CN115873509A - Alkali polishing additive and polishing method for high-flatness silicon wafer - Google Patents

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CN115873509A
CN115873509A CN202211480497.2A CN202211480497A CN115873509A CN 115873509 A CN115873509 A CN 115873509A CN 202211480497 A CN202211480497 A CN 202211480497A CN 115873509 A CN115873509 A CN 115873509A
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The invention discloses an alkali polishing additive for a high-flatness silicon wafer and a polishing method, which comprises a reaction catalyst with the mass percentage of 2-4%, a corrosion and scale inhibitor with the mass percentage of 1-2%, a complexing agent with the mass percentage of 0.1-0.5%, a wetting agent with the mass percentage of 0.01-0.03%, a defoaming agent with the mass percentage of 0.5-1% and an additive prepared by deionized water, wherein the additive is added into an alkali liquor and evenly mixed to prepare a polishing solution, the prepared polishing solution is used for polishing the back surface of the silicon wafer to replace an acid polishing process, so that the environmental pollution is reduced, and the problem of poor flatness in the alkali polishing process is solved.

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Alkali polishing additive and polishing method for high-flatness silicon wafer
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of solar cell silicon wafers, in particular to an alkali polishing additive and a polishing method for a high-flatness silicon wafer.
Background
In the production process of the monocrystalline silicon solar cell, in order to improve the conversion efficiency of the cell, the back of the monocrystalline silicon wafer is etched usually, so that the back surface of the silicon wafer is smoother, and the back passivation effect is improved. There are 2 conventional etching methods. One method is acid polishing, the back and the side of the silicon wafer are corroded by HNO3/HF, the reflectivity of the etched back can reach 30% -40%, the flatness of the etched back is not enough, the reflectivity is relatively low, and meanwhile, the discharge of nitrogen-containing wastewater is increased, so that adverse effects are caused to the environment. Another way is alkali polishing, the principle of the reaction of silicon and KOH: si + KOH + H20= = K2SiO3+ H2; the reflectivity of the back surface after etching reaches (40% -50%), the passivation effect can be greatly improved, the conversion efficiency of the solar cell is improved, HNO3 and HF can be replaced, and the environmental protection pressure is reduced. The flatness of the back surface of the monocrystalline silicon wafer is improved, on one hand, reflection of transmitted light can be enhanced, light transmittance is reduced, and on the other hand, the aluminum paste can be in contact with the surface of the silicon wafer to fully improve passivation effect. The current Isc and the open-circuit voltage Voc are respectively increased by the back surface polishing, so that the conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. However, the flatness of the single crystal silicon back polishing additive in the current alkali polishing market after etching is general, and no high-flatness alkali polishing additive is on the market.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the defects in the prior art, the invention provides the alkali polishing additive and the polishing method for the high-flatness silicon wafer, which replace an acid polishing process, reduce the environmental pollution and solve the problem of poor flatness in the alkali polishing process.
In order to realize the technical effects, the invention adopts the following scheme:
an alkali polishing additive for a high-flatness silicon wafer comprises a reaction catalyst, a corrosion and scale inhibitor, a complexing agent, a wetting agent defoaming agent and deionized water, and comprises the following components in percentage by weight:
Figure BDA0003959142650000021
the preferable technical scheme is characterized in that the reaction catalyst comprises one or more of astringent acid, peroxyacetic acid and ammonium persulfate.
According to a preferable technical scheme, the corrosion and scale inhibitor comprises one or more of methylbenzotriazole, phosphorous acid and phosphono carboxylic acid copolymer.
In a preferred technical scheme, the complexing agent comprises one or more of polyacrylamide, sodium aminotriacetate, pectin, heptonate and thiosulfate.
In a preferred technical scheme, the wetting agent comprises one or more of soybean lecithin, mercaptan, silanol surfactant and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether.
In a preferred technical scheme, the defoaming agent comprises one or more of polyvinylpyrrolidone, glucose and starch.
A method of polishing with a base polishing additive comprising the steps of:
s1, preparing an additive: adding 2-4% of reaction catalyst, 1-2% of corrosion and scale inhibitor, 0.1-0.5% of complexing agent, 0.01-0.03% of wetting agent and 0.5-1% of defoaming agent into deionized water, and mixing uniformly to prepare an additive;
s2, preparing a polishing solution: adding the additive prepared in the step S1 into an alkali liquor, and uniformly mixing to prepare a polishing solution; the mass ratio of the additive to the alkali liquor is 10-15; the alkali liquor is NaOH solution or KOH solution, and the mass concentration of the alkali liquor is 45 percent;
and S3, polishing the back of the silicon wafer by using the polishing solution prepared in the step S2, wherein the temperature of the polishing treatment is controlled to be 60-65 ℃, and the time is controlled to be 130-240S.
Compared with the prior art, beneficial effect does:
the additive can improve the flatness of the back surface of the silicon wafer in the alkali polishing process and can protect the PN junction on the front surface of the silicon wafer from being damaged.
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FIG. 1 is weight loss and reflectance data of the alkaline polishing process of example 1, comparative example 1, example 2 and comparative example 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an SEM photograph of a polished surface of a silicon wafer obtained in example 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an SEM photograph of a polished surface of a silicon wafer obtained in comparative example 1 of the present invention;
fig. 4 shows performance data of finished cells obtained in example 2 and comparative example 2.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments.
An alkali polishing additive for a high-flatness silicon wafer comprises a reaction catalyst, a corrosion and scale inhibitor, a complexing agent, a wetting agent defoaming agent and deionized water, and comprises the following components in percentage by weight:
Figure BDA0003959142650000041
the reaction catalyst has stronger electron obtaining capacity, can accelerate the process of generating sodium silicate by silicon electron losing, and increases the reaction speed of alkali and silicon; the corrosion and scale inhibitor contains more hydrophilic chain segments, can be adsorbed on the surface of phosphorosilicate glass, reduces the corrosion rate of alkali and the front side of a silicon wafer, prevents PN junctions on the front side from being damaged in the alkali polishing process, and simultaneously obtains a better polishing effect on the back side of a battery; the complexing agent has strong chelation effect on metal ions, and can greatly reduce the metal ion residues on the surface of the silicon wafer; the defoaming agent can be adsorbed on the surface of the monocrystalline silicon piece, so that the interfacial tension is reduced, and the desorption of hydrogen in the reaction process is accelerated.
The preferable technical scheme is characterized in that the reaction catalyst comprises one or more of astringent acid, peroxyacetic acid and ammonium persulfate.
According to a preferable technical scheme, the corrosion and scale inhibitor comprises one or more of methylbenzotriazole, phosphorous acid and phosphono carboxylic acid copolymer.
According to the preferable technical scheme, the complexing agent comprises one or more of polyacrylamide, sodium aminotriacetate, pectin, heptonate and thiosulfate.
According to a preferred technical scheme, the wetting agent comprises one or more of soybean lecithin, mercaptan, silanol surfactants and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether.
In a preferred technical scheme, the defoaming agent comprises one or more of polyvinylpyrrolidone, glucose and starch.
A method of polishing with a base polishing additive comprising the steps of:
s1, preparing an additive: adding 2-4% of reaction catalyst, 1-2% of corrosion and scale inhibitor, 0.1-0.5% of complexing agent, 0.01-0.03% of wetting agent and 0.5-1% of defoaming agent into deionized water, and mixing uniformly to prepare an additive;
s2, preparing a polishing solution: adding the additive prepared in the step S1 into alkali liquor, and uniformly mixing to prepare polishing solution; the mass ratio of the additive to the alkali liquor is 10-15; the alkali liquor is NaOH solution or KOH solution, and the mass concentration of the alkali liquor is 45 percent;
and S3, polishing the back of the silicon wafer by using the polishing solution prepared in the step S2, wherein the temperature of the polishing treatment is controlled to be 60-65 ℃, and the time is controlled to be 130-240S.
Example 1
Taking 60L of alkali to throw a groove, adding 50L of water, raising the temperature to 65 ℃, adding 750g of NaOH, and adding 200g of the additive (the formula is 2wt% of peroxyacetic acid, 1wt% of methylbenzotriazole, 0.1wt% of pectin, 0.01 wt% of octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, 0.5% of polyvinylpyrrolidone and the balance of deionized water) after the temperature is stable; after stirring uniformly, taking the silicon wafer with PSG removed, carrying out precleaning for 40s in a 30 ℃ NaOH and hydrogen peroxide tank, after precleaning is completed, putting the silicon wafer into a water tank for cleaning for 2min, then putting the silicon wafer into an alkali polishing tank for polishing for 230s, after polishing is completed, putting the silicon wafer into the water tank for cleaning for 2min, and completing the alkali polishing etching process.
Comparative example 1
Taking 60L of alkali, throwing the tank, adding 50L of water, raising the temperature to 65 ℃, adding 750g of NaOH, and adding 200g of currently marketed additives after the temperature is stable; after stirring uniformly, taking the silicon wafer with PSG removed, carrying out precleaning for 40s in a 30 ℃ NaOH and hydrogen peroxide tank, after precleaning is completed, putting the silicon wafer into a water tank for cleaning for 2min, then putting the silicon wafer into an alkali polishing tank for polishing for 230s, after polishing is completed, putting the silicon wafer into the water tank for cleaning for 2min, and completing the alkali polishing etching process.
The weight loss and reflectance data of the alkali polishing process of example 1 and comparative example 1 are shown in table 1. The height difference of the back tower footing after polishing in example 1 is shown in fig. 2, and the height difference of the back tower footing after polishing in comparative example 1 is shown in fig. 3, and it can be seen from the figure that: the flatness of the silicon wafer polished by the additive is obviously better than that of the silicon wafer polished by the alkali polishing additive sold in the market.
Example 2
Taking 350L of alkali to throw a groove, adding 335L of water, raising the temperature to 65 ℃, adding 15L of NaOH with the mass fraction of 48%, and adding 2L of the additive (the formula is 2wt% of peroxyacetic acid, 1wt% of methylbenzotriazole, 0.1wt% of pectin, 0.01% of octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, 0.5% of polyvinylpyrrolidone and the balance of deionized water) after the temperature is stable; circulating for 10min, after the solution in the tank body is uniformly mixed, taking 1600 silicon wafers without PSG, pre-cleaning for 40s in a 30 ℃ NaOH and hydrogen peroxide tank, after the pre-cleaning is finished, putting the silicon wafers into a water tank for cleaning for 2min, then putting the silicon wafers into an alkali polishing tank for polishing for 230s, after the polishing is finished, putting the silicon wafers into the water tank for cleaning for 2min, and finishing the alkali polishing etching process; and then, performing a subsequent solar cell preparation process to obtain a finished cell.
Comparative example 2
Adding 335L of water into a 350L alkali polishing tank, raising the temperature to 65 ℃, adding 15L of NaOH with the mass fraction of 48%, and adding 2L of an alkali polishing additive sold in the market after the temperature is stable; circulating for 10min, after the solution in the tank body is uniformly mixed, taking 1600 silicon wafers without PSG, pre-cleaning for 40s in a 30 ℃ NaOH and hydrogen peroxide tank, after the pre-cleaning is finished, putting the silicon wafers into a water tank for cleaning for 2min, then putting the silicon wafers into an alkali polishing tank for polishing for 230s, after the polishing is finished, putting the silicon wafers into the water tank for cleaning for 2min, and finishing the alkali polishing etching process; and then, carrying out a subsequent solar cell preparation process to obtain a finished product cell.
The weight loss and reflectance data of the alkali polishing process of example 2 and comparative example 2 are shown in table 1. The performance data of the finished cells obtained in example 2 and comparative example 2 are shown in table 2, and it can be seen from table 2 that: the average efficiency of the cell of the additive is 23.25 percent, and the average efficiency of the cell of the commercially available additive is 23.22 percent; in contrast, the average cell efficiency of the additive of the present invention was increased by 0.03%.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, refer to orientations or positional relationships that are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships that the products of the present invention are conventionally placed in use, or the orientations or positional relationships that are conventionally understood by those skilled in the art, and are used for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.
All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The alkali polishing additive for the high-flatness silicon wafer is characterized by comprising a reaction catalyst, a corrosion and scale inhibitor, a complexing agent, a wetting agent defoaming agent and deionized water, and comprises the following components in percentage by weight:
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2. the alkali polishing additive for high flatness silicon wafers as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reaction catalyst includes one or more of astringent acid, peroxyacetic acid, ammonium persulfate.
3. The alkaline polishing additive for silicon wafers with high flatness of claim 1, wherein the corrosion and scale inhibitor comprises one or more of methylbenzotriazole, phosphorous acid, phosphono carboxylic acid copolymer.
4. The alkali polishing additive for high-flatness silicon wafers as claimed in claim 1, wherein the complexing agent includes one or more of polyacrylamide, sodium aminotriacetate, pectin, heptonate, and thiosulfate.
5. The alkaline polishing additive for high flatness silicon wafers as set forth in claim 1 wherein said wetting agent comprises one or more of soy lecithin, thiol, silanol-type surfactant, polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether.
6. The alkali polishing additive for high flatness silicon wafers as claimed in claim 1 wherein the defoaming agent includes one or more of polyvinylpyrrolidone, glucose, starch.
7. A method of polishing with the alkaline polishing additive of claim 1 comprising the steps of:
s1, preparing an additive: adding 2-4% of reaction catalyst, 1-2% of corrosion and scale inhibitor, 0.1-0.5% of complexing agent, 0.01-0.03% of wetting agent and 0.5-1% of defoaming agent into deionized water, and mixing uniformly to prepare an additive;
s2, preparing a polishing solution: adding the additive prepared in the step S1 into alkali liquor, and uniformly mixing to prepare polishing solution; the mass ratio of the additive to the alkali liquor is 10-15; the alkali liquor is NaOH solution or KOH solution, and the mass concentration of the alkali liquor is 45 percent;
and S3, polishing the back of the silicon wafer by using the polishing solution prepared in the step S2, wherein the temperature of the polishing treatment is controlled to be 60-65 ℃, and the time is controlled to be 130-240S.
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