WO2018083721A1 - 高効率太陽電池の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a high-efficiency solar cell.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of the back surface of a back electrode type solar cell
- FIG. 2 shows a cross section taken along the alternate long and short dash line A in FIG.
- an emitter region (emitter layer) 112 is formed on the back surface (first main surface) of a semiconductor substrate (for example, a crystalline silicon substrate) 110.
- a base region (base layer) 113 is formed in a stripe shape with the emitter region 112 interposed therebetween, an emitter electrode 122 is formed on the emitter region 112, and a plurality of emitter electrodes 122 are formed as emitter bus bars (for emitters).
- Busbar electrode) 132 is connected.
- a base electrode 123 is formed on the base region 113, and a plurality of base electrodes 123 are connected by a base bus bar (base bus bar electrode) 133.
- the base electrode 123 and the emitter region 112, and the emitter electrode 122 and the base region 113 are electrically insulated by an insulating film 118.
- the solar cell 100 includes a passivation film 119 on the first main surface and the second main surface of the semiconductor substrate 110. In FIG. 1, the passivation film 119 is omitted.
- a resin coating agent is applied to a predetermined location on the substrate by screen printing, ink jet printing, or dispense coating, and completely cured by heat treatment or UV irradiation.
- a resin-cured conductive paste mainly composed of a conductor such as silver, copper, and aluminum to a predetermined location on the substrate by screen printing, inkjet printing, or dispensing, and curing by heat treatment. It was common that.
- Patent Document 1 a polyimide composition is used for the insulating film, and after the insulating film is cured by heating at 140 ° C. for 10 minutes and 250 ° C. for about 30 minutes, a silver paste is printed thereon, and then at 400 ° C.
- the above describes a method of forming an electrode by firing for 30 seconds.
- thermosetting electrode is further laminated and heat-treated after the insulating film is sufficiently cured, not only does the heat treatment take a long time and the productivity is significantly reduced, but also the insulating film There has been a problem that the toughness is reduced due to an excessive amount of heat applied, or that the insulating film contracts and sufficient insulation performance cannot be obtained.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a method for producing a solar cell having high productivity and high photoelectric conversion characteristics.
- a manufacturing method is provided.
- Such a method can produce a solar cell with high productivity and high photoelectric conversion characteristics.
- the entire process of curing the conductive paste to form the second electrode is performed simultaneously with the entire process of curing the insulating film precursor to form the insulating film.
- the amount of heat applied to the insulating film precursor during the main curing of the insulating film precursor can be made more appropriate.
- the insulating film is selected from silicone resin, polyamide resin, polyimide resin, polyamideimide resin, fluorine resin, phenol resin, melamine resin, urea resin, polyurethane, epoxy resin, acrylic resin, polyester resin, and poval resin. It is preferable to contain more than one kind of resin.
- the insulating film preferably contains these resins.
- the conductive paste preferably contains one or more kinds of resins selected from epoxy resins, acrylic resins, polyester resins, phenol resins, and silicone resins.
- the conductive paste preferably contains these resins.
- the semiconductor substrate is preferably a crystalline silicon substrate.
- the present invention is particularly suitable for manufacturing a solar cell including a crystalline silicon substrate.
- the solar cell of high photoelectric conversion efficiency will be obtained by a simple process.
- the total time required for curing these materials can be shortened.
- the heat applied to the insulating film precursor can be made more appropriate as compared with the conventional method of forming the second electrode after sufficiently curing the insulating film.
- the toughness of the insulating film is maintained.
- the method of the present invention prevents the problem that the insulating film shrinks and sufficient insulation performance cannot be obtained because it is difficult to apply an excessive amount of heat to the insulating film precursor as compared with the conventional method. it can.
- the present inventors have intensively studied to achieve the above object. as a result, Forming a first electrode on the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate; Applying an insulating film precursor so as to cover at least a part of the first electrode; Pre-curing the insulating film precursor; Applying a conductive paste on at least the insulating film precursor so as to be electrically insulated from the first electrode; Curing the conductive paste to form a second electrode; A step of fully curing the insulating film precursor to form an insulating film; Have The step of applying the conductive paste so as to be electrically insulated from the first electrode is performed after the step of temporarily curing the insulating film precursor, At least part of the step of curing the conductive paste to form a second electrode and at least part of the step of fully curing the insulating film precursor to form an insulating film are performed simultaneously.
- the present inventors have found that a manufacturing method can solve the above-mentioned problems and have completed the present invention.
- the solar cell manufacturing method of the present invention can be applied to the solar cell shown in FIGS.
- a specific solar cell manufacturing method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- an N-type semiconductor substrate such as an N-type crystalline silicon substrate is prepared. Specifically, high purity silicon is doped with a pentavalent element such as phosphorus, arsenic, or antimony to prepare an as-cut single crystal ⁇ 100 ⁇ N-type silicon substrate having a specific resistance of 0.1 to 5 ⁇ ⁇ cm. Can do.
- a pentavalent element such as phosphorus, arsenic, or antimony
- an emitter region 112 having a conductivity type opposite to that of the semiconductor substrate 110 and a base region 113 having the same conductivity type as that of the semiconductor substrate 110 are formed on the back surface (first main surface) of the semiconductor substrate 110.
- the formation method of the emitter region 112 and the base region 113 is not particularly limited, and a conventionally known method can be used.
- the emitter region 112 can be formed by vapor phase diffusion using BBr 3 or the like.
- the base region 113 can be formed by vapor phase diffusion using phosphorus oxychloride.
- the emitter region 112 and the base region 113 when forming the emitter region 112 and the base region 113, the emitter region 112 and the base region 113 having desired shapes can be formed by using a diffusion mask made of a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, or the like. .
- a diffusion mask made of a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, or the like.
- a striped base region 113 can be formed, and an emitter region 112 can be formed in a place other than a portion where the base region 113 is formed.
- a passivation film 119 made of a silicon nitride film, a silicon oxide film, or the like is formed on the light receiving surface and the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 110.
- the silicon nitride film can be formed by a CVD method, and the silicon oxide film can be formed by a CVD method or a thermal oxidation method.
- a first electrode is formed on the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate.
- an emitter electrode 122 and a base electrode 123 extending in the horizontal direction are formed as first electrodes on the emitter region 112 and the base region 113.
- the emitter electrode 122 and the base electrode 123 are coated with an Ag paste obtained by mixing Ag powder and glass frit with an organic binder on the emitter region 112 and the base region 113 through the passivation film 119, dried, and then dried. It is formed by baking at a temperature of about 700 to 880 ° C. for about 30 minutes. By this heat treatment, the passivation film 119 is eroded by the Ag paste, and the electrode and silicon are in electrical contact.
- plating may be applied.
- the passivation film 119 at the location is removed by, for example, laser ablation.
- an insulating film precursor is applied so as to cover at least a part of the first electrode.
- the insulating film precursor is applied to the intersection of the emitter region 112 and the base bus bar 133 and the intersection of the base region 113 and the emitter bus bar 132.
- the insulating film precursor becomes an insulating film through temporary curing and main curing described later.
- the insulating film is required to have characteristics such as chemically stable and high usable temperature and easy pattern formation.
- Silicone resin, polyamide resin, polyimide resin, polyamideimide resin, fluororesin, phenol resin A resin mainly composed of melamine resin, urea resin, polyurethane, epoxy resin, acrylic resin, polyester resin, or poval resin can be used. These resins can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the method of forming the insulating film precursor from the viewpoint of productivity, a precursor obtained by pasting the resin or the resin raw material with a solvent or the like is used, and this is screen printed or dispensed. Is good.
- the solvent can be appropriately selected according to the resin contained in the insulating film. For example, when forming an insulating film containing a polyimide resin, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone or the like can be used.
- the insulating film precursor is temporarily cured. Specifically, after printing the paste which is the insulating film precursor, low-temperature heat treatment is performed in the air to temporarily cure the insulating film precursor.
- the temporary curing means that the solvent of the insulating film precursor is volatilized and dried, and at the same time, the insulating film precursor is cured so as not to undergo plastic deformation in the subsequent steps.
- the heat treatment conditions in this case should be optimized depending on the insulating film precursor to be used, but a heat treatment of about 80 ° C. to 200 ° C., preferably about 120 ° C. to 200 ° C. for about 1 minute to 10 minutes is sufficient. There are many cases. If the amount of heat is insufficient, that is, if temporary curing is not achieved at this point, the insulating film precursor is deformed and thinned locally when the electrodes are laminated in the subsequent process, and a short circuit is likely to occur. . Conversely, if the insulating film precursor is fully cured at this point by applying a larger amount of heat, an excessive amount of heat is applied to the insulating film precursor when the electrode is cured in the subsequent process. The precursor shrinks and thins locally, and a short circuit is likely to occur.
- a conductive paste is applied on at least the insulating film precursor so as to be electrically insulated from the first electrode.
- the conductive paste is for forming the second electrode. That is, according to the present invention, the first electrode and the second electrode can be electrically insulated by the insulating film.
- the base bus bar 133 may be used as the second electrode.
- the emitter bus bar 132 can be cited as the second electrode. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, only the first electrode and the second electrode for different conductivity types are electrically insulated by the insulating film, and the first electrode and the second electrode for the same conductivity type are electrically conducted. be able to.
- the second electrode (emitter bus bar 132 and base bus bar 133) is chemically stable and has a high usable temperature and easy pattern formation, silver, copper or aluminum powder is used as an epoxy.
- a resin, an acrylic resin, a polyester resin, a phenol resin, or a silicone resin may be mixed to form a paste, which may be screen printed or dispensed. These resins can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the solvent is volatilized and the coating film is dried.
- This drying process is important in preventing leveling of the coating film.
- the heat treatment conditions should be optimized depending on the insulating film precursor to be used, but heat treatment is performed at about 80 to 200 ° C. for about 1 to 3 minutes, and the solvent is volatilized and dried.
- the heat treatment at this time may be a single wafer processing using a hot plate, or a belt furnace or a walking beam furnace may be used.
- the conductive paste is cured to form the second electrode.
- the insulating film precursor is fully cured to form an insulating film.
- at least a part of the process of curing the conductive paste to form the second electrode and at least a part of the process of fully curing the insulating film precursor to form the insulating film are simultaneously performed.
- the substrate is heat-treated in the atmosphere of 200 ° C. to 400 ° C. for about 10 seconds to 5 minutes, and the main curing of the insulating film precursor and the curing of the conductive paste for forming the bus bar are performed simultaneously.
- an in-line apparatus such as a belt furnace or a walking beam furnace is preferably used.
- the main curing of the insulating film precursor starts before reaching the curing temperature of the second electrode.
- part of the process of curing the conductive paste to form the second electrode and part of the process of fully curing the insulating film precursor to form the insulating film are performed simultaneously.
- the entire process of curing the conductive paste to form the second electrode and the insulating film precursor are fully cured to form the insulating film.
- the entire process can be performed simultaneously. In the latter case, the amount of heat applied to the insulating film precursor during the main curing of the insulating film precursor can be made more appropriate.
- the substrate is an N type
- the method of the present invention can also be applied to a case where the substrate is a P type. That is, an N-type layer may be provided as the emitter layer and a P-type layer may be provided as the base layer.
- FIG. 3 is a view showing the back surface of an emitter wrap-through solar cell 300 as another type of solar cell using the present invention.
- the emitter region 112 is formed in an island shape in a region sandwiched between insulating films 118. Yes.
- the emitter region 112 occupies the light receiving surface and communicates with the emitter region 112 on the back surface via a via hole formed in the substrate 110.
- the emitter electrode 122 is also connected to the light receiving surface and the back surface via a via hole.
- a passivation film 119 is formed on the light receiving surface.
- a base bus bar 133 is linearly formed on the base electrode 123 on the back surface of the substrate 110.
- An emitter bus bar 132 is linearly formed on the emitter region 112 and the emitter electrode 122 on the back surface of the substrate 110. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the base electrode 123 is covered with an insulating film 118 in a region where the emitter bus bar 132 as the second electrode and the base electrode 123 as the first electrode intersect.
- Example 1 The solar cell shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 was produced using the method of the present invention.
- a phosphorus-doped ⁇ 100> n-type as-cut silicon substrate having a 150 mm square, a thickness of 200 ⁇ m, and a specific resistance of 1 ⁇ ⁇ cm, an emitter region and a base region were formed on the back surface of the substrate.
- This substrate was heat-treated in an oxygen atmosphere at 900 ° C. for 10 minutes to form silicon oxide films on both sides of the substrate. Subsequently, a silicon nitride film having a thickness of 90 nm was further formed on both surfaces of the substrate by plasma CVD.
- an Ag paste was applied to the emitter region and the base type region by screen printing, and heat treatment was performed at 800 ° C. for 3 seconds to cure the Ag paste, thereby forming an emitter electrode and a base electrode.
- a polyimide paste (HP-1000 manufactured by Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) was applied to a predetermined portion by screen printing, and was temporarily cured by heat treatment on a hot plate at 120 ° C. for 3 minutes.
- thermosetting Ag paste (CA-8590B manufactured by Daiken Chemical Industry) was applied to the back surface of the substrate by screen printing, dried on a hot plate at 170 ° C. for 1 minute, and then heat treated at 300 ° C. for 5 minutes. .
- the emitter bus bar thermosetting Ag paste is applied so as to be electrically insulated from the base electrode, and the base bus bar thermosetting Ag paste is electrically connected to the emitter electrode. (See FIG. 1).
- the polyimide paste and the thermosetting Ag paste were simultaneously cured by the above heat treatment.
- thermosetting Ag paste to form the emitter bus bar and the base bus bar and at least a part of the process of fully curing the polyimide paste to form the insulating film were simultaneously performed.
- a solar battery cell was obtained.
- the output characteristics of the fabricated solar cells were measured using xenon lamp light source type simulated sunlight.
- Example 2 The same substrate as in Example 1 was used, and the formation of the emitter electrode and the base electrode was performed by the same solar cell manufacturing process.
- an epoxy paste (SFX513M1LC manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) was applied to a predetermined place by screen printing, and was temporarily cured by heat treatment on a hot plate at 170 ° C. for 1 minute.
- the output characteristics of the fabricated solar cells were measured using xenon lamp light source type simulated sunlight.
- Example 1 The same substrate as in Example 1 was used, and the formation of the emitter electrode and the base electrode was performed by the same solar cell manufacturing process.
- a polyimide paste (HP-1000 manufactured by Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) was applied to a predetermined location by screen printing, and heat-treated on a hot plate at 100 ° C. for 3 minutes and dried. At this time, the polyimide paste was not temporarily cured.
- the output characteristics of the fabricated solar cells were measured using xenon lamp light source type simulated sunlight.
- Example 2 The same substrate as in Example 1 was used, and the formation of the emitter electrode and the base electrode was performed by the same solar cell manufacturing process.
- a polyimide paste (HP-1000 manufactured by Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) is applied to a predetermined location by screen printing, heat-treated on a hot plate at 100 ° C. for 3 minutes and dried, and then heat-treated on a 200 ° C. hot plate for 1 hour. And cured. That is, the polyimide paste was fully cured before applying the thermosetting Ag paste for forming the emitter bus bar and the base bus bar.
- the output characteristics of the fabricated solar cells were measured using xenon lamp light source type simulated sunlight.
- Table 1 shows the solar cell characteristics of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2.
- Comparative Example 1 the step of applying the conductive paste so as to be electrically insulated from the first electrode is performed after the step of temporarily curing the insulating film precursor.
- Comparative Example 2 at least part of the process of curing the conductive paste to form the second electrode and at least part of the process of fully curing the insulating film precursor to form the insulating film are not performed simultaneously. It was shown that the solar cell characteristics higher than those of Example 1) and a highly efficient solar cell can be realized by a simple process according to the present invention.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
- the above-described embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention has any configuration that has substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention and that exhibits the same effects. Are included in the technical scope.
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半導体基板の第1主表面に、第1電極を形成する工程と、
前記第1電極の少なくとも一部を覆うように、絶縁膜前駆体を塗布する工程と、
前記絶縁膜前駆体を仮硬化させる工程と、
少なくとも前記絶縁膜前駆体上に、導電性ペーストを前記第1電極と電気的に絶縁するように塗布する工程と、
前記導電性ペーストを硬化させて第2電極とする工程と、
前記絶縁膜前駆体を本硬化させて絶縁膜とする工程と、
を有し、
前記導電性ペーストを前記第1電極と電気的に絶縁するように塗布する工程は、前記絶縁膜前駆体を仮硬化させる工程後に行われ、
前記導電性ペーストを硬化させて第2電極とする工程の少なくとも一部と前記絶縁膜前駆体を本硬化させて絶縁膜とする工程の少なくとも一部が同時に行われることを特徴とする太陽電池の製造方法を提供する。
半導体基板の第1主表面に、第1電極を形成する工程と、
前記第1電極の少なくとも一部を覆うように、絶縁膜前駆体を塗布する工程と、
前記絶縁膜前駆体を仮硬化させる工程と、
少なくとも前記絶縁膜前駆体上に、導電性ペーストを前記第1電極と電気的に絶縁するように塗布する工程と、
前記導電性ペーストを硬化させて第2電極とする工程と、
前記絶縁膜前駆体を本硬化させて絶縁膜とする工程と、
を有し、
前記導電性ペーストを前記第1電極と電気的に絶縁するように塗布する工程は、前記絶縁膜前駆体を仮硬化させる工程後に行われ、
前記導電性ペーストを硬化させて第2電極とする工程の少なくとも一部と前記絶縁膜前駆体を本硬化させて絶縁膜とする工程の少なくとも一部が同時に行われることを特徴とする太陽電池の製造方法が、上記課題を解決できることを見出し、本発明を完成させた。
本発明の方法を用いて、図1、2に示す太陽電池の作製を行った。
実施例1と同様の基板を使用し、同様の太陽電池製造工程によりエミッタ電極とベース電極の形成までを行った。
実施例1と同様の基板を使用し、同様の太陽電池製造工程によりエミッタ電極とベース電極の形成までを行った。
実施例1と同様の基板を使用し、同様の太陽電池製造工程によりエミッタ電極とベース電極の形成までを行った。
Claims (5)
- 半導体基板の第1主表面に、第1電極を形成する工程と、
前記第1電極の少なくとも一部を覆うように、絶縁膜前駆体を塗布する工程と、
前記絶縁膜前駆体を仮硬化させる工程と、
少なくとも前記絶縁膜前駆体上に、導電性ペーストを前記第1電極と電気的に絶縁するように塗布する工程と、
前記導電性ペーストを硬化させて第2電極とする工程と、
前記絶縁膜前駆体を本硬化させて絶縁膜とする工程と、
を有し、
前記導電性ペーストを前記第1電極と電気的に絶縁するように塗布する工程は、前記絶縁膜前駆体を仮硬化させる工程後に行われ、
前記導電性ペーストを硬化させて第2電極とする工程の少なくとも一部と前記絶縁膜前駆体を本硬化させて絶縁膜とする工程の少なくとも一部が同時に行われることを特徴とする太陽電池の製造方法。 - 前記導電性ペーストを硬化させて第2電極とする工程全体が、前記絶縁膜前駆体を本硬化させて絶縁膜とする工程全体と同時に行われることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記絶縁膜を、シリコーン樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂、ポリイミド樹脂、ポリアミドイミド樹脂、フッ素樹脂、フェノール樹脂、メラミン樹脂、ユリア樹脂、ポリウレタン、エポキシ樹脂、アクリル樹脂、ポリエステル樹脂及びポバール樹脂から選択される1種類以上の樹脂を含有するものとすることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記導電性ペーストを、エポキシ樹脂、アクリル樹脂、ポリエステル樹脂、フェノール樹脂及びシリコーン樹脂から選択される1種類以上の樹脂を含有するものとすることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板を、結晶シリコン基板とすることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の太陽電池の製造方法。
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