WO2017145633A1 - 太陽電池セルおよび太陽電池セルの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a solar battery cell and a method for manufacturing the solar battery cell.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a solar battery cell in which an n-type amorphous silicon layer is formed on the light-receiving surface of a crystalline silicon wafer and a p-type amorphous silicon layer is formed on the back surface of the wafer.
- the solar battery cell disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a transparent conductive layer and a collector electrode formed on each amorphous silicon layer.
- a solar battery cell includes a crystalline silicon wafer, a first passivation layer formed on a light-receiving surface of the crystalline silicon wafer and mainly composed of silicon oxide, silicon carbide, or silicon nitride, An n-type crystalline silicon layer formed on one passivation layer, a second passivation layer formed on the back surface of the crystalline silicon wafer, and a p-type amorphous silicon layer formed on the second passivation layer; It is characterized by providing.
- a method for manufacturing a solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a step of forming a first passivation layer mainly composed of silicon oxide, silicon carbide, or silicon nitride on one surface of a crystalline silicon wafer; A step of forming an n-type crystalline silicon layer on one passivation layer, a step of forming a second passivation layer on the other surface of the crystalline silicon wafer on which the n-type crystalline silicon layer is formed, and a second passivation Forming a p-type amorphous silicon layer on the layer.
- the amount of light incident on the crystalline silicon wafer is increased, and the output characteristics can be improved.
- the solar battery cell according to the present disclosure includes the n-type crystalline silicon layer formed on the light-receiving surface side of the crystalline silicon wafer
- the solar cell according to the present disclosure has a wafer compared to a conventional cell including an amorphous silicon layer on the light-receiving surface side.
- Increasing the amount of incident light provides high output characteristics.
- a p-type amorphous silicon layer formed by a low temperature process is formed on the back side of the crystalline silicon wafer, the output characteristics can be improved while suppressing the manufacturing cost.
- the solar cell according to the present disclosure including the n-type crystalline silicon layer on the light-receiving surface side of the crystalline silicon wafer and the p-type crystalline silicon layer on the back surface side is low in manufacturing cost and has high output characteristics.
- the hue is highly uniform, has a good appearance, and is excellent in durability.
- n-type dopant means an impurity that functions as a donor
- p-type dopant means an impurity that functions as an acceptor
- an n-type crystalline silicon wafer doped in n-type is exemplified as the crystalline silicon wafer.
- a p-type doped p-type crystalline silicon wafer is used as the crystalline silicon wafer.
- the first and second passivation layers, the n-type crystalline silicon layer, the p-type non-crystalline silicon wafer are used.
- the crystalline silicon layer and the like the same configuration as that when an n-type crystalline silicon wafer is used can be applied.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a solar battery cell 10 which is an example of an embodiment.
- the solar battery cell 10 includes an n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11, a first passivation layer 12 formed on the light receiving surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11, and a first passivation layer. And an n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 formed.
- the solar cell 10 further includes a second passivation layer 16 formed on the back surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 and a p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 formed on the second passivation layer 16.
- the “light-receiving surface” of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 means a surface on which light is mainly incident (over 50% to 100%), and “back surface” is a surface opposite to the light-receiving surface. means.
- the crystallization rate of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 is lower than the crystallization rate of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13, and the crystallization rate of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is the crystal of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11. Lower than conversion rate.
- the crystallization ratio of the wafer and each layer is measured by the area ratio of the region where the Si crystal lattice occupies the observation region using a transmission electron microscope (TEM) in the cross section of the wafer and each layer shown in FIG. That is, the larger the length in the longitudinal direction of the Si crystal lattice region, the higher the crystallization rate of the wafer and each layer.
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- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 is made of single crystal silicon
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is made of polycrystalline silicon.
- the region of the Si crystal lattice formed in the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 preferably has a length in the longitudinal direction of less than 2 nm.
- the solar battery cell 10 includes a transparent conductive layer 14 formed on the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 and a collector electrode 15 formed on the transparent conductive layer 14.
- the solar battery cell 10 includes a transparent conductive layer 18 formed on the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 and a collector electrode 19 formed on the transparent conductive layer 18.
- the transparent conductive layer 14 and the collector electrode 15 constitute a light receiving surface electrode for collecting electrons generated in the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11, and the transparent conductive layer 18 and the collector electrode 19 are positive electrodes generated in the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11.
- a back electrode for collecting holes is constructed.
- Solar cell 10 includes a pair of electrodes formed on the light-receiving surface side and the back surface side of n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11.
- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 may be an n-type polycrystalline silicon wafer, but is preferably an n-type single crystal silicon wafer.
- the concentration of the n-type dopant in the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 14 to 1 ⁇ 10 17 atoms / cm 3 .
- the n-type dopant is not particularly limited, but generally phosphorus (P) is used.
- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 has a substantially square surface shape with one side of 120 to 160 mm, and the thickness of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 is, for example, 50 to 300 ⁇ m.
- the substantially square includes, for example, an octagon in which short sides and long sides are alternately continuous and have two sets of long sides parallel to each other.
- a wafer manufactured by the Czochralski method (Cz method) is generally used, but a wafer manufactured by the epitaxial growth method can also be used.
- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 does not substantially contain a p-type dopant such as boron. However, the end face of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 and its vicinity may contain a p-type dopant.
- the concentration of the p-type dopant in the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 is 1 ⁇ 10 14 atoms / cm 3 or less, and the detection limit by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is 1 ⁇ 10 15 atoms / cm 3 or less.
- the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 is formed by a low temperature process, the diffusion of boron from the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 to the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 does not substantially occur. For this reason, in the photovoltaic cell 10, the composite defect by the spreading
- the concentration of impurities at the interface in contact with the first passivation layer 12 and in the vicinity thereof is higher than the concentration of impurities at the interface in contact with the second passivation layer 16 and in the vicinity thereof.
- the interface in contact with the first passivation layer 12 of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 may be referred to as “light-receiving surface side interface”, and the interface in contact with the second passivation layer 16 may be referred to as “back surface side interface”.
- Examples of impurities contained in the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 include oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and the like in addition to an n-type dopant such as phosphorus.
- the oxygen concentration at the light receiving surface side interface and its vicinity of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 is higher than the oxygen concentration at the back surface side interface and its vicinity.
- the concentration of P, O, N, C, etc. contained in the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 is measured by SIMS or TEM-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDX).
- a texture structure (not shown) is formed on the surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11.
- the texture structure is a surface uneven structure for increasing the light absorption amount of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 by suppressing the surface reflection, and is provided on one of the light receiving surface and the back surface or on the light receiving surface and the back surface. Formed on both.
- the texture structure can be formed by anisotropic etching of the (100) plane of the single crystal silicon wafer using an alkaline solution, and the surface of the single crystal silicon wafer has a pyramidal uneven structure with the (111) plane as an inclined surface. It is formed.
- the height of the unevenness of the texture structure is, for example, 1 to 15 ⁇ m.
- the first passivation layer 12 is interposed between the light receiving surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 and the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13, and suppresses carrier recombination on the light receiving surface side of the cell.
- a first passivation layer 12 is formed in substantially the entire area.
- the first passivation layer 12 formed over substantially the entire area may cover the entire surface of the approximately square or the end portion of the approximately square. The entire surface except the outer peripheral area of 2 mm or less may be covered.
- the first passivation layer 12 is preferably a layer having excellent thermal stability that does not impair passivation properties even when exposed to high temperatures.
- the first passivation layer 12 is preferably composed mainly of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), silicon carbide (SiC), or silicon nitride (SiN).
- the thickness of the first passivation layer 12 is, for example, 0.1 to 5.0 nm.
- the thickness of the first passivation layer 12 is measured by observing a cross section of the cell using a TEM (the same applies to other layers).
- the oxygen concentration in the layer is preferably 1.0 ⁇ 10 21 atoms / cm 3 or more.
- the first passivation layer 12 has a higher oxygen concentration than the second passivation layer 16.
- the concentration of n-type dopants such as phosphorus in the first passivation layer 12 is higher than the concentration of p-type dopants such as boron in the second passivation layer 16.
- the formation process of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is at a higher temperature than the formation process of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17. Therefore, phosphorus in the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 easily diffuses into the first passivation layer 12, but boron in the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 hardly diffuses into the second passivation layer 16.
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed on the light receiving surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 via the first passivation layer 12. On the light-receiving surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11, an n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed over substantially the entire area via the first passivation layer 12.
- the thickness of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is, for example, 5 to 20 nm, preferably 8 to 15 nm.
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is made of polycrystalline silicon or microcrystalline silicon doped n-type.
- the region of the Si crystal lattice formed in the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 has a length in the longitudinal direction of 2 nm or more. If the region where the Si crystal lattice is observed is within this range, high sunlight transmittance can be obtained.
- the absorption coefficient in the wavelength range of 400 to 600 nm of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is lower than the absorption coefficient of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 4 to 4 ⁇ 10 5 cm ⁇ at a wavelength of 420 nm. 1 .
- the absorption coefficient of each layer is determined by ellipsometry.
- the concentration of the n-type dopant in the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 20 to 1 ⁇ 10 22 atoms / cm 3 , and preferably 3 ⁇ 10 20 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 atoms / cm 3 . .
- the n-type dopant is not particularly limited, but generally phosphorus is used.
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 may contain the n-type dopant substantially uniformly, and a concentration gradient of the n-type dopant may exist.
- the resistivity of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is higher than that of the transparent conductive layer 14 and is, for example, 0.1 to 150 m ⁇ ⁇ cm.
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 has a lower hydrogen concentration than the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17. Further, the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 has a lower hydrogen concentration than the second passivation layer 16.
- the hydrogen concentration in the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 18 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 , and preferably 7 ⁇ 10 18 to 5 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 .
- the refractive index of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is preferably 2.5 times or more that of the transparent conductive layer 14, for example, 2.5 to 3.2. Is double.
- the refractive index of each layer is determined by a spectroscopic ellipsometer. If the refractive index of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is within the above range, the color unevenness of the cell is reduced and a good appearance is obtained.
- the second passivation layer 16 is interposed between the back surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 and the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 and suppresses carrier recombination on the back surface side of the cell.
- a second passivation layer 16 is formed over substantially the entire area.
- the second passivation layer 16 formed over substantially the entire area may cover the entire surface of the approximately square or end portion of the approximately square. The entire surface except the outer peripheral area of 2 mm or less may be covered.
- the second passivation layer 16 is preferably a layer that can be formed at a temperature of about 200 ° C., and has lower thermal stability than the first passivation layer 12.
- a suitable second passivation layer 16 is substantially intrinsic amorphous silicon (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “i-type amorphous silicon”), or a non-conductive layer having a lower dopant concentration than the p-type amorphous silicon layer. It is a layer containing crystalline silicon.
- the thickness of the second passivation layer 16 is thicker than that of the first passivation layer 12, and is, for example, 5 to 10 nm.
- the second passivation layer 16 is preferably composed mainly of i-type amorphous silicon, and may be an i-type amorphous silicon layer substantially composed of only i-type amorphous silicon. . As described above, the second passivation layer 16 has a lower oxygen concentration than the first passivation layer 12, and the concentration of the p-type dopant such as boron in the second passivation layer 16 is n-type such as phosphorus in the first passivation layer 12. Lower than dopant concentration.
- the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 is formed on the back surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 via the second passivation layer 16.
- a p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 is formed in almost the entire region via the second passivation layer 16. Similar to the second passivation layer 16, the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 formed over substantially the entire region may cover the entire surface of the substantially square, and the outer peripheral region of 2 mm or less is removed from the end of the approximately square. The entire surface may be covered.
- the thickness of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 is, for example, 1 to 25 nm, preferably 1 to 10 nm.
- the concentration of the p-type dopant in the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 or more.
- the p-type dopant is not particularly limited, but boron is generally used.
- the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 contains, for example, boron substantially uniformly.
- the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 has a higher hydrogen concentration than the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13.
- the transparent conductive layer 14 is formed over substantially the entire surface of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 on the light receiving surface side.
- the transparent conductive layer 18 is formed over substantially the entire area of the back surface of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17.
- the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18 formed over substantially the entire area may cover the entire surface of the approximately square or the end of the approximately square. You may cover the whole surface except the outer peripheral area
- the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18 may be formed so as to cover them.
- the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18 are transparent in which a metal oxide such as indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ) or zinc oxide (ZnO) is doped with tungsten (W), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb), or the like. It is composed of a conductive oxide (IWO, ITO, etc.).
- the thickness of the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18 is preferably 30 to 500 nm, particularly preferably 50 to 200 nm.
- the collector electrodes 15 and 19 preferably each include a plurality of finger portions and a plurality of bus bar portions.
- the finger portion is a thin wire electrode formed over a wide area of the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18.
- the bus bar portion is a thin wire electrode that collects carriers from the finger portion, and is formed substantially orthogonal to each finger portion.
- the collector electrodes 15 and 19 are formed, for example, by applying a conductive paste on the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18 in a pattern including a large number of finger portions and two or three bus bar portions.
- the conductive paste for forming the collector electrodes 15 and 19 was formed by dispersing conductive particles having a diameter of 1 to 50 ⁇ m made of silver, copper, nickel or the like in a binder resin such as acrylic resin, epoxy resin, or phenol novolac. It may be a conductive paste.
- the collector electrode 19 is preferably formed in a larger area than the collector electrode 15, and the finger portions of the collector electrode 19 are formed more than the finger portions of the collector electrode 15. Therefore, the area of the transparent conductive layer 18 covered by the collector electrode 19 is larger than the area of the transparent conductive layer 14 covered by the collector electrode 15. Further, the collector electrode 15 is formed thicker than the collector electrode 19.
- the structure of the electrode is not particularly limited, and a metal layer may be formed over substantially the entire area of the transparent conductive layer 18 as a collecting electrode for the back electrode.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the manufacturing process of the solar battery cell 10.
- the manufacturing process of the photovoltaic cell 10 includes the following processes. (1) A step of forming a first passivation layer 12 composed mainly of silicon oxide, silicon carbide, or silicon nitride on one surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11. (2) A step of forming an n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 on the first passivation layer 12. (3) A step of forming the second passivation layer 16 on the other surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 on which the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed. (4) A step of forming a p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 on the second passivation layer 16.
- an oxide film composed mainly of silicon oxide is formed as the first passivation layer 12.
- a substantially intrinsic i-type amorphous silicon layer is formed thicker than the first passivation layer 12.
- the second passivation layer 16 may be a layer containing amorphous silicon having a p-type dopant concentration lower than that of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17.
- an n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 having a textured structure is prepared, and a silicon oxide film as the first passivation layer 12 is formed on the surface of the wafer (S1). ).
- a silicon oxide film as the first passivation layer 12 is formed on the surface of the wafer (S1). ).
- an n-type single crystal silicon wafer is preferably used as the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11.
- the silicon oxide film is formed on both surfaces of the n-type single crystal silicon wafer.
- Examples of the silicon oxide film forming method include a steam oxidation method in which an n-type single crystal silicon wafer having a textured structure is heat-treated in a high-pressure steam atmosphere at about 500 ° C., and a nitric acid oxidation method in which the wafer is immersed in nitric acid.
- the silicon oxide film can be selectively formed only on one surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11.
- the oxide film removing step (S4) described later can be omitted.
- Examples of such an oxidation method include a plasma radical oxidation method and a method of forming a silicon oxide film (SiOx film) on one surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 by CVD, sputtering, or the like.
- the oxygen concentration of the SiOx film can be adjusted by changing the film formation conditions.
- the first passivation layer 12 and the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 can be formed by forming a SiOx film with a low oxygen concentration and doping the surface of the SiOx film and the vicinity of the surface with n-type.
- the first passivation layer 12 may be formed by forming an i-type amorphous silicon layer on one surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 and oxidizing the i-type amorphous silicon layer. .
- an n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed on the silicon oxide film (S2).
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed by, for example, CVD or sputtering under a high temperature condition of 400 to 900 ° C.
- CVD for example, a source gas diluted with hydrogen by adding phosphine (PH 3 ) to silane gas (SiH 4 ) is used.
- phosphine PH 3
- silane gas SiH 4
- the dopant concentration of the n-type amorphous silicon layer can be adjusted by changing the mixed concentration of phosphine.
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed as an n-type doped microcrystalline or polycrystalline silicon layer.
- hydrogen (H 2 ) sintering is performed on the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 on which the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed (S3).
- the hydrogen sintering is performed, for example, by heat-treating the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 at a temperature of about 350 to 450 ° C. in a forming gas obtained by diluting hydrogen gas with an inert gas such as nitrogen gas.
- this step makes it possible to replenish hydrogen that has escaped from one surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 exposed to a high temperature during the formation of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 and the vicinity thereof. If the hydrogen concentration of the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is sufficiently high that it is not necessary to replenish, the hydrogen sintering step of S3 may be omitted.
- an i-type silicon layer which is the second passivation layer 16 on the other surface of the wafer is formed in order (S5, S6).
- the silicon oxide film on the other surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 immerses the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 having the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 formed on one surface in hydrofluoric acid (HF). Is removed.
- HF hydrofluoric acid
- the i-type amorphous silicon layer and the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 are formed by CVD or sputtering with a clean n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 placed in a vacuum chamber.
- a source gas obtained by diluting a silane gas with hydrogen (H 2 ) is used for forming the i-type amorphous silicon layer by CVD.
- a source gas diluted with hydrogen by adding diborane (B 2 H 6 ) to a silane gas is used.
- the dopant concentration of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 can be adjusted by changing the mixed concentration of diborane.
- transparent conductive layers 14 and 18 are respectively formed on the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 and the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 (S7).
- collector electrodes 15 and 19 are formed on the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18, respectively (S8).
- the transparent conductive layers 14 and 18 are formed by sputtering, for example.
- the collector electrodes 15 and 19 are formed, for example, by applying a conductive paste containing silver (Ag) particles on each transparent conductive layer by screen printing or the like.
- the solar cell 10 provided with the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 on the light-receiving surface side of the crystalline silicon wafer 11 and the p-type crystalline silicon layer 17 on the back surface side has a low manufacturing cost, and High output characteristics.
- the solar battery cell 10 has a good appearance with little or no color unevenness and excellent durability.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a solar battery cell 10A that is another example of the embodiment.
- the solar cell 10A has an n + -type doped n + layer 11a at and near the interface in contact with the first passivation layer 12 of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11A.
- the n + layer 11a is formed by diffusing an n-type dopant such as phosphorus from the light receiving surface side of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11A, and the concentration of the n-type dopant is higher than that of other regions of the wafer.
- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11A is substantially free of p-type dopants such as boron, as in the case of the solar battery cell 10.
- the concentration of the n-type dopant in the n + layer 11a is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 17 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 and is formed with a thickness of 1 ⁇ m or less from the light-receiving surface side interface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11A.
- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11A has a region where the dopant concentration is equal to or higher than the dopant concentration at the central portion in the thickness direction of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11A only in the thickness range of 1 ⁇ m or less from the light receiving surface.
- the n + layer 11a generally has a concentration gradient in which the concentration of the n-type dopant decreases as the depth increases, that is, the distance from the light receiving surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11A increases.
- the n-type dopant concentration gradient also exists in the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13.
- the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 has a concentration gradient in which the concentration of the n-type dopant increases as it approaches the first passivation layer 12.
- it has a concentration gradient in which the concentration of the n-type dopant decreases as it approaches the first passivation layer 12.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the manufacturing process of the solar battery cell 10A.
- S2 silicon oxide film
- S3 N 2 annealing treatment
- the n + layer 11 a is formed by doping the light-receiving surface side interface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 and its vicinity to n-type. It is formed.
- the n + layer 11a is formed by diffusing the n-type dopant in the n-type amorphous silicon layer by the N 2 annealing treatment. Processes other than S2 and S3 are the same as the manufacturing process of the solar battery cell 10.
- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 on which the silicon oxide film is formed is placed in a vacuum chamber, and an n-type amorphous silicon layer is formed by CVD or sputtering.
- an n-type amorphous silicon layer is formed by CVD or sputtering.
- CVD for example, a source gas diluted with hydrogen by adding phosphine to silane gas is used.
- S3 is a step of heat-treating the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11 on which the n-type amorphous silicon layer is formed at a high temperature of about 800 to 900 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- S3 it is also possible to perform a high temperature / low oxygen atmosphere annealing process using an inert gas other than nitrogen, or laser annealing.
- crystallization of the n-type amorphous silicon layer proceeds, and an n-type polycrystalline silicon layer that is the n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed.
- an n-type dopant such as phosphorus contained in the n-type amorphous silicon layer diffuses into the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11, and an n + layer 11a is formed at and near the light-receiving surface side interface.
- the n + layer 11a can also be formed by a thermal diffusion method using vapor such as phosphoryl chloride (POCl 3 ).
- a SiOx film having a low oxygen concentration or an i-type amorphous silicon layer is formed on one surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11, and phosphorus is thermally diffused at a high temperature of about 800 to 900 ° C.
- An n + layer 11a and an n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 may be formed.
- an n-type crystalline silicon layer 13 is formed by forming a SiOx film on one surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 11, applying liquid silicon on the SiOx film, and performing N 2 annealing treatment. It is also possible.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a solar battery cell 30 which is another example of the embodiment.
- the solar battery cell 30 includes electrodes on the light receiving surface side and the back surface side of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer in that the electrode is provided only on the back surface side of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31.
- the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 has an n + layer 31a doped n-type at and near the interface in contact with the first passivation layer 32.
- the solar battery cell 30 includes a first passivation layer 32 formed on the light receiving surface of an n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 and an n-type crystalline silicon layer 33 formed on the first passivation layer 32.
- the solar battery cell 30 has a protective layer 34 on the n-type crystalline silicon layer 33.
- the protective layer 34 protects, for example, the n-type crystalline silicon layer 33 and suppresses reflection of sunlight on the cell surface.
- the protective layer 34 is preferably made of a material having high light transmittance, and is made of, for example, an insulator such as silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or silicon oxynitride as a main component.
- Solar cell 30 includes second passivation layers 35 and 37 formed on the back side of n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31, p-type amorphous silicon layer 36, and n-type amorphous silicon layer 38. .
- the second passivation layer 35 is formed on the back surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 and is interposed between the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 and the p-type amorphous silicon layer 36.
- the second passivation layer 37 is formed on the back surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 and is interposed between the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 and the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38.
- the p-type amorphous silicon layer 36 and the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38 form a p-type region and an n-type region on the back side of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31, respectively.
- the second passivation layer 35 and the p-type amorphous silicon layer 36 constitute a p-type region
- the second passivation layer 37 and the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38 constitute an n-type region.
- the area of the p-type region formed on the back surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 is preferably larger than the area of the n-type region.
- the p-type region and the n-type region are alternately arranged in one direction and are formed in a comb-like pattern in plan view that meshes with each other.
- a part of the p-type region overlaps a part of the n-type region, and the p-type region and the n-type region are formed on the back surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 without a gap.
- An insulating layer 39 is provided between the regions where the p-type region and the n-type region overlap.
- the insulating layer 39 is composed mainly of, for example, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or silicon oxynitride.
- the insulating layer 39 may be made of the same material as the protective layer 34.
- a configuration similar to that of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 of the solar battery cells 10 and 10A can be applied to the second passivation layers 35 and 37. Also, the same configuration as that of the p-type amorphous silicon layer 17 of the solar cells 10 and 10A can be applied to the p-type amorphous silicon layer 36.
- the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38 is an n-type doped amorphous silicon layer.
- the n-type dopant concentration in the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38 is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 or more.
- the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38 generally contains an n-type dopant substantially uniformly.
- the n-type dopant is not particularly limited, but generally phosphorus is used.
- the p-type amorphous silicon layer 36 and the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38 have a higher hydrogen concentration and lower density than the n-type crystalline silicon layer 33.
- the solar cell 30 includes a transparent conductive layer 40 and a collector electrode 41 formed on the p-type amorphous silicon layer 36, and a transparent conductive layer 42 and a collector electrode 43 formed on the n-type amorphous silicon layer 38.
- the transparent conductive layer 40 and the collector electrode 41 are p-side electrodes formed on the p-type region, and the transparent conductive layer 42 and the collector electrode 43 are n-side electrodes formed on the n-type region.
- the transparent conductive layers 40 and 42 are separated from each other at a position corresponding to the insulating layer 39.
- the collecting electrodes 41 and 43 are formed on the transparent conductive layers 40 and 42, respectively.
- the collector electrodes 41 and 43 may be formed using a conductive paste, but are preferably formed by electrolytic plating.
- the collector electrodes 41 and 43 are made of, for example, a metal such as nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), etc., and may have a stacked structure of a Ni layer and a Cu layer, in order to improve corrosion resistance. You may have a tin (Sn) layer in the outermost surface.
- the solar battery cell 30 includes a first passivation layer 32, an n-type crystalline silicon layer 33, and an n + layer 31a on the light-receiving surface side of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer 31 by a method similar to that of the solar battery cell 10A. Can be formed.
- the protective layer 34, the p-type region, the n-type region, the insulating layer 39, the transparent conductive layers 40 and 42, and the collector electrodes 41 and 43 are formed by a method similar to that of a conventionally known solar battery cell having electrodes only on the back surface side. it can. Similar to the solar battery cells 10 and 10A, the solar battery cell 30 is low in manufacturing cost, has high output characteristics, has a good appearance, and is excellent in durability.
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(1)n型結晶性シリコンウェーハ11の一方の面上に、酸化シリコン、炭化シリコン、または窒化シリコンを主成分として構成される第1パッシベーション層12を形成する工程。
(2)第1パッシベーション層12上にn型結晶性シリコン層13を形成する工程。
(3)n型結晶性シリコン層13が形成されたn型結晶性シリコンウェーハ11の他方の面上に第2パッシベーション層16を形成する工程。
(4)第2パッシベーション層16上にp型非晶質シリコン層17を形成する工程。
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- 結晶性シリコンウェーハと、
前記結晶性シリコンウェーハの受光面上に形成され、酸化シリコン、炭化シリコン、または窒化シリコンを主成分として構成される第1パッシベーション層と、
前記第1パッシベーション層上に形成されたn型結晶性シリコン層と、
前記結晶性シリコンウェーハの裏面上に形成された第2パッシベーション層と、
前記第2パッシベーション層上に形成されたp型非晶質シリコン層と、
を備えた、太陽電池セル。 - 前記第2パッシベーション層は、実質的に真性な非晶質シリコンか、または前記p型非晶質シリコン層よりドーパント濃度が低い非晶質シリコンを含み、前記第1パッシベーション層より厚い、請求項1に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記p型非晶質シリコン層の結晶化率は、前記n型結晶性シリコン層の結晶化率より低く、
前記n型結晶性シリコン層の結晶化率は、前記結晶性シリコンウェーハの結晶化率より低い、請求項1または2に記載の太陽電池セル。 - 前記結晶性シリコンウェーハは、n型結晶性シリコンウェーハであり、前記第1パッシベーション層と接する界面およびその近傍に、n型にドーピングされ他の領域よりドーパント濃度が高いn+層を有する、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記結晶性シリコンウェーハは、前記第1パッシベーション層と接する界面およびその近傍における不純物濃度が、前記第2パッシベーション層と接する界面およびその近傍における不純物濃度より高い、請求項4に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記第1パッシベーション層は、酸化シリコンを主成分として構成され、前記第2パッシベーション層より酸素濃度が高い、請求項1に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記第1パッシベーション層における酸素濃度は、1.0×1021atoms/cm3以上である、請求項6に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記n型結晶性シリコン層は、前記p型非晶質シリコン層より水素濃度が低い、請求項7に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記n型結晶性シリコン層は、前記第2パッシベーション層より水素濃度が低い、請求項8に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記第1パッシベーション層におけるn型ドーパントの濃度は、前記第2パッシベーション層におけるp型ドーパントの濃度より高い、請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記n型結晶性シリコン層上に形成され、金属酸化物を含む第1透明導電層と、
前記第1透明導電層上に形成された、細線状の複数のフィンガー部を含む第1集電極と、
前記p型非晶質シリコン層上に形成され、金属酸化物を含む第2透明導電層と
前記第2透明導電層上に形成された、第2集電極と、
を更に備えた、請求項1に記載の太陽電池セル。 - 前記n型結晶性シリコン層の屈折率は、前記第1透明導電層の屈折率に対して2.5倍以上である、請求項11に記載の太陽電池セル。
- 前記n型結晶性シリコン層上に形成され、絶縁物を主成分とする保護層と、
前記p型非晶質シリコン層上に形成され、金属酸化物を含む第2透明導電層と、
前記第2透明導電層上に形成された、集電極と、
を更に備えた、請求項1に記載の太陽電池セル。 - 結晶性シリコンウェーハの一方の面上に、酸化シリコン、炭化シリコン、または窒化シリコンを主成分として構成される第1パッシベーション層を形成する工程と、
前記第1パッシベーション層上にn型結晶性シリコン層を形成する工程と、
前記n型結晶性シリコン層が形成された前記結晶性シリコンウェーハの他方の面上に第2パッシベーション層を形成する工程と、
前記第2パッシベーション層上にp型非晶質シリコン層を形成する工程と、
を備える、太陽電池セルの製造方法。 - 前記第2パッシベーション層は、実質的に真性な非晶質シリコンか、または前記p型非晶質シリコン層よりドーパント濃度が低い非晶質シリコンを含み、前記第1パッシベーション層より厚く形成される、請求項14に記載の太陽電池セルの製造方法。
- 前記n型結晶性シリコン層は、前記第1パッシベーション層上に非晶質シリコン層を形成した後、前記非晶質シリコン層を結晶化して形成される、請求項14または15に記載の太陽電池セルの製造方法。
- 前記第1パッシベーション層を形成した後、前記第2パッシベーション層を形成する前に、前記結晶性シリコンウェーハの前記第1パッシベーション層と接する界面およびその近傍をn型にドーピングして、当該界面およびその近傍にn+層を形成する、請求項14~16のいずれか1項に記載の太陽電池セルの製造方法。
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