CN104835869B - Copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

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CN104835869B
CN104835869B CN201510241668.XA CN201510241668A CN104835869B CN 104835869 B CN104835869 B CN 104835869B CN 201510241668 A CN201510241668 A CN 201510241668A CN 104835869 B CN104835869 B CN 104835869B
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell, including substrate, dorsum electrode layer, the light absorbing layer being arranged on the dorsum electrode layer, the cushion being arranged on the light absorbing layer and the Window layer being arranged on the cushion of setting on this substrate, it is characterized in that, the light absorbing layer includes copper (Cu), phosphide element (In), gallium element (Ga) and selenium element (Se), and the light absorbing layer is Cuy(In1‑xGax)Se2Situ adulterates Se elements, and the mol ratio between element is 1.0<Se:(Cu+In+Ga)≤1.5.The invention further relates to a kind of preparation method of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell.

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Copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to field of photoelectric technology, more particularly to copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell and preparation method thereof.
Background technology
CIS(CuInSe2, abbreviation CIS)Representative of the series film solar battery as third generation solar cell, tool There are electricity conversion height, stable performance, radiation resistance good and prepare the advantages such as cost is low.CIS energy gap is 1.04 EV, copper gallium selenium(CuGaSe2, abbreviation CGS)Energy gap be 1.68 eV.A certain amount of Ga is set to substitute In in CIS, can be with Form CIGS(Cu(In1-xGax)Se2)Quaternary semiconductor material, it can be adjusted by the content for adjusting Ga in CIGS The energy gap of battery, further improve the electricity conversion of thin-film solar cells.Copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell Typical structure be:Antireflection layer/transparent electrode layer/Window layer/transition zone/light absorbing layer(CIGS layer)/ metal back of the body electricity Pole/substrate.Wherein the quality of CIGS layer directly determines the transformation efficiency of thin-film solar cells.
The preparation method of CuInGaSe absorbed layer has antivacuum method and the class of vacuum method two.Wherein antivacuum method mainly includes electricity The processes such as deposition, silk-screen printing, but oxygen impurities content is high in the CIGS thin-film being prepared using these methods, into Sub-control low precision, cause the copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell transformation efficiency that is prepared low, therefore antivacuum method can not Meet industrialization production requirements.Vacuum method mainly includes coevaporation, copper and indium gallium(CuInGa, abbreviation CIG)Metal prefabricated membrane selenizing The methods of with CIGS quaternary target as sputter after annealing.The cell photoelectric transformation efficiency highest that coevaporation method is prepared, but This method cost is high, and complex process, large-area uniformity is poor, is unsuitable for preparing area battery.CIG metal prefabricated membrane selenizing methods The thin film surface planeness being prepared is poor, and component distributing is uneven, while selenylation reaction is needed in poisonous H2In Se atmosphere Carry out.To obtain the CIGS thin-film of large-area high-quality, the method for quaternary CIGS target material sputtering after annealing is extensive Using to suppress the loss of Se in annealing process, reaction is needed in H2Completed in Se atmosphere, so as to obtain with ideal composition CIGS thin-film, but H2The use of Se gases limits the application of this method.H2Se is inflammable, hypertoxicity gas, and cost Height, preservation and operation to gas are required for strictly being limited, and hinder the practical application of the process.
The content of the invention
In view of this, it is necessory to provide a kind of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell and preparation method thereof, preparing In journey atmosphere or H are evaporated without using Se simple substance2Se atmosphere.
A kind of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell, including substrate, dorsum electrode layer on this substrate is set, is arranged on this Light absorbing layer, the cushion being arranged on the light absorbing layer and the Window layer being arranged on the cushion on dorsum electrode layer, should Light absorbing layer includes copper (Cu), phosphide element (In), gallium element (Ga) and selenium element (Se), and the light absorbing layer is Cuy(In1- xGax)Se2Situ adulterates Se elements, and the mol ratio between element is 1.0<Se:(Cu+In+Ga)≤1.5.
The preparation method of one copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell, including:1)The dorsum electrode layer is prepared on this substrate; 2)Sputtered using a sputtering target on the dorsum electrode layer and form the amorphous materials film containing Se, Cu, In and Ga, the sputtering target Preparation method include Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2Powder and simple substance Se powder carry out ball milling mixing in liquid medium, then by ball Mixture drying after mill removes the liquid medium;And using hot pressed sintering, normal pressure-sintered or HIP sintering technique, it is right The mixture obtained after ball milling is sintered at 400 °C ~ 900 °C;And the amorphous materials film is made annealing treatment, The atmosphere of the annealing is at least one of vacuum, rare gas and nitrogen, and annealing temperature is 300 °C ~ 600 °C, heating Speed is 1 °C/min ~ 100 °C/min, and annealing time is 0.1 hour ~ 3 hours, obtains thin-film solar cells light absorbing layer; 3)The amorphous materials film is made annealing treatment, the atmosphere of the annealing is vacuum, rare gas(Preferably argon gas) And at least one of nitrogen, annealing temperature are 300 °C ~ 600 °C, heating rate is 1 °C/min ~ 100 °C/min, annealing time For 0.1 hour ~ 3 hours, the light absorbing layer is obtained;4)Cushion is formed on the light absorbing layer;And 5)In the cushion Upper formation Window layer.
Compared with prior art, the present invention is with high-purity Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2Powder and Se powder are as raw material, first to Cuy (In1-xGax)Se2Powder and Se powder carry out mixing and ball milling, then are obtained by normal pressure-sintered, hot pressed sintering or HIP sintering Quaternary sputtering target with high Se content.Vacuum magnetic-control sputtering is carried out using the sputtering target, can disposably obtain high Se content Quaternary film, the can that need to only anneal afterwards in the vacuum or protective atmosphere completion crystallization of film and growing up for crystal grain, together When can ensure that there is sufficient Se contents in light absorbing layer.During film subsequent anneal being avoided by using the sputtering target Use harmful simple substance Se evaporation sources or poisonous H2Se gases, greatly improve the safety of thin-film solar cells preparation technology Property, the preparation cost of thin-film solar cells can be effectively reduced, accelerates its industrial applications.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the preparation method of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the XRD spectrum of sputtering target of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the XRD spectrum of light absorbing layer of the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the stereoscan photograph of the cross section of 2-1 light absorbing layers of the embodiment of the present invention.
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Copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell 1
Substrate 10
Dorsum electrode layer 20
Light absorbing layer 30
Cushion 40
Window layer 50
Transparent electrode layer 60
Antireflection layer 70
Following embodiment will combine above-mentioned accompanying drawing and further illustrate the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments to copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell provided by the invention and its system Preparation Method is described in further detail.
Referring to Fig. 1, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell 1, including substrate 10, setting Dorsum electrode layer 20 in the substrate 10, the light absorbing layer 30 being arranged on the dorsum electrode layer 20, it is arranged on the light absorbing layer 30 On cushion 40 and the Window layer 50 that is arranged on the cushion 40.The light absorbing layer 30 includes copper (Cu), phosphide element (In), gallium element (Ga) and selenium element (Se), specially Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2Situ adulterates Se elements, rubbing between element You are than being 1.0<Se:(Cu+In+Ga)≤1.5.
The substrate 10 is preferably glass substrate, stainless steel foil, titanium metal foil or Kapton.
The dorsum electrode layer 20 is arranged on the surface of substrate 10.The material of the dorsum electrode layer 20 is preferably molybdenum, titanium, aluminium or tungsten. The thickness of the dorsum electrode layer 20 is preferably the nm of 50 nm ~ 1000.
The light absorbing layer 30 is arranged on the surface of dorsum electrode layer 20.
The cushion 40 is arranged on the surface of light absorbing layer 30, and the light absorbing layer 30 is sandwiched in the dorsum electrode layer 20 and the buffering Between layer 40.The material of the cushion 40 is preferably cadmium sulfide (CdS), zinc sulphide (ZnS) or zinc selenide (ZnSe).The buffering The thickness of layer 40 is preferably the nm of 20 nm ~ 200.
The Window layer 50 is arranged on the surface of the cushion 40, and the cushion 40 is sandwiched in the light absorbing layer 30 and the Window layer Between 50.The material of the Window layer 50 is preferably zinc oxide (i-ZnO).The thickness of the Window layer 50 is preferably 0.1 μm ~ 1 μm.
The copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell 1 can further comprise the transparent electrode layer being arranged in the Window layer 50 60.The material of the transparent electrode layer 60 is preferably zinc oxide aluminum (ZAO), tin indium oxide (ITO), indium oxide titanium (ITiO) or oxidation Indium gallium zinc (IGZO).The thickness of the transparent electrode layer 60 is preferably 0.1 μm ~ 1 μm.
The copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell 1 can further comprise the antireflection layer being arranged on the transparent electrode layer 60 70.The material of the antireflection layer 70 is preferably magnesium fluoride (MgF2).The thickness of the antireflection layer 70 is preferably 50 nm ~ 500 nm。
The light absorbing layer 30 includes copper (Cu), phosphide element (In), gallium element (Ga) and selenium element (Se), the Se and Cu + In+Ga mol ratio is 1.0<Se:(Cu+In+Ga)≤1.5, Ga and In+Ga mol ratio is 0<Ga:(In+Ga)≤0.8.
The phase composition of light absorbing layer 30 is yellow copper structure, and specially crystalline state CIGS situs adulterate a small amount of Se.
The chemical formula of light absorbing layer 30 can be by Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2+zRepresent, wherein 0<x≤0.8;0.5<y<1.2, it is excellent Elect 0.7 as<y<1.0;And 0<z<0.5.
Preferably, the light absorbing layer 30 only contains trace impurity in addition to Se, Cu, In, Ga element, the content of the impurity Preferably less than 10ppm.
The thickness of the light absorbing layer 30 is preferably 0.2 μm ~ 5.0 μm.
The resistivity of the light absorbing layer 30 is preferably the Ω cm of 1 Ω cm ~ 1000.
The carrier concentration of the light absorbing layer 30 is preferably 1 × 1015cm-3~1×1018cm-3
The carrier mobility of the light absorbing layer 30 is preferably 0.1cm2V-1s-1~100cm2V-1s-1
The light absorbing layer 30 can be sputtered by sputtering method by using sputtering target and anneal to obtain, in annealing process In without selenization.
The sputtering target is by Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2Sinter and formed after (abbreviation CIGS) powder and the mixing of simple substance Se powder, its In 0<x≤0.8;0.5<y<1.2, preferably 0.7<y<1.0.Se adulterates in CIGS situs in the sputtering target, and being formed has Huang The Cu of copper mine structurey(In1-xGax)Se2+z, wherein 0<x≤0.8;0.5<y<1.2, preferably 0.7<y<1.0;And 0<z<0.5. In addition, when Se contents are more, Se can exist with simple substance form simultaneously.Contain (1) Cu i.e. in the sputtering targety(In1-xGax) Se2+zOr (2) Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2+zWith simple substance Se combination.Preferably, compound Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2+zFor crystalline substance State.
The atomic percent of the Se elements in the sputtering target is preferably 57% ~ 60%.
Molar percentages of the simple substance Se in the sputtering target is preferably 15% ~ 20%.
In one embodiment, the sputtering target only contains by sintering the material that is formed and micro miscellaneous after CIGS and simple substance Se mixing Matter, the content of the impurity are preferably less than 10ppm.
In another embodiment, the sputtering target is except containing (1) Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2+zOr (2) Cuy(In1-xGax) Se2+zOnly contain trace impurity outside combination with simple substance Se, the content of the impurity is preferably less than 10ppm.
The relative density of the sputtering target is preferably greater than or equal to 90%, the relative density=sputtering target actual density:CIGS is managed By density × 100%.
The bulk resistor of the sputtering target is preferably 10-2Ωcm ~100Ωcm。
The roughness on the sputtering target surface is preferably lower than or equal to 2 microns, more preferably less than or equal to 0.5 micron.
Referring to Fig. 2, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of preparation method of the copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell 1, Comprise the following steps:
1)The dorsum electrode layer 20 is prepared in the substrate 10;
2)Sputter on the dorsum electrode layer 20 that to form the amorphous materials containing Se, Cu, In and Ga thin using a sputtering target Film;And
3)The amorphous materials film is made annealing treatment, the atmosphere of the annealing is vacuum, rare gas(It is preferred that For argon gas)And at least one of nitrogen, annealing temperature are 300 °C ~ 600 °C, heating rate is 1 °C/min ~ 100 °C/min, Annealing time is 0.1 hour ~ 3 hours, obtains the light absorbing layer 30;
4)Cushion 40 is formed on the light absorbing layer 30;And
5)Window layer 50 is formed on the cushion 40.
Specifically, in the step 1)In, can be by physical method, such as evaporation or sputtering method, or chemical method, such as The method of plating or chemical plating prepares the dorsum electrode layer 20 on the surface of substrate 10.It is preferred that back of the body electricity is prepared using magnetron sputtering method Pole layer 20.Before the dorsum electrode layer 20 is prepared, the step of can further comprising cleaning substrate 10, to remove substrate surface 10 impurity.
In the step 2)In, the preparation method of the sputtering target comprises the following steps:
2-1)CIGS powder and simple substance Se powder are subjected to ball milling mixing in liquid medium, then by the mixture after ball milling Drying removes the liquid medium;And
2-2)Using hot pressed sintering(Non- isostatic pressed), normal pressure-sintered or HIP sintering technique, to what is obtained after ball milling Mixture is sintered at 400 °C ~ 900 °C.
The CIGS powder has yellow copper structure.In step 2-1)In, the CIGS powder and simple substance Se powder are preferably pressed Mol ratio 1.0:(0.6 ~ 1.0) is mixed.It is micro- that the particle diameter of the CIGS powder and simple substance Se powder is preferably less than or equal to 10 Rice, more preferably 0.05 micron ~ 2 microns.The CIGS powder and the purity of simple substance Se powder are preferably 3N (mass percents 99.9%) ~ 5N (mass percent 99.999%).
The CIGS powder and simple substance Se powder can be in air or protective gas(Such as Ar gas or N2Gas)Middle carry out ball milling.
The liquid medium passes through baking step afterwards not reacted with raw material CIGS powder and simple substance Se powder It can remove, other impurity are not introduced into mixture.The liquid medium for example can be at least one in water, ethanol and acetone Kind.The CIGS powder and the gross mass of simple substance Se powder and mill ball quality ratio are preferably 1:(1~20).
The ball milling is carried out in ball mill, and the liquid medium, abrading-ball, CIGS powder and simple substance Se powder insert the ball milling In machine.The rotating speed of the ball mill is preferably 100 rpm ~ 600rpm., on the one hand can be by the CIGS powder during ball milling It is sufficiently mixed uniformly with simple substance Se powder, on the other hand the particle diameter of powder can be refined, obtains the material powder of required particle diameter. The Ball-milling Time is reached requirement and is defined by well mixed and raw material granularity.Preferably, the Ball-milling Time is 0.5 ~ 20 hour.Should The mixture obtained after ball milling is the mechanical impurity of CIGS powder and simple substance Se powder.
The temperature of the drying is preferably 30 °C ~ 60 °C, and the baking step can be in air or protective gas(Such as Ar gas or N2 Gas)Middle progress, preferably dried in high-purity (3N ~ 5N) protective gas.
In step 2-2)In, when using hot-pressing sintering technique, the sintering temperature of the hot pressed sintering can be 400 °C ~ 900 °C, sintering pressure can be 30MPa ~ 100MPa, and sintering time can be 1 hour ~ 40 hours.Burnt when using high temperature insostatic pressing (HIP) When tying technique, the sintering temperature of the HIP sintering can be 400 °C ~ 900 °C, sintering pressure can be 100MPa ~ 300MPa, sintering time can be 1 hour ~ 40 hours.When using normal pressure-sintered technique, the normal pressure-sintered sintering time can Think 1 hour ~ 40 hours.
The sintering process is carried out in protective gas, and the protective gas can be Ar gas or N2Gas, preferably purity be 3N ~ 5N Ar gas or N2Gas.
When applying pressure simultaneously in sintering process, the mixture can be molded in sintering process, to form preboarding The sputtering target of shape, used suitable for follow-up sputtering.Can be specifically that the mixture is put into the mould with predetermined shape to carry out Hot pressed sintering or isostatic sintering.
When this is sintered to it is normal pressure-sintered when, the mixture can be first molded before sintering, to form predetermined shape Sputtering target, used suitable for follow-up sputtering.Can be specifically that the mixture is put into the mould with predetermined shape to be suppressed. Pressure used in the compacting can be 50MPa ~ 300MPa.
, can be to mixture progress preforming step in addition, before be sintered using any sintering processing, such as can be with Make mixture preforming using modes such as mould, casting or injections, bonding can be added in mixture in preform process Agent and/or solvent.The binding agent and/or solvent can be completely removed in follow-up sintering step.
It can be used after the sintered body for obtaining that there is predetermined shape after sintering directly as the sputtering target, one can also be entered Step carries out the steps such as machine-shaping, polishing.
It can see referring to Fig. 3, the sputtering target obtained after sintering is carried out into XRD tests, the sputtering target main component is Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2+z, and simple substance Se diffraction maximum can be seen.
The embodiment of the present invention is first mixed using high-purity CIGS powder and Se powder as raw material to CIGS powder and Se powder Ball milling is closed, then the quaternary sputtering target with high Se content is obtained by normal pressure-sintered, hot pressed sintering or HIP sintering.Use The sputtering target carries out vacuum magnetic-control sputtering, can disposably obtain selenium atom ratio higher than in former CIGS selenium atom ratio it is thin Film, the can that need to only be annealed afterwards in vacuum or protective atmosphere completes the crystallization of film and growing up for crystal grain, while can protect Demonstrate,proving has sufficient Se contents in light absorbing layer 30.Avoided by using the sputtering target during film subsequent anneal using having Evil simple substance Se evaporation sources or poisonous H2Se gases, the security of thin-film solar cells preparation technology is greatly improved, can be with The preparation cost of thin-film solar cells is effectively reduced, accelerates its industrial applications.
In the step 2)In, the sputter procedure is sputtered using single target, and the sputtering method can be magnetron sputtering method, as direct current splashes Penetrate method or exchange sputtering method(Such as medium frequency magnetron sputtering method or radio-frequency magnetron sputter method), preferably medium frequency magnetron sputtering method or radio frequency Magnetron sputtering method.The electric current of the sputtering is preferably 0.1A ~ 2.0A.The time of the sputtering is preferably 1 minute ~ 120 minutes.
Before carrying out sputtering and preparing the amorphous materials film, it can further comprise carrying out substrate together with the dorsum electrode layer The step of cleaning, to remove the impurity of substrate and dorsum electrode layer surface.
The temperature of the sputtering can be normal temperature or high temperature, and the base reservoir temperature is preferably 20 °C ~ 700 °C.When using high temperature, The step of preparation method can further comprise preheating the substrate in a vacuum before sputtering.
The carrier gas used in the sputtering method can be argon gas, and the purity of carrier gas is preferably 3N ~ 5N.
Base vacuum in the sputter procedure is 1 × 10-4Pa~1×10-2Pa。
The pressure during sputtering in sputtering chamber is preferably 0.1Pa ~ 2.0Pa.
The substrate can be parallel to each other with the sputtering target, can also be in an angle, and the angle is preferably between 20o ~ 85o. The distance between the substrate and the sputtering target are preferably lower than or equal to 8cm.
The mol ratio for containing Se, Cu, In and Ga element, Se and Cu+In+Ga by sputtering the amorphous materials film formed For 1.0<Se:(Cu+In+Ga)≤1.5.
In the step 3)In, the purity for making annealing treatment rare gas used and nitrogen is both preferably 3N ~ 5N.At the annealing Without to the amorphous materials film selenization, the content of Se elements is less than in the atmosphere of the annealing during reason 10ppm.The base vacuum of the annealing process is preferably 1 × 10-4Pa~1×10-2Pa.The annealing process makes the amorphous materials thin Membrane crystallization, referring to Fig. 4, the film after annealing is carried out into XRD tests, it can be seen that being formd by the annealing process has The CIGS situs of yellow copper structure adulterate a small amount of Se single crystalline phase film.
It is appreciated that because selenium has higher vapour pressure and fusing point relatively low, easily evaporated in heating process.Se is in shape Into the content highest in the mixed-powder of sputtering target, the Se in the preparation of follow-up sputtering target and the preparation process of light absorbing layer 30 Content gradually reduces, wherein the annealing process after sputtering is the step of Se contents are greatly reduced, but due in sputtering target Se contents are higher, can make up the loss amount of Se in annealing process so that in the light absorbing layer 30 finally given Se content It is higher, without carrying out selenization to film in annealing.The obtained light absorbing layer 30 need not carry out selenization, can be direct Applied to thin film solar cell device, obtained device electricity conversion can reach more than 8%.The embodiment of the present invention is by making With above-mentioned sputtering target sputter and can disposably obtain the sufficiently large amorphous materials film of selenium atom ratio, in the film Se content can make crystallization and the crystal grain that can complete film in annealing process without selenization in vacuum or protective atmosphere Grow up, while can ensure that there is sufficient Se contents in light absorbing layer 30.The light absorbing layer that this method is not only prepared 30 electricity conversions are high, while avoid harmful Se simple substance evaporation atmosphere and hypertoxic H2The use of Se gases, behaviour was both improved The security and production efficiency of work, reduce production cost again, suitable for the application of industrialized production.
In the step 4)In, the cushion 40 is preferably prepared by chemical thought (CBD) method.
In the step 5)In, it is preferred to use magnetron sputtering method prepares the Window layer 50.It is to pass through magnetic control in the present embodiment Sputtering method prepares intrinsic zinc oxide(i-ZnO)As the Window layer 50.
The preparation method of the copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell can further comprise in the Window layer 50 described in formation The step of transparent electrode layer 60.The transparent electrode layer 60 is preferably prepared using magnetron sputtering method.
The preparation method of the copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell 1 can further comprise being formed on the transparent electrode layer 60 The step of antireflection layer 70.It is preferred that the antireflection layer 70 is prepared using magnetron sputtering method.
Embodiment 1:Sputtering target and preparation method thereof
Embodiment 1-1
Weighing component ratio is Cu/ (In+Ga)=0.9 (i.e. y=0.9), Ga/ (In+Ga)=0.3(That is x=0.3)CIGS powder 290 g, the g of simple substance Se powder 50, the g of abrading-ball 1800, are put into ball grinder and mix.Ball-milling medium elects absolute ethyl alcohol, rotational speed of ball-mill as 300 rpm, the h of Ball-milling Time 8.Drying obtains mixed-powder after ball milling.Target is prepared using normal pressure-sintered, mixed-powder is put Enter in press, suppressed in a mold, the MPa of pressure 100, the min of dwell time 15.Sintering furnace is put into after the demoulding, high-purity It is sintered in argon atmosphere, the oC of sintering temperature 600, the oC/min of heating rate 10, the h of sintering time 5.After terminating with Stove is cooled to room temperature sampling.The defects of target flawless ftractures, percent compaction reach 95.7 %, and Se molar percentage is in target 55%。
Embodiment 1-2
Weighing component ratio is Cu/ (In+Ga)=0.7 (i.e. y=0.7), Ga/ (In+Ga)=0.5(That is x=0.5)CIGS powder 280 g, the g of simple substance Se powder 60, the g of abrading-ball 1000, are put into ball grinder and mix.Ball-milling medium elects absolute ethyl alcohol, rotational speed of ball-mill as 500 rpm, the h of Ball-milling Time 4.Target is prepared using hot pressed sintering, powder is put into graphite jig in high pure nitrogen atmosphere to enter Row sintering.The oC of sintering temperature 700, the oC/min of heating rate 15, the MPa of sintering pressure 70, the h of sintering time 4.After terminating Cool to room temperature sampling with the furnace.The defects of target flawless ftractures, percent compaction reach 99.4 %, Se molar percentage in target For 59%.
Embodiment 1-3
Weighing component ratio is Cu/ (In+Ga)=0.8 (i.e. y=0.8), Ga/ (In+Ga)=0.7(That is x=0.7)CIGS powder 270 g, the g of simple substance Se powder 70, the g of abrading-ball 800, are put into ball grinder and mix.Ball-milling medium elects deionized water, rotational speed of ball-mill as 200 rpm, the h of Ball-milling Time 6.Target is prepared using HIP sintering, after powder is wrapped up, is put into isostatic pressing machine Forming and sintering.The oC of sintering temperature 500, the oC/min of heating rate 5, the MPa of sintering pressure 240, the h of sintering time 8.Sintering terminates After cool to the furnace room temperature sampling.The defects of target material surface is smooth, and flawless ftractures, percent compaction reach 99.8 %, Se in target Molar percentage be 60%.
Embodiment 2:Copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell
Embodiment 2-1
0.8 μ m-thick metal Mo films are deposited using vacuum magnetic-control sputtering method on soda-lime glass, with embodiment 1-1 systems Standby sputtering target carries out vacuum magnetic-control sputtering, and the amorphous materials film of one layer of 1.5 μ m-thick is deposited on Mo films.Sputtering is originally Bottom vacuum 2.0 × 10-3Pa, sputtering working gas are high-purity argon gas, the Pa of sputtering pressure 1.2,500 °C of base reservoir temperature.Annealing Vacuum annealing is carried out to sample in stove, 580 °C are warming up to 20 °C/min heating rate, keeps the min of constant temperature 60, then with Stove is cooled to room temperature, obtains light absorbing layer.Se atomic ratios reach 52% in the light absorbing layer, and conduction type is p-type, resistivity 60.6 Ω cm, the cm of carrier mobility 4.302•V-1•s-1, carrier concentration is 2.4 × 1016 cm-3.To the light absorbing layer Cross section be scanned Electronic Speculum test, stereoscan photograph is as shown in Figure 5.Using vacuum magnetic-control sputtering method in the light absorbs Cushion, Window layer, transparent electrode layer and antireflection layer are sequentially depositing on layer.The cushion is ZnS films, and the Window layer is ZnO film, the transparent electrode layer are ZAO films, and the antireflection layer is MgF2Film.The CIGS thin film solar-electricity being prepared The mV of pond open-circuit voltage 523.3, the mA/cm of short-circuit current density 22.52, fill factor, curve factor is 52.7 %, electricity conversion 6.2 %。
Embodiment 2-2
0.5 μ m-thick metal Al films are deposited using vacuum magnetic-control sputtering method in stainless steel base, with embodiment 1-2 The sputtering target of preparation carries out vacuum magnetic-control sputtering, and the amorphous materials film of one layer of 2.0 μ m-thick is deposited on Al films.Sputtering Base vacuum 1.0 × 10-3Pa, sputtering working gas are high-purity argon gas, the Pa of sputtering pressure 0.7,20 °C of base reservoir temperature.Moving back Sample is annealed in stove, annealing atmosphere is 50 KPa high pure nitrogens, and 550 are warming up to 10 °C/min heating rate °C, the min of constant temperature 30 is kept, then cool to room temperature with the furnace, obtain light absorbing layer.Se atomic ratios reach in light absorbing layer after annealing To 54 %, Thin film conductive type is p-type, Ω cm of resistivity 140.0, the cm of carrier mobility 5.652•V-1•s-1, carrier Concentration is 7.9 × 1015 cm-3.Be sequentially depositing using vacuum magnetic-control sputtering method on the light absorbing layer cushion, Window layer, Transparent electrode layer and antireflection layer.The cushion is CdS film, and the Window layer is ZnO film, and the transparent electrode layer is that ITO is thin Film, the antireflection layer are MgF2Film.The mV of CIGS thin film solar cell open-circuit voltage 449.4 being prepared, short circuit current The mA/cm of density 31.32, fill factor, curve factor is 61.8 %, and electricity conversion is 8.7 %.
Embodiment 2-3
0.8 μ m-thick metal Mo films are deposited using vacuum magnetic-control sputtering method on polyimide, with embodiment 1-3 systems Standby sputtering target carries out vacuum magnetic-control sputtering, and the CIGS thin film of one layer of 1.0 μ m-thick is deposited on Mo films.Sputter base vacuum 2.0×10-4Pa, sputtering working gas are high-purity argon gas, the Pa of sputtering pressure 0.5,100 °C of base reservoir temperature.It is right in the lehr Sample is annealed, and annealing atmosphere is 50 KPa high pure nitrogens, and 500 °C are warming up to 5 °C/min heating rate, keeps permanent 90 min of temperature, then cool to room temperature with the furnace, obtain CIGS solar cell absorbed layers.Se atomic ratios reach 55 in annealing rear film %, Thin film conductive type are p-type, Ω cm of resistivity 27.5, the cm of carrier mobility 7.12•V-1•s-1, carrier concentration be 3.2×1016cm-3.Cushion, Window layer, transparency electrode are sequentially depositing on the light absorbing layer using vacuum magnetic-control sputtering method Layer and antireflection layer.The cushion is ZnS films, and the Window layer is ZnO film, and the transparent electrode layer is ITiO films, and this subtracts Reflecting layer is MgF2Film.The mV of CIGS solar batteries 509.0 being prepared, the mA/ of short-circuit current density 25.9 cm2, fill factor, curve factor is 52.1 %, and electricity conversion is 6.9 %.
In addition, those skilled in the art can also do other changes in spirit of the invention, certainly, these are according to present invention essence The change that god is done, it should all be included within scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell, including substrate, dorsum electrode layer on this substrate is set, is arranged on the back of the body Light absorbing layer, the cushion being arranged on the light absorbing layer and the Window layer being arranged on the cushion on electrode layer, the light Absorbed layer includes copper (Cu), phosphide element (In), gallium element (Ga) and selenium element (Se), it is characterised in that the light absorbing layer For Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2Situ adulterates Se elements, and the mol ratio between element be Se: (Cu+In+Ga) equal to 1.5.
2. copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the light absorbing layer chemical formula is by Cuy (In1-xGax)Se2+zRepresent.
3. copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that 0 < x≤0.8,0.5 < y < 1.2, and O < z < 0.5.
4. copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the carrier of the light absorbing layer is dense Spend for 1 × 1015cm-3~1 × 1018cm-3, carrier mobility 0.1cm2V-1s-1~100cm2V-1s-1
5. copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the thickness of the light absorbing layer is 0.2 μm~5.0 μm.
6. the preparation method of a copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell, including:
1) dorsum electrode layer is prepared in a substrate;
2) sputtered using a sputtering target on the dorsum electrode layer and form the amorphous materials film containing Se, Cu, In and Ga, this splashes The preparation method shot at the target includes:
By Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2Powder and simple substance Se powder carry out ball milling mixing in liquid medium, then by the mixing after ball milling Thing drying removes the liquid medium;And using hot pressed sintering, normal pressure-sintered or HIP sintering technique, to being obtained after ball milling Mixture be sintered at 400 DEG C~900 DEG C, wherein, Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2The particle diameter of powder and simple substance Se powder is less than Or equal to 10 microns;
3) the amorphous materials film is made annealing treatment, the atmosphere of the annealing is in vacuum, rare gas and nitrogen At least one, annealing temperature is 300 DEG C~600 DEG C, and heating rate is 1 DEG C/min~100 DEG C/min, annealing time 0.1 Hour~3 hours, light absorbing layer is obtained, the light absorbing layer is Cuy(In1-xGax)Se2Situ adulterates Se elements, between element Mol ratio be Se: (Cu+In+Ga) be equal to 1.5;
4) cushion is formed on the light absorbing layer;And
5) Window layer is formed on the cushion.
7. the preparation method of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that the annealing Atmosphere in the contents of Se elements be less than 10ppm.
8. the preparation method of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that the base reservoir temperature For 20 DEG C~700 DEG C.
9. the preparation method of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that the sputtering method is Medium frequency magnetron sputtering method or radio-frequency magnetron sputter method.
10. the preparation method of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that this was sputtered Base vacuum in journey is 1 × 10-4Pa~1 × 10-2Pa。
11. the preparation method of copper-indium-galliun-selenium film solar cell as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that this is annealed The Se contents of amorphous materials film decline in journey.
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