WO2012165590A1 - 太陽電池およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof.
- connection of the lead frame around the back surface of the silicon substrate constituting the solar cell A step of applying and drying a silver paste to the planned area, a step of applying and drying an aluminum paste on the back surface so as to overlap a part of the silver paste of the planned connection area of the lead frame, and a BSF (Back Surface Field) layer by baking
- a method of manufacturing a solar cell having a step of forming a pad silver electrode has been proposed (see, for example, JP-A-5-326990).
- an object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell excellent in reliability and the like and a method for manufacturing the same, which can surely reduce the amount of silver or other electrode material used.
- a solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a back electrode disposed in a region excluding at least a predetermined conductor arrangement region on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the semiconductor located in the conductor arrangement region And a solder attached to each of the back surface of the substrate and the back electrode.
- a method for manufacturing a solar cell according to an aspect of the present invention includes a preparation step of preparing a semiconductor substrate, and a void portion that exposes the back surface of the semiconductor substrate in a region excluding at least a predetermined conductor arrangement region on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate.
- a back electrode forming step of forming a back electrode having a solder, and in the void portion, solder is brought into contact with each of the back surface and the back electrode of the semiconductor substrate exposed in the void portion, and soldered by ultrasonic soldering.
- an attachment step for attaching the material includes a preparation step of preparing a semiconductor substrate, and a void portion that exposes the back surface of the semiconductor substrate in a region excluding at least a predetermined conductor arrangement region on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate.
- the solar cell having the above-described configuration and the manufacturing method thereof, since the solder is directly attached to the semiconductor substrate, the amount of the electrode material used can be reliably reduced, and the adhesive force between the solder and the semiconductor substrate is increased. And a highly reliable solar cell can be provided. Moreover, also when providing a wiring conductor on solder, the adhesiveness of a wiring conductor, solder, and a semiconductor substrate can be improved, and a highly reliable solar cell can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an example of a solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the light-receiving surface side.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of an example of the solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the non-light-receiving surface side.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in the drawing.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an example of the solar battery according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 5A to 5C are perspective views schematically illustrating an example of a method for manufacturing a solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 6A to 6C are schematic cross-sectional views showing enlarged examples of a part of the solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view illustrating a modified example of the conductor arrangement region.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams schematically illustrating a modified example of the conductor arrangement region.
- FIG. 8A is a perspective view
- FIG. 8B is an enlarged plan view of a portion A in FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view illustrating a modified example of the conductor arrangement region.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view illustrating a modified example of the conductor arrangement region.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B are perspective views for schematically explaining modifications of the wiring conductor.
- FIG. 11A and 11B are perspective views for schematically explaining modifications of the wiring conductor.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a modification of the wiring conductor.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a modified example of the wiring conductor.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view of an example of a solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back side.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a part of the solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view of an example of a solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the non-light-receiving surface side.
- FIGS. 17A and 17B are cross-sectional schematic views illustrating enlarged examples of a part of the solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the solar battery according to one embodiment of the present invention, and is a partial cross-sectional view of the solar battery on the non-light-receiving surface side.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention. Solder enters the electrode material on the non-light-receiving surface side of the solar cell, and the solder directly contacts the semiconductor substrate. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the structure for making it do.
- FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating an example of the solar cell manufacturing method according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an example of the solar cell manufacturing method according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view schematically illustrating an example of the solar battery according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- a solar cell 10 includes a light receiving surface (hereinafter referred to as a first surface) 10a on which light is incident, and a non-light receiving surface (hereinafter referred to as a first surface) that is a back surface opposite to the first surface 10a. 10b). Moreover, the solar cell 10 is provided with the plate-shaped semiconductor base
- the semiconductor substrate 9 includes, for example, a first semiconductor portion 1 that is a one-conductivity-type semiconductor region, and a second semiconductor portion that is a reverse-conductivity-type semiconductor region provided on the first surface 10 a side of the first semiconductor portion 1. 2 is comprised.
- the solar cell 10 is positioned in the semiconductor substrate 9, the second electrode 5 that is a back electrode disposed in a region excluding at least the predetermined conductor arrangement region 8 on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 9, and the conductor arrangement region 8. And a solder 7 attached to each of the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 and the second electrode 5.
- the conductor arrangement region 8 means a portion where at least the solder 7 as a conductor is in contact with the semiconductor substrate 9 on the second surface side of the solar cell 10, and a wiring conductor such as a lead frame is provided in that region. It shall refer to the place where it can be placed.
- the solder 7 and the semiconductor substrate 9 are firmly joined by, for example, ultrasonic soldering using ultrasonic vibration.
- the solder 7 is firmly bonded to the semiconductor substrate 9 by, for example, accelerating the removal of oxides existing on the surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 by ultrasonic soldering that does not require flux.
- the flux that causes corrosion or the like can be eliminated, and the solder 7 and the semiconductor substrate 9 can be firmly bonded.
- the antireflection layer 3 is provided on the first surface 10 a side of the semiconductor substrate 9, and the first electrode 4 that is a surface electrode is further provided on the first surface 10 a side of the semiconductor substrate 9. It has been.
- the first semiconductor unit 1 includes a crystalline silicon substrate such as a single-crystal silicon substrate or a polycrystalline silicon substrate having a single conductivity type (for example, p-type) having a predetermined dopant element (impurity element for conductivity type control), for example.
- a crystalline silicon substrate such as a single-crystal silicon substrate or a polycrystalline silicon substrate having a single conductivity type (for example, p-type) having a predetermined dopant element (impurity element for conductivity type control), for example.
- the thickness of the first semiconductor part 1 is preferably 250 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 150 ⁇ m or less.
- the shape of the first semiconductor unit 1 is not particularly limited. However, as shown in the drawing, the shape of the first semiconductor unit 1 may be a rectangular shape in plan view. From the viewpoint of
- the semiconductor substrate 9 it is preferable to use a crystal material containing silicon as a main component and containing 50% by mass or more of silicon.
- a semiconductor material other than the above-described crystalline silicon may be used.
- the semiconductor substrate 9 for example, a thin film silicon-based (including at least one of amorphous silicon and microcrystalline silicon) material or a silicon germanium-based semiconductor material can be used.
- the use of crystalline silicon as the semiconductor substrate 9 is easy in production and is preferable in terms of manufacturing cost, photoelectric conversion efficiency, and the like.
- the solar cell 10 may have a configuration in which at least a wiring conductor described later is provided on the solder 7. Also in this case, by using ultrasonic soldering or the like, the adhesion between the wiring conductor 11, the solder 7, and the semiconductor substrate 9 can be improved, and a highly reliable solar cell can be provided.
- the solar cell 10 is not limited to the double-sided electrode type solar cell which takes out an output from both surfaces of the first surface 10a and the second surface 10b.
- the solar cell 10 includes not only a solar cell element but also a solar cell module having a structure in which one or more solar cell elements are sealed on a support substrate using an appropriate sealing material. .
- the second semiconductor part 2 is a layer having a conductivity type opposite to that of the first semiconductor part 1, and is provided on the first surface 10 a side in the first semiconductor part 1. That is, the second semiconductor part 2 is formed on the surface layer of the semiconductor substrate 9. If a silicon substrate exhibiting a p-type conductivity is used as the first semiconductor unit 1, the second semiconductor unit 2 is formed to exhibit an n-type conductivity. On the other hand, when a silicon substrate exhibiting n-type conductivity is used as the first semiconductor unit 1, the second semiconductor unit 2 is formed to exhibit p-type conductivity. In addition, a pn junction is formed between the p-type conductivity type region and the n-type conductivity type region. Such a second semiconductor portion 2 can be formed, for example, by diffusing impurities such as phosphorus on the side of the silicon substrate that becomes the first surface 10a when using a p-type conductivity silicon substrate.
- the antireflection layer 3 plays the role of reducing the reflectance of light in a desired wavelength region and increasing the amount of photogenerated carriers, so that the photocurrent density Jsc of the solar cell element 10 can be improved.
- the antireflection layer 3 includes, for example, a silicon nitride film, a titanium oxide film, a silicon oxide film, a magnesium oxide film, an indium tin oxide film, a tin oxide film, or a zinc oxide film.
- the thickness of the antireflection layer 3 may be selected as appropriate depending on the material to be used, as long as the antireflection condition can be realized with respect to appropriate incident light.
- the antireflective layer 3 when the semiconductor substrate 9 made of silicon is used, the antireflective layer 3 preferably has a refractive index of about 1.8 to 2.3 and a thickness of about 500 to 1200 mm.
- the use of a silicon nitride film for the antireflection layer 3 is preferable because it also has a passivation effect.
- a BSF region 6 is provided at a site where the second electrode 5 is formed.
- the BSF region 6 has a role of reducing a decrease in efficiency due to minority carrier recombination in the vicinity of the second surface 10 b in the first semiconductor portion 1, and an internal electric field is formed on the second surface 10 b side in the first semiconductor portion 1. Is formed.
- the BSF region 6 has the same conductivity type as that of the first semiconductor portion 1, the dopant element in the BSF region 6 has a concentration higher than the concentration of majority carriers contained in the first semiconductor portion 1. That is, the BSF region 6 is a p + semiconductor region having a higher impurity concentration if the first semiconductor portion 1 exhibits p-type.
- the BSF region 6 is formed, for example, by diffusing a dopant element such as boron or aluminum on the second surface 10b side so that the concentration of these dopant elements is about 1 ⁇ 10 18 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 atoms / cm 3. It is good to be done.
- a dopant element such as boron or aluminum
- the first electrode 4 includes a bus bar electrode 4a that is an output extraction electrode and finger electrodes 4b that are a plurality of linear current collecting electrodes. At least a part of the bus bar electrode 4a intersects the finger electrode 4b.
- the bus bar electrode 4a has a width of about 1.3 to 2.5 mm, for example.
- the finger electrode 4b is linear and has a width of about 50 to 200 ⁇ m, the width is smaller than that of the bus bar electrode 4a.
- the finger electrode 4b is provided with a plurality of linear electrodes spaced from each other by about 1.5 to 3 mm. Further, the thickness of the first electrode 4 is about 10 to 40 ⁇ m.
- the first electrode 4 can be formed by, for example, applying a conductive paste containing a metal material having good conductivity, such as silver, to a desired shape by screen printing or the like and then baking it.
- the thickness of the second electrode 5 is about 1 to 40 ⁇ m, and the second electrode 5 is formed on substantially the entire surface of the first semiconductor portion 1 on the second surface 10b side.
- the second electrode 5 can be formed, for example, by applying a conductive paste containing silver or aluminum as a main component and then baking, or by forming a film using a sputtering method or a vapor deposition method.
- the second electrode 5 having a conductive layer is electrically connected to the first semiconductor unit 1 through the BSF region 6.
- the solar cell 10 has the solder 7 at least on the second surface side 10b.
- electrode materials such as silver, for connecting the wiring conductor 11 and a solar cell
- the corrosion by the acid from a sealing material can be suppressed.
- warping due to the electrode material can be suppressed.
- the BSF region 6 can be formed widely by widening the aluminum formation region.
- a conductor arrangement region having a width of about 2 to 4 mm, for example, is provided in order to ensure the adhesion strength between the electrode material and the semiconductor substrate 9.
- the width of the conductor arrangement region 8 is increased.
- the aluminum formation region can be widened by reducing the size.
- the solder 7 may be bonded to the side surface of the second electrode 5 facing the conductor arrangement region 8 without adhering to the upper surface of the second electrode 5.
- the volume of the solder 7 can be reduced and the influence of the thermal contraction of the solder 7 on the solar cell 10 can be reduced.
- the curvature of the solar cell 10 can be reduced, and the highly reliable solar cell 10 can be provided.
- the solder 7 may be attached to both the upper surface of the second electrode 5 and the side surface of the second electrode 5 facing the conductor arrangement region 8. In this case, since the solder 7 covers the upper surface of the second electrode 5, the contact area between the second electrode 2 and the semiconductor substrate 9 can be increased, which is advantageous for the solar cell characteristics.
- the composition of the solder 7 is not particularly limited, but for example, it may include an alloy of tin and lead or an alloy of tin and zinc. If the solder 7 is an alloy of tin and lead, the mass ratio of tin: lead should be 60-80: 20-40, and antimony is contained in an amount of about 1-20% by mass with respect to the whole alloy (100% by mass). It is good to make it. When the solder 7 is an alloy of tin and zinc, the mass ratio of tin: zinc is preferably 80 to 99.9: 0.1 to 20, and antimony is added to the entire alloy (100 mass%). It is preferable to include about 2% by mass.
- the solder 7 may include an alloy of tin, silver and bismuth.
- the mass ratio of tin: silver: bismuth is preferably 78-99: 0.1-20: 0.1-10.
- the solder 7 may include an alloy of tin, silver and copper.
- the mass ratio of tin: silver: copper is preferably 78 to 99: 0.1 to 10: 0.1 to 10.
- the solder 7 may contain tin and aluminum, gallium, or indium.
- the p-type dopant element diffuses into the first semiconductor portion 1, thereby reducing efficiency reduction due to carrier recombination in the vicinity of the second surface 10 b in the first semiconductor portion 1. Can be made.
- solder that does not contain lead, for example, tin-zinc-antimony solder.
- the second electrode 5 contains aluminum as a main component (60% by mass or more), and an alloy layer containing a solder component and aluminum is present at the joint between the solder 7 and the second electrode 5.
- This alloy layer is preferable because the contact resistance between the solder 7 and the second electrode 5 can be reduced.
- the oxide film formed on the surfaces of the solder 7 and the second electrode 5 is removed by ultrasonic soldering, and an alloy layer is easily formed.
- the conductor arrangement region 8 may include a plurality of through portions that can expose the semiconductor substrate 9 at a plurality of locations.
- the conductor arrangement region 8 may include a long region where the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 is covered with the solder 7 from one end of the semiconductor substrate 9 or the second electrode 5 to a predetermined position in plan view. Good.
- the conductor arrangement region 8 may be a long region where the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 is covered with the solder 7 from one end portion to the other end portion of the semiconductor substrate 9 in plan view.
- the width of the portion located on one end side of the semiconductor substrate 9 in the conductor arrangement region 8 is wider than the other portions, the contact between the wiring conductor 11 and the semiconductor substrate 9 to be described later arranged in this wide portion. This is preferable because of improved properties.
- the surface of the wiring conductor 11 is made to have a thickness of about 5 to 100 ⁇ m using the solder having the above composition. It may be coated.
- the composition of the solder to be coated is not particularly limited, but the connectivity between the solder 7 and the wiring conductor 11 is improved by using the above-described composition.
- the wiring conductor 11 can be firmly bonded onto the solder 7.
- the wiring conductor 11 may be a metal foil such as a copper foil or an aluminum foil having a thickness of about 0.1 to 0.8 mm.
- the melting point of the solder 7 is preferably higher than the melting point of the solder covering the surface of the wiring conductor 11. As a result, even when the temperature at which the wiring conductor 11 is bonded to the solder 7 is bonded at a high temperature of, for example, 255 ° C. or higher and 305 ° C. or lower, the solder 7 on the semiconductor substrate 9 side does not melt. 11 and the semiconductor substrate 9 are improved in adhesion.
- a substrate preparation process for preparing the semiconductor substrate 9 is performed.
- a back electrode forming process is performed for forming the second electrode 5 having a void portion that becomes the conductor placement region 8 exposing the semiconductor substrate 9 on the second surface 10 b of the semiconductor substrate 9.
- the solder 7 is brought into contact with each of the semiconductor substrate 9 and the second electrode 5 exposed in the void portion, and solder is attached by ultrasonic soldering, and the solder 7 is placed in the void portion.
- At least an adhesion step for joining the layers is performed.
- the wiring conductor 11 is disposed in the void portion, and then the solder is brought into contact with the wiring conductor 11 such as the lead frame, the semiconductor substrate 9 exposed in the void portion, and the second electrode 5, respectively.
- Solder may be attached by sonic soldering, and the solder 7 may be attached in the void portion.
- a metal foil such as a copper foil or an aluminum foil may be used as the wiring conductor 11, or a metal foil such as a copper foil whose surface is coated with solder containing the above-described composition may be used.
- the substrate preparation process of the semiconductor substrate 9 will be described.
- a single crystal silicon substrate is used for the first semiconductor portion 1 that mainly constitutes the semiconductor substrate 9, it is manufactured by, for example, a pulling method.
- a polycrystalline silicon substrate is used for the first semiconductor part 1, it is manufactured by, for example, a casting method.
- p-type polycrystalline silicon is used as the substrate prepared first.
- a p-type polycrystalline silicon ingot is produced by, for example, a casting method.
- the ingot is sliced to a thickness of, for example, 250 ⁇ m or less to obtain a substrate.
- the surface is etched by a very small amount with a solution using NaOH, KOH, hydrofluoric acid, or hydrofluoric acid. Note that it is more desirable to form a minute uneven structure on the surface of the substrate using a wet etching method after this etching step. Further, in the wet etching method, the above-described damaged layer removing step can be omitted. In this way, the semiconductor substrate 9 having the first semiconductor part 1 can be prepared.
- the second semiconductor part 2 has a coating thermal diffusion method in which P 2 O 5 in a paste state is applied to the surface of the first semiconductor part 1 and thermally diffused, and phosphorus oxychloride (POCl 3 ) in a gas state is used. It is formed by a gas phase thermal diffusion method using a diffusion source or an ion implantation method for directly diffusing phosphorus ions.
- the second semiconductor portion 2 is formed to a depth of about 0.2 to 2 ⁇ m and a sheet resistance of about 60 to 150 ⁇ / ⁇ . Note that the method for forming the second semiconductor portion 2 is not limited to the above method.
- a thin film technology is used to form a crystalline silicon film including a hydrogenated amorphous silicon film or a microcrystalline silicon film. Also good. Furthermore, an i-type silicon region may be formed between the first semiconductor part 1 and the second semiconductor part 2.
- the second semiconductor portion 2 is formed on the second surface 10b side of the first semiconductor portion 1, only the second surface 10b side is removed by etching, so that a p-type conductivity type region is formed. It may be exposed.
- the second semiconductor part 2 is removed by immersing only the second surface 10b side of the first semiconductor part 1 in a hydrofluoric acid solution.
- the phosphorus glass adhering to the surface of the first semiconductor part 1 when the second semiconductor part 2 is formed is removed by etching. In this way, the phosphorus glass remains, and the second semiconductor portion 2 formed on the second surface 10b side is removed, so that the phosphorus glass serves as an etching mask. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the removal or damage of the second semiconductor portion 2 on the first surface 10a side.
- the semiconductor substrate 9 including the first semiconductor part 1 and the second semiconductor part 2 having the p-type semiconductor region can be prepared.
- the antireflection layer 3 is formed using, for example, PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) method, vapor deposition method or sputtering method.
- PECVD plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
- the reaction chamber is set to about 500 ° C. and a mixed gas of silane (SiH 4 ) and ammonia (NH 3 ) is nitrogen (N 2 ).
- the antireflective layer 3 is formed by diluting with a gas and plasmaizing and depositing by glow discharge decomposition.
- the first electrode 4 (the bus bar electrode 4a and the finger electrode 4b) and the second electrode 5 are formed as follows.
- the first electrode 4 is produced using a silver paste containing, for example, a metal powder made of silver or the like, an organic vehicle, and glass frit. This silver paste is applied to the first surface of the first semiconductor part 1 and then baked at a maximum temperature of 600 to 850 ° C. for several tens of seconds to several tens of minutes. A first electrode 4 that breaks through the antireflection layer 3 is formed on the first semiconductor portion 1 by a fire-through method. As a method for applying the paste, a screen printing method or the like can be used. In addition, when forming the 1st electrode 4, after apply
- An aluminum paste containing, for example, aluminum powder and an organic vehicle is applied to the predetermined region.
- a screen printing method or the like can be used.
- the paste after applying the paste, if the solvent is evaporated and dried at a predetermined temperature, the paste may hardly adhere to other parts during the operation.
- the BSF region 6 is formed on the second surface 10b side of the first semiconductor part 1 by baking the semiconductor substrate 9 in a baking furnace at a maximum temperature of 600 to 850 ° C. for several tens of seconds to several tens of minutes.
- an aluminum layer to be the second electrode 5 is formed.
- it may be performed by irradiating only the peripheral part on the first surface 10a side or the second surface 10b side with a laser.
- region 8 is simultaneously formed in the non-formation area
- the conductor arrangement region 8 will be described as an example where the semiconductor substrate 9 is a long region exposing the semiconductor substrate 9 from one end 5a to the other end 5b of the semiconductor substrate 9 in plan view.
- the solder wire 60 including the above-described composition is placed in the conductor placement region 8, and ultrasonic soldering is performed thereon.
- This ultrasonic soldering apparatus is provided with a solder rod 50 provided with an ultrasonic oscillator in a conventional saddle type soldering apparatus, and the solder rod 50 is movable in the XYZ axial directions.
- the ultrasonic oscillation frequency is about 40 to 100 kHz
- the ultrasonic oscillation output is about 1 to 15 W
- the temperature adjustment is performed.
- the temperature is preferably about 180 to 450 ° C.
- the table on which the semiconductor substrate 9 is placed may be heated in advance by about 50 to 100 ° C. Further, by making the width of the solder wire 60 and the width of the tip of the solder rod 50 smaller than the width of the conductor arrangement region 8, the solder 7 is not bonded to the upper surface 5 c of the second electrode 5. It can be firmly joined to the inner wall. Moreover, the surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 can be cleaned by this ultrasonic soldering, the removal of oxides such as a natural oxide film is promoted, and the solder 7 is firmly bonded to the semiconductor substrate 9. It becomes possible to make it.
- the second electrode 5 when the second electrode 5 is formed by baking a conductive paste, the solder melted by ultrasonic soldering enters between the metal particles constituting the second electrode 5, Since the removal of the oxide is promoted, the contact resistance between the solder 7 and the second electrode 5 can be reduced, which is preferable.
- an alloy layer with a solder component is formed on the surface of the metal granular body by ultrasonic soldering.
- the thickness of the solder 7 can be adjusted by adjusting the distance between the soldering iron 50 and the semiconductor substrate 9, the moving speed of the soldering iron 50, and the amount of the solder wire 60 introduced. For example, the thickness of the solder 7 is formed to about 5 to 40 ⁇ m.
- the solder iron 50 may be in contact with the second electrode 5 or the semiconductor substrate 9, or may be in a non-contact state. Further, at the start and end of ultrasonic soldering, when the solder rod 50 is moved up and down, a protrusion may occur on the solder 7. At this time, by blowing hot air to the protrusions, the protrusions can be made flat, and the occurrence of cracks during conveyance can be reduced.
- the thickness of the solder 7 is preferably thicker than the thickness of the second electrode 5. Because the wiring conductor 11 comes into contact with the solder 7 first, the occurrence of cracks can be reduced.
- a long wiring conductor 11 is arranged on the solder 7 attached to the conductor arrangement region 8, and as shown in FIG.
- the wiring conductor 11 can be directly joined to the solder 7 by soldering with the flange 50 or ultrasonic soldering.
- a side view of the semiconductor substrate 9 viewed from one end side is as shown in FIG.
- the wiring conductor 11 and the solder 7 may be joined by a known soldering method, and a reflow furnace or hot air may be used.
- the solder 7 may be bonded to the upper surface of the second electrode 5.
- the solder 7 may be formed so as to cover the upper surface of the second electrode 5 during the soldering operation of FIG. 5A or the soldering operation of FIG.
- the solder melted from the solder wire 60 covers the upper surface of the second electrode 5 in the vicinity of the conductor arrangement region 8 and the solder 7 is formed. Is done.
- a solder having a width of about 1 to 5 mm at the tip may be used.
- the solder melted by ultrasonic soldering may enter between the metal particles of the second electrode 5, and the amount of the solder entering the second electrode 5 may be reduced. It is good also from the surface of the electrode 5 to the middle of the thickness direction. The amount of solder entering can be adjusted by appropriately adjusting the soldering time.
- solder 12 solder plating
- the solar cell element 10 can be manufactured as described above. Thereby, when connecting the wiring conductor 11 and the solar cell 10, the usage-amount of electrode materials, such as silver, can be reduced, and the adhesive force of the solder 7 and the semiconductor substrate 9 can be raised. Moreover, according to this embodiment, a highly reliable solar cell can be provided. Furthermore, when the wiring conductor 11 is provided on the solder 7, the adhesion between the wiring conductor 11, the solder 7, and the semiconductor substrate 9 can be improved, and thus a highly reliable solar cell can be provided.
- the conductor placement region 8 may include a long region that exposes the semiconductor substrate 9 from one end portion 5a of the semiconductor substrate 9 to a predetermined position 5d indicated by a one-dot chain line in plan view.
- the conductor arrangement region 8 is a long region where the semiconductor substrate 9 is exposed from one end portion 5a of the semiconductor substrate 9 to the predetermined position 5d in a plan view, and a predetermined dotted line from the other end portion 5b of the semiconductor substrate 9. Since it has a long region that exposes the semiconductor substrate 9 to the position 5e, it is preferable because the formation region of the second electrode 5 can be increased between the predetermined position 5d and the predetermined position 5e.
- the conductor arrangement region 8 may be a long region from a position near one end of the semiconductor substrate 9 to a position near the other end.
- the second electrode 5 may be formed on at least a part between one end or the other end of the semiconductor substrate 9 and the conductor arrangement region 8.
- the ultrasonic soldering start position is preferably performed from a position slightly away from one end of the void portion. Thereby, the solder can be suitably attached to the semiconductor substrate 9 without being repelled by the second electrode 5 at the start of ultrasonic soldering. Then, the molten solder moves to cover the void portion, and by increasing the amount of solder, a part of the solder covers the upper surface of the second electrode 5 at one end of the void portion. Can do.
- the conductor arrangement region 8 may be a region including a plurality of through portions that expose the semiconductor substrate 9 at a plurality of locations.
- the plurality of through portions may be arranged in a line from one end portion of the semiconductor substrate 9 to the other end portion. This is preferable because the formation region of the second electrode 5 can be further increased as compared with the example of FIG.
- the solder 7 only on the conductor arrangement region 8 or on the upper surface of the conductor arrangement region 8 and the second electrode in the vicinity thereof, the soldering places with the wiring conductor 11 are scattered in an island shape, whereby the wiring conductor 11 can easily escape the thermal expansion and contraction, and the warpage of the solar cell can be reduced.
- solder 7 on the upper surface of the second electrode 5 between the through portions where the solder 7 is arranged in a line, that is, the upper surface of the second electrode 5 in contact with the wiring conductor 11, The contact resistance with the two electrodes 5 is reduced, and the solar cell characteristics can be improved.
- the width is other than It is preferable that the width is wider than the width of the portion because the adhesion between the solder 7 and the semiconductor substrate 9 disposed in this portion is improved.
- the wiring conductor 11 may be, for example, one in which a plurality of through holes 11a are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the long wiring conductor 11.
- the wiring conductor 11 is arranged by aligning the portion where the through hole 11 a of the wiring conductor 11 is provided with the conductor arrangement region 8, Ultrasonic soldering can be performed while supplying a solder wire (not shown).
- the solder since the solder is supplied to the conductor arrangement region 8 through the through hole 11a, the solder can be bonded to both the second electrode and the wiring conductor 11, and the solder can be attached by a simple method. is there.
- the surface of the wiring conductor 11 may be covered with solder. Thereby, since solder exists in the surface of the through-hole 11a, the solder wire 60 becomes unnecessary. Further, the solder provided on the surface of the through hole 11a is supplied to the conductor arrangement region 8 by simple soldering by ultrasonic soldering, the solder adheres to the second electrode 5, and the molten solder is further wired. Since it adheres also to the main body of the conductor 11, the strong joining of the wiring conductor 11 and the 2nd electrode 5 via a solder is implement
- the width (or length in the short direction) of the wiring conductor 11 has a portion wider than the width (or length in the short direction) of the conductor arrangement region 8, or the wiring conductor. 11 may completely cover the conductor placement region 8 (or cover the upper surface of the second electrode 5 in the vicinity of the conductor placement region 8).
- the solder 7 may cover the upper surface of the second electrode 5, or may adhere to the side surface of the second electrode 5 facing the conductor arrangement region 8 without covering the upper surface of the second electrode 5. You may do it.
- the wiring conductor 11 when the wiring conductor 11 completely covers the conductor arrangement region 8, the wiring conductor 11 is in electrical contact with the second electrode 5, reducing the electrical resistance and improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency. This is preferable.
- the width of the solder 7 may be larger than the width of the wiring conductor 11, and the above configuration is preferable because the electrical resistance can be reduced and the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved.
- the wiring conductor 11 may be composed of an assembly of a plurality of thin conducting wires 13, and the surface of this assembly may be covered with solder 14 by a solder dipping technique.
- solder 14 By using such a wiring conductor 11, a plurality of thin conductors are not separated separately, and further, stress applied to the solar cell 10 applied with reduced resistance to bending in the width direction of the wiring conductor 11. Therefore, it is preferable that cracks and the like are less likely to occur in the solar cell 10.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view of another solar cell 10 as viewed from the second surface 10b side.
- a passivation film 30 is formed on almost the entire second surface 10b. That is, the passivation film 30 is provided on the first semiconductor portion 1 on the second surface 10b side.
- the passivation film 30 can be formed by using, for example, an ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) method.
- the semiconductor substrate 9 made of the above-described crystalline silicon or the like is placed in the film forming chamber, and the surface temperature of the semiconductor substrate 9 is heated to 100 to 300 ° C.
- an aluminum material such as trimethylaluminum is supplied onto the semiconductor substrate 1 together with a carrier gas such as argon gas or nitrogen gas for 0.5 seconds, and the aluminum material is adsorbed on the entire periphery of the semiconductor substrate 1 (step 1). ).
- the aluminum raw material in the space is removed, and among the aluminum raw material adsorbed on the semiconductor substrate 9, components other than those adsorbed at the atomic layer level are removed.
- Remove step 2
- an oxidizing agent such as water or ozone gas is supplied into the film formation chamber for 4.0 seconds to remove CH 3 that is an alkyl group of trimethylaluminum that is an aluminum raw material and to oxidize dangling bonds of aluminum.
- an atomic layer of aluminum oxide is formed on the semiconductor substrate 9 (step 3).
- the oxidant in the space is removed, and other than the aluminum oxide at the atomic layer level, for example, oxidant that has not contributed to the reaction is removed.
- the passivation film 30 which consists of an aluminum oxide layer which has predetermined thickness by repeating the said process 1 to the process 4 can be formed.
- hydrogen is easily contained in the aluminum oxide layer by containing hydrogen in the oxidizing agent used in step 3, and the hydrogen passivation effect can be increased.
- the bus bar electrode 4 a when the bus bar electrode 4 a is provided on the first surface 10 a side of the solar cell 10, the bus bar electrode 4 a is disposed in a portion that overlaps the wiring conductor 11 on the second surface 10 b side in a plan view. It is good to be. This is because, when the outputs of the plurality of solar cells 10 are connected by the wiring conductor 11, the bus bar electrode 4 a and the second electrode 5 can be easily and quickly connected on the straight line by the wiring conductor 11.
- the double-sided electrode type solar cell in which the output is extracted from the electrodes provided on both sides of the first surface 10a and the second surface 10b of the semiconductor substrate 9 has been described.
- the technology of the present embodiment can also be applied to a back-contact type solar cell in which output is extracted from the electrode provided on the substrate.
- FIGS. 16 and 17 show examples of back contact type solar cells. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, after forming a large number of through holes in the semiconductor substrate 9, the second semiconductor portion 2 disposed on the light receiving surface side is also provided on the inner wall of the through holes. 2 The through-hole conductor 16 may be connected to the semiconductor part 2.
- the wiring conductor 11 whose surface is coated with the solder 7 is connected to the through-hole conductor 16 on the second surface 10b side, and the semiconductor substrate 9 is connected to the semiconductor substrate 9. You may make it connect the wiring conductor 11 by which the surface was coat
- a configuration may be employed in which the through-hole conductor 16 and the wiring conductor 11 whose surface is covered with the solder 7 are electrically connected.
- the metal granules 5 c constituting the second electrode 5 are dense. There may be a region where the solder 7 penetrates and the solder 7 and the semiconductor substrate 9 are joined in the sparse region. In the conductor arrangement region 8, the metal granules 5 c and the solder 7 are mixed, and the periphery of the metal granules 5 c is covered with the solder 7. Moreover, since it becomes a form which the metal granule 5c couple
- the metal particles 5c and the solder 7 are mixed in the vicinity of the interface between the solder 7 and the second electrode 5, and the periphery of the metal particles 5c is soldered. 7, and the metal particles 5 c may be bonded to each other through the solder 7. Thereby, the resistance loss in the second electrode 5 can be further reduced. At this time, the height of the region where the metal particles 5c and the solder 7 are mixed may be higher in the sparse region than in the region where the metal particles 5c are densely present. In addition, in the region where the metal particles 5c and the solder 7 are mixed, there may be a state in which several metal particles 5c are combined.
- a part of the second electrode 5 may be a thin portion 5d, and a part of the second electrode 5 may be thin.
- a conductive paste for example, aluminum paste.
- the thin-walled portion 5d can be formed even if the holes of the metal mask are made into a mesh shape (porous shape) to reduce the discharge amount of the conductive paste.
- the surface of the second electrode 5 is formed in, for example, a V-groove shape.
- a part of the second electrode 5 may be thinned by mechanically cutting or the like to form a part of the second electrode 5 in the groove 5e.
- cutting or the like may be performed so that the groove 5 e reaches the surface of the semiconductor substrate 9.
- the number of the grooves 5e may be plural, and the strength can be increased by forming a large number of narrow grooves.
- mechanical cutting or the like can easily manage the thickness compared to the above printing.
- a part of the second electrode 5 is repeatedly formed into an uneven shape.
- a (comb-like) portion 5f may be used. As described above, this formation can be performed by the same formation method as the formation of the thin portion 5d or the groove 5e. Thus, the flatness of the surface of the 2nd electrode 5 can be improved by providing the uneven
- a complicated mechanism such as moving up and down along the height direction of the second electrode 5 can be eliminated.
- the higher the flatness of the uneven portion 5g of the second electrode 5 is, the better the soldering workability is, and unnecessary stress is not applied to the wiring conductor 11, so that the solar cell 10 Is prevented from cracking.
- ultrasonic soldering is performed as shown in FIG. 21 after the formation of the second electrode 5 obtained by firing the conductive paste having a partially thinned portion. Due to the ultrasonic soldering, metal particles (for example, aluminum particles) bonded to each other during the sintering of the second electrode 5 are separated from each other by the impact of collapse of cavitation caused by ultrasonic vibration in the soldering iron 50. . Then, as shown in FIG. 18, it is presumed that the solder 7 penetrates into the gaps between the metal granular bodies 5 c and a region where the metal granular bodies 5 c and the solder 7 are mixed is formed.
- the solder 7 reaches the surface of the semiconductor substrate 9, and the solder 7 and the semiconductor substrate 9 are firmly bonded.
- a BSF region is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 when the second electrode 9 is formed. For this reason, the BSF region exists in the portion where the solder 7 of the semiconductor substrate 9 is joined, and the area of the BSF region can be increased.
- the second electrode 5 when aluminum is used as the second electrode 5 and a silicon substrate is used as the semiconductor substrate 9, for example, an aluminum / silicon alloy layer is formed between the second electrode 5 and the semiconductor substrate 9.
- the solder 7 and the semiconductor substrate 9 may be firmly joined via this alloy layer.
- the alloy layer contains aluminum / silicon because resistance loss is reduced and photoelectric conversion efficiency is improved.
- the solar cell of the present embodiment is also applicable to the solar cell module 20.
- a plurality of solar cell element strings 23 in which the solar cell elements 10 are electrically connected in series by the wiring conductors 11 are made of a first filler 22 and a second material such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) excellent in moisture resistance. You may seal with the filler 24.
- a back sheet 25 made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyvinyl fluoride resin (PVF) may be provided on the filler 24.
- a frame body such as metal or resin may be provided around the support substrate 21.
- a semiconductor substrate 9 having a p-type first semiconductor portion 1 which is a polycrystalline silicon substrate having a thickness of 260 ⁇ m, an outer shape of 156 mm ⁇ 156 mm, and a specific resistance of 1.5 ⁇ ⁇ cm is prepared.
- the damaged layer was etched and washed with a NaOH solution.
- a texture was formed on the first surface 10a side of the semiconductor substrate 9 by a wet etching method using hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid. Then, the second semiconductor part 2 was formed by a vapor phase thermal diffusion method using POCl 3 as a diffusion source. After preparing the semiconductor substrate 9 in this way, the phosphor glass was removed by etching with a hydrofluoric acid solution and pn separation was performed with a laser. Thereafter, a silicon nitride film to be the antireflection layer 3 was formed on the first surface 10a side of the semiconductor substrate 9 by PECVD.
- an aluminum paste was applied and baked in the formation region of the second electrode 5 shown in FIG. 9 to form the BSF region 6 and the second electrode 5. Further, the first electrode 4 was formed by applying and baking a silver paste on the first surface 10a.
- the rectangular width is 2 mm
- the length is 4 mm
- the second electrode 5 between the conductor arrangement regions 8 arranged in a line in the vertical direction in FIG. 9 is covered.
- ultrasonic soldering was performed to form a solder 7.
- the solder 7 used was an alloy composition ratio (mass ratio) of tin and zinc of 96: 4.
- the ultrasonic soldering conditions were an ultrasonic oscillation frequency of 60 kHz, an ultrasonic oscillation output of 3 W, and a heating temperature of 350 ° C.
- a wiring conductor 11 in which the same solder as the above alloy composition was coated on the entire surface of the copper foil was welded with a soldering iron.
- the conductor placement region 8 having the same shape and size as described above and the second electrode 5 between the conductor placement regions 8 arranged in a line in the vertical direction in FIG.
- a silver paste (5% glass frit content with respect to 100% silver powder content) is applied and fired to form an electrode to be connected to the wiring conductor 11 in the same manner as in sample 1. did. And the flux was apply
- the second electrode 5 is provided in almost the entire region on the back surface side of the semiconductor substrate 9 without providing the conductor installation region 8, and the same shape and size as the conductor arrangement region 8 described above. In this area, ultrasonic soldering was performed so as to cover the second electrode 5 to form the solder 7. Then, on the solder 7, a wiring conductor 11 in which the same solder as the above alloy composition was coated on the entire surface of the copper foil was welded with a soldering iron.
- the adhesion strength of the wiring conductor 11 was measured for the samples 1 to 3 using a tensile strength tester.
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まず、太陽電池の基本構成について説明する。図1乃至3に示すように、太陽電池10は光が入射する受光面(以下、第1面という)10aと、第1面10aの反対側に位置する裏面である非受光面(以下、第2面という)10bとを有する。また、太陽電池10は、例えば板状の半導体基体9を備えている。半導体基体9は、例えば、一導電型の半導体領域である第1半導体部1と、この第1半導体部1における第1面10a側に設けられた逆導電型の半導体領域である第2半導体部2とから構成される。また、太陽電池10は、半導体基体9と、半導体基体9の裏面における少なくとも所定の導体配置領域8を除く領域に配置されている裏面電極である第2電極5と、導体配置領域8に位置している半導体基体9の裏面および第2電極5のそれぞれに付着しているはんだ7とを有している。
次に、太陽電池のより具体的な例について説明する。p型の導電型を呈する結晶シリコン基板を用いる例について説明する。結晶シリコンからなる第1半導体部1がp型を呈するようにする場合、ドーパント元素としては、例えばボロンまたはガリウムを用いるのが好適である。
次に、太陽電池10の製造方法について説明する。
なお、本発明は上述した実施形態に限定されるものではなく、本発明の範囲内で多くの修正および変更を加えることができる。以下に、種々の変形例について説明する。
2 :第2半導体部
3 :反射防止層
4 :第1電極
5 :第2電極
6 :BSF領域
7 :はんだ
8 :導体配置領域
9 :半導体基体
10 :太陽電池素子
10a:第1面
10b:第2面
11 :配線導体
Claims (21)
- 半導体基体と、
該半導体基体の裏面における少なくとも所定の導体配置領域を除く領域に配置されている裏面電極と、
前記導体配置領域に位置している前記半導体基体の裏面および前記裏面電極のそれぞれに付着しているはんだとを有する太陽電池。 - 前記はんだは、前記裏面電極の上面に付着しない状態で、前記導体配置領域に面した前記裏面電極の側面に付着している請求項1に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記はんだは、前記裏面電極の上面と、前記導体配置領域に面した前記裏面電極の側面との双方に付着している請求項1に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記裏面電極は、アルミニウムを主成分として含み、前記はんだと前記裏面電極との付着部には前記アルミニウムを含む合金層が存在している請求項1から3のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記はんだはスズと鉛との合金、またはスズと亜鉛との合金を含む請求項1から4のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記はんだはアンチモンをさらに含む請求項5に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記はんだはスズと銀とビスマスとの合金を含む請求項1から4のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記半導体基体はシリコンを主成分として含む請求項1から7のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記導体配置領域は複数の貫通部を含む請求項1から8のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記導体配置領域は平面視して前記裏面電極の一端部から所定位置までの長尺領域を含む請求項1から8のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記導体配置領域は平面視して前記裏面電極の一端部から他端部までの長尺領域である請求項10に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記導体配置領域の前記裏面電極の一端側に位置している部位の幅が他の部位よりも広い請求項1から11のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記はんだの上に設けられている配線導体をさらに有する請求項1から12のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記配線導体の表面ははんだで被覆されている請求項13に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記配線導体は金属箔である請求項13に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記配線導体は表面がはんだで被覆された金属箔である請求項15に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記半導体基体の前記裏面に対して反対側の表面には、平面透視して前記配線導体と重なる表面電極が配置されている請求項13から16のいずれかの項に記載の太陽電池。
- 半導体基体を準備する準備工程と、
前記半導体基体の裏面における少なくとも所定の導体配置領域を除く領域に前記半導体基体の裏面を露出させる空所部を有する裏面電極を形成する裏面電極形成工程と、
前記空所部において、前記空所部に露出した半導体基体の前記裏面および前記裏面電極のそれぞれにはんだを接触させて超音波はんだ付にてはんだを付着させる付着工程とを有する太陽電池の製造方法。 - 前記付着工程は、前記空所部に配線導体を配置して、しかる後に前記配線導体、前記空所部に露出した半導体基体および前記裏面電極のそれぞれにはんだを接触させて超音波はんだ付にてはんだを付着させる請求項18に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記付着工程は、前記配線導体として金属箔を用いてはんだを付着させる請求項19に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記付着工程は、前記配線導体として表面がはんだで被覆された金属箔を用いてはんだを付着させる請求項20に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
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