッケルを主成分として含有する第2金属領域とを有していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池素子。
- 前記電極は、銀を100質量部に対して、銅を10質量部以上135質量部以下で、ニッケルを1質量部以上15質量部以下で含有していることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の太陽電池素子。
- 前記電極は、銀を100質量部に対して、銅を60質量部以上90質量部以下で、ニッケルを7質量部以上10質量部以下で含有していることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の太陽電池素子。
- 前記電極のうち前記第2電極のみが、主成分として銀、銅およびニッケルを含有していることを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載の太陽電池素子。
- 前記第1電極は、前記半導体基板の前記第1主面側のみに配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載の太陽電池素子。
- 前記第2半導体層は、前記半導体基板の前記第1主面および前記第2主面の両方に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載の太陽電池素子。
- 前記半導体基板の前記第1主面および前記第2主面の間を貫通する複数の貫通孔と、これら貫通孔内に配置された導体とをさらに備え、
前記第2半導体層は、前記貫通孔の内壁にも前記導体に接するように配置されており、
前記第1電極は、前記導体を介して、前記半導体基板の前記第2主面側にも導出されていることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の太陽電池素子。 - 前記導体は、主成分として銀、銅およびニッケルを含有していることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の太陽電池素子。
- 請求項1に記載の太陽電池素子の製造方法であって、前記第1電極および前記第2電極の少なくとも一方を、銀、銅およびニッケルを含有する導電ペーストを塗布した後に、該導電ペーストを焼成することによって形成することを特徴とする太陽電池素子の製造方法。
- 前記導電ペーストの塗布は、銅ニッケル合金粒子と銀とを含有する前記導電ペーストを用いて行なうことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の太陽電池素子の製造方法。
- 前記導電ペーストの塗布は、銀で表面が被覆された銅ニッケル合金粒子を含有する前記導電ペーストを用いて行なうことを特徴とする請求項12に記載の太陽電池素子の製造方法。
- 前記導電ペーストの塗布は、ニッケルで表面が被覆された銅粒子と銀とを含有する前記導電ペーストを用いて行なうことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の太陽電池素子の製造方法。
- 前記導電ペーストの塗布は、銀で表面が被覆された銅粒子とニッケルとを含有する前記導電ペーストを用いて行なうことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の太陽電池素子の製造方法。
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