JP2009141320A - 太陽電池 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】基板と、上記基板上に形成され、金属層と半導体層とそれらの間に形成された絶縁体とを有するエネルギー吸収用構造物を含み、上記金属層、上記半導体層及び上記絶縁体のうち少なくとも一つは複数のナノワイヤ構造である太陽電池を提供する。エネルギー吸収用構造物をナノワイヤMIS接合構造とすることにより、高い光電変換効率を有する太陽電池を提供することが出来る。さらに、この構造は、エピタキシャル成長工程を代替することが出来るため、結晶欠陥のようにエピタキシャル層の問題を解決することが出来る。
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22 エネルギー吸収用構造物
22a 半導体層
22b 絶縁体
22c 金属層
23 透明電極層
24a 第1電極
24b 第2電極
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- 基板と、
前記基板上に形成され、金属層と半導体層とこれらの間に形成された絶縁体とを有するエネルギー吸収用構造物とを含み、
前記金属層、前記半導体層及び前記絶縁体のうち少なくとも一つは複数のナノワイヤ構造であることを特徴とする太陽電池。 - 前記金属層、前記半導体層及び前記絶縁体は、一体にナノワイヤ構造を形成することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記絶縁体は、酸化物または窒化物からなることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記絶縁体は、Si、Al、Zr及びHfで構成されたグループから選択された少なくとも一つの元素の酸化物または窒化物を含むことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記絶縁体の厚さは、0.1〜5nmであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記ナノワイヤ構造は、直径が5〜500nmであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記エネルギー吸収用構造物上に形成された透明電極層をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の太陽電池。
- 基板と、
前記基板上に形成され、透明伝導性酸化物層と半導体層とこれらの間に形成された絶縁体とを有するエネルギー吸収用構造物とを含み、
前記透明伝導性酸化物層、前記半導体層及び前記絶縁体のうち少なくとも一つは複数のナノワイヤ構造であることを特徴とする太陽電池。 - 前記透明伝導性酸化物層は、ITO、ZnO、AlZnO及びInZnOで構成されたグループから選択された物質からなることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の太陽電池。
- 前記エネルギー吸収用構造物は多層構造で、それぞれの層はトンネリング層で連結されたことを特徴とする請求項1または8に記載の太陽電池。
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