平面硅异质结太阳电池的光吸收增强的研究

钙钛矿/硅叠层太阳电池可以充分利用太阳光谱,提高光电转换效率.平面硅异质结太阳电池可以作为叠层电池的底电池,其性能直接影响叠层电池的性能表现.采用传统反应热蒸发技术,在低温(170 ℃)条件下制备了掺锡氧化铟薄膜,并在170 ℃的氧气氛围下后退火处理,对ITO薄膜的特性进行了详细的表征和分析.结果表明:后退火工艺改善了ITO的结晶特性,使得材料的光学特性和电学特性得到明显提高,将其应用于平面硅异质结太阳电池,短路电流密度得到极大提高,尤其红外光响应改善明显.引入MgF2薄膜作为减反射层,进一步增强了电池的光响应,转换效率达到19.04;.     

本征薄层异质结(HIT)太阳能电池的研究现状及展望

HIT(Heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer)太阳能电池,即具有本征非晶硅薄层的异质结太阳能电池,利用了非晶硅薄膜/单晶硅衬底的异质结结构,从而结合了单晶硅和非晶硅太阳能电池优良的特点.这种类型结构的电池可以在较低温度下(<250℃)制造,具有良好的光照稳定性和温度稳定性,成本低而且效率高,目前效率达到26.7;.文章简述了HIT太阳能电池的结构和工作原理,并且总结了HIT电池的研究和应用现状.除此之外,还分析了提高HIT太阳能电池效率的方法以及HIT电池广阔的应用前景和巨大的商业化潜力.     

P／I界面处理对a-Si：H柔性太阳能电池性能的影响

采用等离子体辅助化学汽相沉积(PECVD)技术制备本征非晶硅薄膜,对p/i界面进行处理.在此基础上,制备P型微晶硅(μc-Si:H)薄膜与柔性太阳能电池.对P型硅薄膜及太阳能电池的性能进行研究.结果表明:对p/i界面采用H等离子体处理,再引入一定厚度的成核层,可以成功得到高电导率的P型微晶硅窗口层,提高柔性太阳能电池的光伏特性.其中的成核层,不仅促进微晶相P层的生长,还可以起到界面缓冲层的作用.     

基于沉积温度优化和后退火工艺改善a-Si∶H/c-Si界面钝化质量的研究

a-Si∶H薄膜作为钝化层,在提高硅异质结太阳能电池效率方面发挥关键作用,工业化生产中通常采用PECVD法制备制备a-Si∶H薄膜.在本文中,首先对关键工艺参数如沉积温度进行了优化,并在160℃下获得了最佳的钝化效果.接着,通过傅里叶变换红外光谱法对a-Si∶H薄膜的微结构进行表征,以探索其钝化机理:低温下制备的a-Si∶H薄膜氢浓度高并有微空洞,从而影响钝化效果;高温下制备的a-Si∶H薄膜消除了微空洞而明显改善钝化质量.但是,过高的沉积温度又会导致a-Si∶H薄膜中微空位的产生从而影响钝化效果.此外,对比了两种典型后退火工艺对钝化效果的影响:一种是基于200℃退火10 min,一种是基于450℃退火30 s,并对相关钝化机理进行了研究.结果表明,第二种退火方式明显改善样品的钝化效果,主要原因是该退火消除了低温沉积样品中的微空洞和高温沉积样品中的微空位.最后,通过透射电镜研究了退火后的a-Si∶ H/c-Si界面微结构,并未观察到影响钝化效果的外延生长.     

基于氢等离子体处理改善氢化非晶硅/晶体硅界面钝化效果的工艺研究

薄层a-Si∶H钝化技术对于提高硅异质结太阳能电池的效率至关重要,通常有三类工艺可显著改善a-Si∶H薄膜的钝化效果:晶硅表面湿化学处理(薄膜沉积前);氢等离子体处理(薄膜沉积过程中);后退火处理(薄膜沉积后).该论文基于等离子增强型化学气相沉积系统,采用氢等离子处理和后退火处理改善a-Si∶ H/c-Si界面的钝化效果,样品的有效少数载流子寿命最高达到1 ms,并研究了射频功率密度、腔体压力、氢气流量等工艺参数对钝化效果的影响;采用光发射谱、台阶仪等对氢等离子体处理所涉及的物理过程进行研究,得出该工艺对a-Si∶H薄膜具有刻蚀作用;根据钝化效果和刻蚀速率的关系,得出低刻蚀速率由于给予薄膜充足的时间进行结构弛豫或重构,显著改善钝化效果;基于快速热退火方法进一步改善钝化效果,采用傅里叶变换红外光谱对a-Si∶H薄膜的钝化机理进行研究,并基于化学退火模型进行讨论;采用透射电镜研究了a-Si∶ H/c-Si界面的微结构,并没有观测到影响钝化效果的外延生长.     

PECVD沉积硅薄膜退火性质的分析

利用等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)制备硅薄膜,对硅薄膜进行退火处理.通过X射线衍射谱,拉曼光谱以及傅里叶变换红外吸收光谱,研究了退火温度在550～ 700℃范围内,硅薄膜退火过程中的生长特性.实验表明:多晶硅的晶粒尺寸并不随着退火温度的提高而持续增大,当退火温度在550～650℃范围内,硅薄膜始终表现出(111)方向的择优生长取向.当退火温度高于650℃时,氧原子活性增强,硅-氧键增加.对于存在应变、已结晶的薄膜,由于内部应力的累积,薄膜更容易随着退火温度的升高而脱落.     

绒面ZnO/Si异质结太阳能电池的初步研究

以p型单晶硅<100>作为衬底材料,通过化学腐蚀法得到硅绒面表面结构,采用喷雾热解法沉积掺Al的ZnO薄膜于绒面硅上,结合微电子光刻、磁控溅射和真空蒸镀等工艺制作上、下表面电极,于400 ℃氮气氛围下快速退火合金,得到Ag/Ti/n-ZnO/p-Si/Al异质结太阳能电池.对电池样品进行了原子力显微镜、霍尔效应测试、X射线衍射谱、电流电压特性等分析.得到电池最佳性能为:开路电压V_(oc)=355 mV,短路电流I_(sc)=36 mA,填充因子FF=0.41,电池效率达到5.2;.绒面异质结构有效降低了电池表面的光反射,相对增加了p-n结的有效面积,电池效率得到一定程度的提高.ZnO与Si界面之间SiO_2层的存在是目前影响电池效率的主要因素.     

“类金字塔”状ZnO改善硅异质结电池近红外波段外量子效率

因晶体硅是间接带隙半导体材料,其较低的吸收系数限制了对近红外波段入射光的吸收.为此,引入金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD)技术制备的ZnO薄膜,并通过改变掺杂流量和沉积时间调节ZnO∶ B(BZO)薄膜的光学和电学性能.将BZO薄膜用于硅异质结(SHJ)太阳电池的背反射电极,相比于传统结构,电池的反射率和外部量子效率在近红外波段得到显著改善.为进一步解释外量子效率增加的原因,在四甲基氢氧化铵(TMAH)湿法制绒的硅衬底上沉积BZO薄膜,得到了新型微纳米嵌套结构,并对其光吸收进行了测试分析.     

基于PECVD制备多晶硅薄膜研究

基于PECVD以高纯SiH4为气源研究制备多晶硅薄膜,在衬底温度550℃、射频(13.56MHz)电源功率为20W直接沉积获得多晶硅薄膜.采用X射线衍射仪(XRD) 和场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM) 对多个样品薄膜的结晶情况及形貌进行分析,薄膜结晶粒取向均为<111>、<220>、<311>晶向.对550℃沉积态薄膜在900℃、1100℃时进行高温退火处理,硅衍射峰明显加强.结果表明,退火温度越高,退火时间越长,得到多晶硅薄膜表面晶粒趋于平坦,择优取向为<111>晶向,晶粒也相对增大.     

溅射制备Zn(O,S)薄膜及其在CIGS电池中的应用

通过射频磁控溅射(MS)工艺,在不同溅射功率下制备Zn(O,S)薄膜,并将其应用于CIGS异质结器件结构中.采用XRD、XRF、台阶仪、透反射光谱仪、SEM以及wxAMPS仿真软件对Zn(O,S)薄膜以及MS-Zn(O,S)/CIGS异质结器件进行研究.结果表明,低功率条件下(<80 W),Zn(O,S)薄膜内S/Zn明显降低,带隙减小,所制备的微晶或非晶结构Zn(O,S)薄膜材料中生成闪锌矿结构ZnS (α-ZnS);高溅射功率下(>100 W),薄膜内S/Zn增加并趋于稳定,Zn(O,S)材料结晶性能改善,α-ZnS消失,带隙增加.器件仿真结果表明,低功率条件下,缓冲层与吸收层(AB)界面导带失调值(CBO)增大,空间电荷区(SCR)复合加剧;高功率条件下,器件品质因子升高明显,主要是由于高功率引起的异质结界面类受主缺陷浓度增加.     

Relationship of Morphological Types of Dynamic Forms of Crystals

Crystallography Reports - The relationship of morphological spectra (sets of data on the morphological types of real polyhedral crystals and their probabilities under current physicochemical...     

A review of measurement of thermophysical properties of silicon melt

Measurements of thermophysical properties of Si melt and supplementary study of X-ray scattering/diffraction by the authors' group were reviewed. The values obtained differed variously from those of literature. Density was 2–3% larger, surface tension 20–30% smaller, viscosity up to 40% larger, electrical conductivity 8% smaller, spectral emissivity more or less in good agreement with literature values, and thermal diffusivity a few percent larger. An anomalous density jump was found near the melting point. Surface tension and viscosity also showed anomaly. A strange time-dependent change of density was observed over 3 h after melting. X-ray analyses suggested a slight change in local atom ordering, but showed no sign of cluster formation. An addition of 0.1 at% gallium caused the density jump to disappear, while that of boron caused no change. An EXAFS study of the former melt indicated a strong interaction between Ga and Si atoms as if molecules of GaSi₃ existed. The implications of the measured properties are a possibility of soft-turbulence in an Si melt in a relatively large crucible, a more complicated manner of intake of oxygen depleted molten Si from the free surface region to underneath the growing crystal, and a relaxation of the melt after melting arising from trapped gas species.     

Generation of crystal structures of heteromolecular compounds by the method of discrete modeling of packings

Within the method of discrete modeling of packings, an algorithm of generation of possible crystal structures of heteromolecular compounds containing two or three molecules in the primitive unit cell, one of which has an arbitrary shape and the other (two others) has a shape close to spherical, is proposed. On the basis of this algorithm, a software package for personal computers is developed. This package has been approved for a number of compounds, investigated previously by X-ray diffraction analysis. The results of generation of structures of five compounds—four organic salts (with one or two spherical anions) and one solvate—are represented.     

Development of Pauling's concepts of geometric characteristics of atoms

The evolution of the geometric characteristics introduced by Pauling and their dependence on the specific features of the structure and chemical bonds have been considered. The values of the covalent and van der Waals radii are given as well as their relationships and mutual transitions.     

Investigation of the Mechanism of Influence of Stress Corrosion on the Development of Macroplastic Instabilities of Aluminum–Magnesium Alloy

Crystallography Reports - Macroscopic jumps of plastic deformation (few percent in amplitude) on creep curves of aluminum–magnesium alloy, caused by a local effect of concentrated solution of...     

Comparative analysis of two methods of calculation of the orientation of domain walls in ferroelastics

Two types of domain-wall equations are analyzed: the equations derived by the Sapriel method and the equations obtained by interface matching of the thermal-expansion tensor. It is shown that, for W-type domain walls, these methods yield the same equations. For W′-type domain walls, the equations obtained by different methods coincide for proper ferroelastics and differ for improper ferroelastics.     

Dependence of the parameters of equations of viscous flow on chemical composition of silicate melts

The temperature dependence of viscosity of silicate melts is discussed in the framework of the Avramov–Milchev (AM) equation. The composition is described by means of two parameters: the molar fraction, x, and the “lubricant fraction”, l. The molar fraction is the sum of the molar parts x_i of all oxides dissolved in SiO₂, the molar fraction of the latter being 1 ? x. It is shown that, with sufficient precision, two of the parameters of the AM equation can be presented as unique functions of the molar fraction. On the other hand, x is not sufficient to determine properly the reference temperature T_r , at which viscosity is η_r = 10¹³ [dPa.s]. Therefore, additional parameter, “lubricant fraction” l, is introduced. For each of the components, l_i is a product of molar part x_i and a specific dimensionless coefficient 0 ≤ k_i ≤ 1 accounting for the specific contribution of this component to the increased mobility of the system. It is demonstrated that, for l > 0, the reference temperature is related to the “lubricant fraction” l through the reference temperature T_r,SiO2 of pure SiO₂.     

Mechanism of thermal expansion of structural modifications of zinc pyrovanadate

Crystal chemical characteristics of the α and β modifications of Zn₂V₂O₇ are calculated based on in situ high-temperature X-ray measurements. The expansion of the structure is found to be strongly anisotropic up to the negative volumetric thermal expansion of the α-Zn₂V₂O₇ unit cell in the temperature range of 300–600°С, α _V =–17.94 × 10^–6 1/K. The transformations of the “hard” and “soft” sublattices with an increase temperature and at the phase transition are considered in detail. It is shown that the negative volumetric thermal expansion of α-Zn₂V₂O₇ is due to the degeneracy of the zigzag-like shape of zinc–oxygen columns at constant distances between their vertices.     

A SAXS study of kinetics of aggregation of silica sols

SAXS in situ experiments on the evolution of TMOS solutions during hydrolysis and polycondensation lead to power laws with scaling exponents ≈ 2. It is suggested that this could be the result of the polydispersity of the samples and that only an apparent fractal dimension can be obtained in this way. Kinetic studies tend to indicate that agglomeration in the sol is the result of a diffusion-controlled process.