CN108604616A - Method for visualizing defect in semi-finished product CdTe thin film solar cell - Google Patents

Method for visualizing defect in semi-finished product CdTe thin film solar cell Download PDF

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CN108604616A
CN108604616A CN201680074109.7A CN201680074109A CN108604616A CN 108604616 A CN108604616 A CN 108604616A CN 201680074109 A CN201680074109 A CN 201680074109A CN 108604616 A CN108604616 A CN 108604616A
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德罗斯特·克里斯蒂安
斯帕斯·贝蒂娜
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Abstract

This application involves the methods of process monitoring and inspection for CdTe thin film solar cell (10) production process, visually to identify the defect caused by previous process steps.Metal ion solution (15) processing of semi-finished product CdTe thin film solar cell (10) combines while irradiating the surfaces of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells (10) and can visually identify defect and be associated with previous process steps.

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Method for visualizing defect in semi-finished product CdTe thin film solar cell
Technical field
This application involves a kind of method of process monitoring and inspection for CdT thin-film solar cells production processes, with Just the defect caused by previous process steps is visually identified.
Background technology
In the prior art, CdTe solar cells have following structure:In glass bottom lining, transparent conductive oxide is deposited Layer (TCO) is used as preceding contact.Tco layer may include high resistance buffer layer, help to make the shunt effect in solar cell It minimizes.Here, one layer of cadmium sulfide (CdS) of deposition, and one layer of cadmium telluride (CdTe) is deposited on it.Finally, apply metal layer Such as molybdenum, nickel vanadium, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, gold or comprising one any composition or compound in these elements, for collecting electricity Charge carrier.The structure is referred to as upper-layer configured.
The film CdTe manufacture of solar cells processes of the prior art include further processing step, such as CdCl2Activation And/or CuCl2Processing.Invisible defect can pass through film CdTe manufacture of solar cells mistakes such as pin hole, particle and agglomerate All steps of journey cause.Defect can cause the shunting of CdTe thin film solar cell and/or power to reduce.For measuring and knowing The art methods of other shunt effect are I-E characteristic and/or electricity and photoluminescence measurement., these methods have been limited to At the film CdTe solar cells or small size CdTe solar cells of all process steps.In addition, by above-mentioned Measurement method as a result, the correlation of process steps will not be caused.
Invention content
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of process monitoring for CdTe thin film manufacture of solar cells process and inspections Method, wherein this method can visually identify defect (such as pin hole, particle, agglomerate) and with previous process steps phase It closes.
The purpose is realized by according to the method for claim 1.Advantageous embodiment is in the dependent claims It is open.
Included the following steps according to the present processes:Semi-finished product CdTe solar cells are provided, by metal ion solution It is applied to the surfaces CdTe and irradiates semi-finished product CdTe solar cells simultaneously, metal is removed from semi-finished product CdTe solar cells Solion simultaneously visually examines the semi-finished product CdTe of metal ion solution processing too by operating personnel and/or light microscope Positive energy battery.Semi-finished product CdTe solar cells include CdS layer and CdTe layer, the wherein surface opposite with CdS layer of CdTe layer Form the surface of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells.As be known in the art, semi-finished product CdTe solar cells are further Including substrate and preceding contact layer or preceding contact sequence of layer.CdS layer, CdTe layer and preceding contact layer or sequence of layer pass through in the prior art Known method is formed.
Metal ion solution can be applied to the table of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells by method known in the art Face, the method is such as, but not limited to:
Semi-finished product CdTe solar cells (or surface of semi-finished product CdTesolar batteries) are immersed and are accommodated in a reservoir Metal ion solution in,
Spraying,
Rotary coating,
Sponge roller coating etc..
Metal ion solution can be the aqueous solution of metal salt, such as metal chloride, metal sulfate, metal nitrate Salt, metal phosphate, metal halide and metal pseudohalide, such as CuCl2、AgCl3、PdCl2、PtCl4、CuSO4, Ag2SO4、Cu3(NO3)2、AgNO3、Cu3(PO4)2、Ag3PO4、CuBr2, AgBr, Cul or CuCN.Metal ion solution can be further Including complexing agent, for example, ammonia solution, hypo solution, potassium cyanide solution, ethylenediamine, ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid, phosphonate or 1- hydroxy ethylene -1,1- di 2 ethylhexyl phosphonic acids.In addition metal ion solution can further contain dilute hydrochloric acid or phosphoric acid.
In metal ion solution the concentration of metal ion can between 0.1mmol and 50mmol, preferably in 1mmol and Between 10mmol.There are the first time period of metal ion solution on the surface of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells, for example, half at Product CdTe solar cells (or surface of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells) immerse the first time period in metal ion solution, It can be at 5 seconds to 300 seconds, in the range of preferably 30 seconds to 60 seconds.
In addition, during the period by the control of the temperature of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells between 15 DEG C and 80 DEG C In range, metal ion solution is applied to the surface of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells.
According to the application, while on the surface that metal ion solution is present in semi-finished product CdTe solar cells, half The illuminated second time period of finished product CdTe solar cells.Irradiating the second time period of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells simultaneously is Start in the step of applying metal ion solution and terminates the step of removing after metal ion solution (according at the first time Section) between period.Second time period can be equal to first time period, i.e., in metal ion solution present at least at semi-finished product Semi-finished product CdTe solar cells are irradiated during the entire process of at the surface of CdTe solar cells, or can be than at the first time Section it is short, i.e., only the section duration of first time period, first time period at least half.
Irradiation generates electron-hole pair, these electron-hole pairs will be in the effect of the built-in field of CdTe solar cells Under at pn-junction detach.In the pin hole caused by previous process steps or other defect, such as CdS/CdTe depositions or CdCl2It is living In the case of changing current micro- hole caused by processing, the electronics of generation can be moved to semi-finished product CdTe solar cells along micro- hole Surface.The reaction of electronics and metal ion at semi-finished product CdTe solar cell surfaces causes metal in the semi-finished product CdTe sun Electro-deposition on the surface of energy battery, this will be visible at the position in current micro- hole.
" irradiating simultaneously " means exist more than the irradiation generated due to ambient light during metal ion solution processing Irradiation." irradiating simultaneously " is these lighting conditions to be in addition supplied to by irradiation source, and provide to have and be arrived in 5000lx The additional optical of brightness (luminous flux of per unit area) within the scope of 200000lx.
The light that semi-finished product CdTe solar cells irradiate simultaneously has wavelength in the absorption region of CdTe solar cells, And preferably in the range of 300nm to 900nm.
By from keeping taking out semi-finished product CdTe solar cells in metal ion solution in a reservoir and/or by blowing Wash, rinsed with clean solution, is dry or combinations thereof, or by other methods known in the art, it can be by metal ion Solution is removed from the surface of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells.
Visual verification can be carried out by human operator and/or light microscope, or combined and make with image analysis system With so as to identify defect sturcture and correlation to cause processing step.
Therefore, it is suitable for monitoring the production process of CdTe thin film solar cell according to the present processes and passes through limit System may caused by process steps realize the visual recognition of defect and effective solve the problems, such as.
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Fig. 1 schematically shows the exemplary processing order according to the present processes.
Fig. 2 schematically shows one embodiment according to the present processes, wherein in step S40 and step S50 Later, the application of wherein metal ion solution is by immersing in metal ion solution simultaneously semi-finished product CdTe solar cells Irradiation and carry out.
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It is explained in following exemplary embodiment according to the method for the present invention, wherein attached drawing is not intended to imply that shown The limitation of embodiment.
Fig. 1 shows the processing sequence according to the present processes.First, providing in step slo has above-mentioned surface Semi-finished product CdTe solar cells.In following step S20, metal ion solution is applied to the semi-finished product CdTe sun The surface of energy battery.While on the surface that metal ion solution is present in semi-finished product CdTe solar cells, irradiation half at Product CdTe solar cells (step S30).On the surface that metal ion solution is present in semi-finished product CdTe solar cells it Afterwards, it removes it in step s 40.After the step s 40, it is executed to metal ion by operating personnel and/or light microscope The visual verification (step S50) on the surface of the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells of solution treatment.
In fig. 2, it is schematically shown according to exemplary embodiment of the present processes, wherein metal ion The application (step S20) of solution is molten by that will have the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells (10) on surface (11) to immerse metal ion It is executed by irradiation source (14) irradiation (step S30) while in liquid (15).Metal ion solution (15) includes 1mmol CuCl2Solution is equivalent to the diluted 134.45mg CuCl in 1L DI- water (deionized water)2And it is maintained in container (12). Semi-finished product CdTe solar cells are supported by component (13), such as the clamper with fixture immerses in metal ion solution (15) It simultaneously irradiates the entire time simultaneously within 60 seconds, semi-finished product CdTe solar cells is immersed into metal ion solution, thus metal ion is molten The temperature of liquid and semi-finished product CdTe solar cells is about 25 DEG C to 30 DEG C.Further, using irradiation source (14), illumination is The halogen lamp (being equivalent to the lamp that power is 400W, luminous flux 8548lm, luminescent color are 2900K) of 150000lx is to semi-finished product CdTe solar cells (10) are irradiated, while being dipped in metal ion solution (15).(the step before visual verification S50), according to the prior art, for example, by rinse and drying device (20) remove metal from semi-finished product CdTe solar cells Solion (step S40).The following visual verification (S50) on the surface (11) of semi-finished product CdTe solar cells (10) is by operating Personnel and/or light microscope execute.
In the illustrated example shown in fig. 2, irradiation source (14) is arranged such that the light emitted by irradiation source (14) is radiated at half On the surface (11) of finished product CdTe solar cells (10).However, this is only an exemplary arrangement of illumination unit.Although In this way, semi-finished product CdTe solar cells can irradiate under any circumstance in sunlight side, i.e., on a transparent substrate.
The embodiment of the present invention described in description in front is the example provided by way of example, and the present invention This is only limitted to now.Any modification, variation and the combination of equivalent arrangements and embodiment should be to be considered as included in the model of the present invention In enclosing.
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1. the method for the process monitoring and inspection for CdTe thin film manufacture of solar cells process, includes the following steps:
A) it includes CdS layer and the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells of CdTe layer to provide, wherein the CdTe layer with the CdS layer Opposite surface forms the surface of the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells,
B) metal ion solution is applied to the surface of the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells,
C) the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells are irradiated while b),
D) metal ion solution is removed from the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells, and
E) semi-finished product are visually examined by operating personnel and/or light microscope after removing the metal ion solution The surface of CdTe solar cells.
2. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, by the way that the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells are immersed institute It states and applies the metal ion solution in metal ion solution.
3. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, metal ion in the metal ion solution it is described dense Degree can be between 0.1mmol and 50mmol.
4. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the illuminated light of the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells exists There is wavelength in the absorption region of the CdTe solar cells.
5. according to the method described in claim 4, it is characterized in that, the wavelength of the light 400nm to 900nm range It is interior.
6. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, applying the period of the metal ion solution in 5 seconds To in the range of 5 minutes.
7. according to any method of the preceding claims, which is characterized in that the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells With the temperature of the metal ion solution during the period between 15 DEG C to 80 DEG C, the metal ion Solution is applied to the semi-finished product CdTe solar cells.
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