WO2011083995A2 - 태양광 발전장치 및 이의 제조방법 - Google Patents
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- the embodiment relates to a photovoltaic device and a method of manufacturing the same.
- CIGS-based solar cells that are pn heterojunction devices having a substrate structure including a glass substrate, a metal back electrode layer, a p-type CIGS-based light absorbing layer, a high resistance buffer layer, an n-type window layer, and the like are widely used.
- Embodiments provide a photovoltaic device and a method of manufacturing the same, which suppress leakage current and have improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.
- Photovoltaic device includes a support substrate; A first back electrode disposed on the support substrate; A light absorbing part disposed on the first back electrode; A high resistance buffer disposed on the light absorbing portion; And a barrier film extending from the high resistance buffer and disposed on the side of the light absorbing portion.
- Photovoltaic device includes a support substrate; A back electrode layer disposed on the support substrate; A light absorbing layer disposed on the back electrode layer and having a through hole formed therein; A high resistance buffer layer disposed on the light absorbing layer and on an inner surface of the through groove; And a window layer disposed on the high resistance buffer layer.
- Method of manufacturing a solar cell apparatus comprises the steps of forming a back electrode layer on a support substrate; Forming a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer; Forming a through groove in the light absorbing layer; Forming a high resistance buffer layer on the light absorbing layer and on an inner surface of the through groove; And forming an open region in the high resistance buffer layer partially overlapping the through groove and exposing the back electrode layer.
- the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment includes a barrier film.
- the side surface of the light absorbing portion can be insulated. Accordingly, the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment can prevent the current leaking through the side of the light absorbing portion.
- the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment prevents leakage current and has improved power generation efficiency.
- the barrier film may be formed of zinc oxide that is not doped with impurities, and thus the barrier film has a high resistance. Therefore, the barrier film can prevent leakage current efficiently.
- the barrier film in order for the barrier film to be formed, an additional layer need not be formed separately. That is, the barrier layer may be formed together when the high resistance buffer is formed. Therefore, the embodiment can easily provide a photovoltaic device having improved electrical characteristics.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating a solar cell apparatus according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of FIG. 1.
- 3 to 7 are cross-sectional views illustrating a method of manufacturing the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment.
- each substrate, film, electrode, groove or layer or the like is formed “on” or “under” of each substrate, electrode, film, groove or layer or the like.
- “on” and “under” include both being formed “directly” or “indirectly” through other components.
- the criteria for the top or bottom of each component will be described with reference to the drawings. The size of each component in the drawings may be exaggerated for description, and does not mean a size that is actually applied.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating a solar cell apparatus according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of FIG. 1.
- the photovoltaic device includes a support substrate 100, a back electrode layer 200, a light absorbing layer 310, a buffer layer 320, a high resistance buffer layer 330, a barrier film 333, The window layer 400 and the connection part 500 are included.
- the support substrate 100 has a plate shape, and the back electrode layer 200, the light absorbing layer 310, the buffer layer 320, the high resistance buffer layer 330, the window layer 400, and the connection portion ( 500).
- the support substrate 100 may be an insulator.
- the support substrate 100 may be a glass substrate, a plastic substrate, or a metal substrate.
- the support substrate 100 may be a soda lime glass substrate.
- the support substrate 100 may be transparent.
- the support substrate 100 may be rigid or flexible.
- the back electrode layer 200 is disposed on the support substrate 100.
- the back electrode layer 200 is a conductive layer.
- Examples of the material used for the back electrode layer 200 include a metal such as molybdenum.
- the back electrode layer 200 may include two or more layers.
- each of the layers may be formed of the same metal, or may be formed of different metals.
- a first through hole TH1 is formed in the back electrode layer 200.
- the first through hole TH1 is an open area that exposes an upper surface of the support substrate 100.
- the first through hole TH1 may have a shape extending in one direction when viewed in a plan view.
- the width of the first through hole TH1 may be about 80 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m.
- the back electrode layer 200 is divided into a plurality of back electrodes 210, 220... By the first through hole TH1. That is, the back electrodes 210, 220... Are defined by the first through groove TH1. In FIG. 3, a first back electrode 210 and a second back electrode 220 of the back electrodes 210, 220.
- the back electrodes 210, 220... are spaced apart from each other by the first through hole TH1.
- the back electrodes 210, 220... are arranged in a stripe shape.
- the back electrodes 210, 220... May be arranged in a matrix form.
- the first through hole TH1 may be formed in a lattice form when viewed in a plan view.
- the light absorbing layer 310 is disposed on the back electrode layer 200.
- the material included in the light absorbing layer 310 is filled in the first through hole (TH1).
- the light absorbing layer 310 includes a group I-III-VI compound.
- the light absorption layer 310 may be formed of a copper-indium-gallium-selenide-based (Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 ; CIGS-based) crystal structure, copper-indium-selenide-based, or copper-gallium-selenide It may have a system crystal structure.
- the energy band gap of the light absorbing layer 310 may be about 1 eV to 1.8 eV.
- the buffer layer 320 is disposed on the light absorbing layer 310.
- the buffer layer 320 includes cadmium sulfide (CdS), and the energy band gap of the buffer layer 320 is about 2.2 eV to 2.4 eV.
- a second through hole TH2 is formed in the light absorbing layer 310 and the buffer layer 320.
- the second through hole TH2 penetrates the light absorbing layer 310 and the buffer layer 320.
- the second through hole TH2 is an open area exposing the top surface of the back electrode layer 200.
- the second through hole TH2 is formed adjacent to the first through hole TH1. That is, a part of the second through hole TH2 is formed next to the first through hole TH1 when viewed in a plan view.
- the width of the second through hole TH2 may be about 80 ⁇ m to about 200 ⁇ m.
- the light absorbing layer 310 defines a plurality of light absorbing portions 311, 312... By the second through hole TH2. That is, the light absorbing layer 310 is divided into the light absorbing portions 311, 312... By the second through hole TH2.
- the buffer layer 320 is defined as a plurality of buffers 321, 322... By the second through hole TH2.
- the high resistance buffer layer 330 is disposed on the buffer layer 320. In addition, the high resistance buffer layer 330 is also disposed inside the second through hole TH2.
- the high resistance buffer layer 330 includes zinc oxide (i-ZnO) that is not doped with impurities.
- the energy band gap of the high resistance buffer layer 330 is about 3.1 eV to 3.3 eV.
- the high resistance buffer layer 330 has a high resistance.
- the high resistance buffer layer 330 has a higher resistance than the window layer 400 and the connection part 500.
- the high resistance buffer layer 330 may have a resistance of about to about twice that of the window layer 400 and the connection part 500.
- the high resistance buffer layer 330 may have a thickness of about 20 nm to about 100 nm.
- the high resistance buffer layer 330 is formed by a plurality of high resistance buffers 331, 332..., The barrier layer 333 and a dummy by an open area OR overlapping the second through hole TH2. Division 334 is divided.
- the open area OR removes a portion of the high resistance buffer layer 330 to expose the top surface of the back electrode layer 200.
- the open area OR may be displaced from the second through hole TH2. That is, the center of the open area OR may be shifted from the center of the second through hole TH2.
- the width of the open area OR may be smaller than the width of the second through hole TH2.
- the barrier layer 333 extends from the first high resistance buffer 331 disposed on the first light absorbing portion 311 and is disposed on the side surface of the first light absorbing portion 311.
- the barrier layer 333 is formed integrally with the first high resistance buffer 331 and is interposed between the first light absorbing portion 311 and the connection portion 500.
- the barrier layer 333 has a high resistance similar to the first high resistance buffer 331. That is, the barrier layer 333 has a higher resistance than the connection part 500.
- the barrier layer 333 may have a resistance of about 10 5 to about 10 7 times that of the connection part 500.
- the barrier layer 333 may have a resistance of about 50 ⁇ to about 200 ⁇ .
- the barrier layer 333 may have a thickness of about 20 nm to about 100 nm, similarly to the high resistance buffer layer 330.
- the dummy part 334 extends from the barrier film 333 along the top surface of the back electrode layer 200. In more detail, the dummy part 334 extends from the barrier layer 333 and contacts the top surface of the second back electrode 220. The dummy part 334 is integrally formed with the barrier layer 333.
- the window layer 400 is disposed on the high resistance buffer layer 330.
- the window layer 400 is transparent and is a conductive layer.
- Examples of the material used as the window layer 400 may include Al doped ZnO (AZO) doped with aluminum.
- a third through hole TH3 is formed in the window layer 400.
- the third through hole TH3 is an open area that exposes the top surface of the back electrode layer 200.
- the width of the third through hole TH3 may be about 80 ⁇ m to about 200 ⁇ m.
- the third through hole TH3 is formed at a position adjacent to the second through hole TH2.
- the third through hole TH3 is disposed next to the second through hole TH2. That is, when viewed in a plan view, the third through hole TH3 is disposed side by side next to the second through hole TH2.
- the window layer 400 is divided into a plurality of windows 410, 420... By the third through groove TH3.
- the windows 410, 420... are defined by the third through hole TH3.
- the windows 410, 420... Have a shape corresponding to the back electrodes 210, 220. That is, the windows 410, 420... Are arranged in a stripe shape. Alternatively, the windows 410, 420... May be arranged in a matrix form.
- a plurality of cells C1, C2... are defined by the third through hole TH3.
- the cells C1, C2... are defined by the second through groove TH2 and the third through groove TH3. That is, the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment is divided into the cells C1, C2... By the second through groove TH2 and the third through groove TH3.
- the solar cell apparatus includes a plurality of cells C1, C2...
- the photovoltaic device according to the embodiment includes a first cell C1 and a second cell C2 disposed on the support substrate 100.
- the first cell C1 may include the first back electrode 210, the first light absorbing part 311, the first buffer 321, the first high resistance buffer 331, and the first window ( 410).
- the first back electrode 210 is disposed on the support substrate 100, and the first light absorbing part 311, the first buffer 321, and the first high resistance buffer 331 are formed of the first back electrode 210. 1 are sequentially stacked on the back electrode 210.
- the first window 410 is disposed on the first high resistance buffer 331.
- first back electrode 210 and the first window 410 face each other with the first light absorbing part 311 interposed therebetween.
- the second cell C2 is disposed on the support substrate 100 adjacent to the first cell C1.
- the second cell C2 includes the second back electrode 220, the second light absorbing part 312, the second buffer 322, the second high resistance buffer 332, and the second window ( 420).
- the second backside electrode 220 is spaced apart from the first backside electrode 210 and disposed on the support substrate 100.
- the second light absorbing part 312 is spaced apart from the first light absorbing part 311 and disposed on the second back electrode 220.
- the second window 420 is disposed on the second high resistance buffer 332 spaced apart from the first window 410.
- the second light absorbing part 312 and the second window 420 cover the second back electrode 220 while exposing a part of the top surface of the second back electrode 220.
- connection part 500 is disposed inside the second through hole TH2.
- connection part 500 extends downward from the window layer 400 and directly contacts the back electrode layer 200.
- connection part 500 extends downward from the first window 410 to directly contact the second back electrode 220.
- connection part 500 connects the window and the back electrode included in the cells C1, C2 ... adjacent to each other. That is, the connection part 500 connects the first window 410 and the second back electrode 220.
- connection part 500 is integrally formed with the windows 410, 420... That is, the material used as the connection part 500 is the same as the material used as the window layer 400.
- the barrier layer 333 has a high resistance. Accordingly, the barrier layer 333 insulates the side surface of the connection part 500. In addition, the barrier layer 333 insulates side surfaces of the light absorbing portions 311, 312.
- the barrier layer 333 is interposed between the light absorbing portions 311, 312... And the connecting portions 500, respectively, and the side surfaces of the light absorbing portions 311, 312 and the connecting portions ( Leakage current between 500) can be cut off.
- the barrier layer 333 may pass through the side surface of the first light absorbing part 311 from the connection part 500 to prevent a current from leaking to the first back electrode 210. have.
- the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment may have improved electrical characteristics.
- the width of the first through hole TH1 does not need to be sufficiently increased. That is, even when the width of the first through hole TH1 is reduced, the leakage current may be efficiently blocked by the barrier layer 333.
- the width of the first through hole TH1 may be reduced, and the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment may reduce dead zones in which power generation is impossible.
- the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment has improved power generation efficiency.
- 3 to 7 are cross-sectional views illustrating a method of manufacturing the solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment.
- the present manufacturing method refer to the description of the photovoltaic device described above.
- the back electrode layer 200 is formed on the support substrate 100, and the back electrode layer 200 is patterned to form a first through hole TH1. Accordingly, a plurality of back electrodes 210, 220... Are formed on the substrate.
- the back electrode layer 200 is patterned by a laser.
- the first through hole TH1 may expose an upper surface of the support substrate 100 and have a width of about 80 ⁇ m to about 200 ⁇ m.
- an additional layer such as a diffusion barrier, may be interposed between the support substrate 100 and the back electrode layer 200, wherein the first through hole TH1 exposes an upper surface of the additional layer.
- the light absorbing layer 310 and the buffer layer 320 are sequentially formed on the back electrode layer 200.
- the light absorbing layer 310 may be formed by a sputtering process or an evaporation method.
- the light absorbing layer 310 For example, copper, indium, gallium, selenide-based (Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 ; CIGS-based) while evaporating copper, indium, gallium, and selenium simultaneously or separately to form the light absorbing layer 310.
- the method of forming the light absorbing layer 310 and the method of forming the metal precursor film by the selenization process are widely used.
- a metal precursor film is formed on the back electrode 200 by a sputtering process using a copper target, an indium target, and a gallium target.
- the metal precursor film is formed of a copper-indium-gallium-selenide (Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 ; CIGS-based) light absorbing layer 310 by a selenization process.
- Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 copper-indium-gallium-selenide
- CIGS-based copper-indium-gallium-selenide
- the sputtering process and the selenization process using the copper target, the indium target, and the gallium target may be simultaneously performed.
- the CIS-based or CIG-based light absorbing layer 310 may be formed by using only a copper target and an indium target, or by a sputtering process and a selenization process using a copper target and a gallium target.
- cadmium sulfide is deposited on the light absorbing layer 310 by a sputtering process, a chemical bath depositon (CBD), or the like, and the buffer layer 320 is formed.
- the second through hole TH2 may be formed by a mechanical device such as a tip or a laser device.
- the light absorbing layer 310 and the buffer layer 320 may be patterned by a tip having a width of about 40 ⁇ m to about 180 ⁇ m.
- the second through hole TH2 may be formed by a laser having a wavelength of about 200 to 600 nm.
- the width of the second through hole TH2 may be about 100 ⁇ m to about 200 ⁇ m.
- the second through hole TH2 is formed to expose a portion of the top surface of the back electrode layer 200.
- zinc oxide is deposited on the buffer layer 320 and inside the second through hole TH2 by a sputtering process, and the high resistance buffer layer 330 is formed.
- a portion of the high resistance buffer layer 330 is removed by laser or mechanical scribing, and an open area OR is formed.
- the open area OR partially overlaps the second through hole TH2. That is, the open area OR is formed to be laterally shifted from the second through groove TH2. In more detail, the center of the open area OR may be shifted with respect to the center of the second through hole TH2.
- the barrier layer 333 may be formed on the side surfaces of the light absorbing portions 311 and 312, and the dummy portion 334 may be formed on the back electrode layer 200.
- the position of the scribing or laser patterning may be difficult to be precisely adjusted so that only the barrier layer 333 remains. Accordingly, since the high resistance buffer layer 330 is patterned so that a slight margin remains, the dummy part 334 is formed. Therefore, when the barrier layer 333 is scribed to leave only through a very precise patterning process, the dummy part 334 may be omitted.
- a window layer 400 is formed on the high resistance buffer layer 330.
- a material forming the window layer 400 is filled inside the second through hole TH2.
- a transparent conductive material is stacked on the high resistance buffer layer 330.
- the transparent conductive material is filled in the entire second through hole TH2.
- Examples of the transparent conductive material include aluminum doped zinc oxide and the like.
- connection part 500 extending from the window layer 400 and directly connected to the back electrode layer 200 is formed inside the second through hole TH2.
- the window layer 400 is patterned to define a plurality of windows 410, 420... And a plurality of cells C1, C2...
- the width of the third through hole TH3 may be about 80 ⁇ m to about 200 ⁇ m.
- a photovoltaic device having high efficiency may be provided.
- Photovoltaic device and its manufacturing method according to the embodiment can be used in the field of photovoltaic power generation.
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- 지지기판;상기 지지기판 상에 배치되는 제 1 이면전극;상기 제 1 이면전극 상에 배치되는 광 흡수부;상기 광 흡수부 상에 배치되는 고저항 버퍼; 및상기 고저항 버퍼로부터 연장되며, 상기 광 흡수부의 측면에 배치되는 배리어막을 포함하는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 제 1 이면전극 옆에 배치되는 제 2 이면전극;상기 고저항 버퍼 상에 배치되는 윈도우; 및상기 윈도우로부터 연장되며, 상기 제 2 이면전극에 접속되는 접속부를 포함하며,상기 배리어막은 상기 광 흡수부 및 상기 접속부 사이에 개재되는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 배리어막의 저항은 상기 접속부의 저항보다 더 큰 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 배리어막의 저항은 상기 접속부의 저항의 약 105 배 내지 약 107 배 인 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 배리어막으로부터 상기 제 2 이면전극의 상면을 따라서 연장되는 더미부를 포함하는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 5 항에 있어서, 상기 고저항 버퍼, 상기 배리어막 및 상기 더미부는 일체로 형성되는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 5 항에 있어서, 상기 고저항 버퍼, 상기 배리어막 및 상기 더미부는 징크 옥사이드를 포함하는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 광 흡수층 및 상기 고저항 버퍼 사이에 개재되는 버퍼를 포함하고,상기 배리어막은 상기 버퍼의 측면 및 상기 광 흡수층의 측면을 덮는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 배리어막의 두께는 약 20㎚ 내지 약 100㎚인 태양광 발전장치.
- 지지기판;상기 지지기판 상에 배치되는 이면전극층;상기 이면전극층 상에 배치되며, 관통홈이 형성되는 광 흡수층;상기 광 흡수층의 상 및 상기 관통홈의 내측면에 배치되는 고저항 버퍼층; 및상기 고저항 버퍼층 상에 배치되는 윈도우층을 포함하는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 10 항에 있어서, 상기 고저항 버퍼층은 상기 관통홈의 바닥면을 노출하는 오픈 영역을 포함하는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 11 항에 있어서, 상기 오픈 영역의 폭은 상기 관통홈의 폭보다 더 작은 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 11 항에 있어서, 상기 오픈 영역의 전체는 상기 관통홈에 중첩되는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 10 항에 있어서, 상기 고저항 버퍼층은상기 광 흡수층 상에 배치되는 고저항 버퍼;상기 관통홈의 내측면에 배치되는 배리어막; 및상기 관통홈의 바닥면에 배치되는 더미부를 포함하는 태양광 발전장치.
- 제 14 항에 있어서, 상기 윈도우층으로부터 연장되고, 상기 이면전극층에 접속되고, 상기 관통홈에 배치되는 접속부를 포함하고,상기 배리어막은 상기 접속부와 직접 접촉되는 태양광 발전장치.
- 지지기판 상에 이면전극층을 형성하는 단계;상기 이면전극층 상에 광 흡수층을 형성하는 단계;상기 광 흡수층에 관통홈을 형성하는 단계;상기 광 흡수층 상 및 상기 관통홈의 내측면에 고저항 버퍼층을 형성하는 단계; 및상기 관통홈에 일부 중첩되며, 상기 이면전극층을 노출하는 오픈 영역을 상기 고저항 버퍼층에 형성하는 단계를 포함하는 태양광 발전장치의 제조방법.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 관통홈을 형성하는 단계에서,기계적인 장치 또는 레이저를 사용하여, 상기 이면전극층의 일부를 노출하도록 상기 광 흡수층을 패터닝하는 태양광 발전장치의 제조방법.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 오픈 영역을 형성하는 단계에서,기계적인 장치 또는 레이저를 사용하여, 상기 이면전극층의 일부를 노출하도록, 상기 고저항 버퍼층을 패터닝하는 태양광 발전장치의 제조방법.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 오픈 영역의 폭은 상기 관통홈의 폭보다 더 작은 태양광 발전장치의 제조방법.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 오픈 영역의 중심은 상기 관통홈의 중심에 대해서 어긋나는 태양광 발전장치의 제조방법.
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