石墨衬底上铝诱导法制备多晶硅薄膜

利用磁控溅射技术在石墨衬底上制备了石墨/a-Si/Al和石墨/Al/a-Si叠层结构,采用常规退火(CTA)和快速热退火(RTA)对样品进行退火,系统研究了不同退火条件对多晶硅薄膜制备的影响.利用X射线衍射(XRD),拉曼光谱(Raman)对制备的多晶硅薄膜进行表征,并利用谢乐公式计算了晶粒尺寸,结果表明制备的多晶硅薄膜具有高度(111)择优取向,结晶质量良好,利于后续外延制作多晶硅厚膜电池.基于实验结果,建立了铝诱导晶化模型,很好的解释了实验现象.     

基于柔性玻璃衬底ZnO∶B薄膜的非晶硅太阳能电池的制备及其光电性能研究

采用低压化学气相沉积法(LPCVD)在大面积(40 cm ×40 cm)超薄柔性玻璃和硬质玻璃衬底上分别制备了B掺杂的ZnO(BZO)透明导电薄膜及非晶硅薄膜太阳能电池,对比了两种衬底上BZO薄膜的形貌、光学和导电性能及其非晶硅薄膜电池的性能.结果表明,在相同LPCVD工艺下,超薄柔性玻璃衬底上BZO薄膜的生长速率相对减小;当生长相同厚度BZO薄膜时,超薄柔性玻璃衬底的透光率相对于硬质玻璃衬底提高约2;,同时并具有相同的导电能力.在柔性玻璃衬底上制备的非晶硅薄膜电池的初始和稳定转化效率也相对提高,分别达到9.16;和7.82;.     

AIT玻璃衬底非晶硅薄膜的固相晶化研究

本实验在铝诱导织构的基础上,对以AIT浮法玻璃为衬底沉积非晶硅薄膜固相晶化进行了初步研究.采用拉曼散射、X射线衍射等手段对生成多晶硅薄膜的结构和光学性能进行了表征和分析.研究结果表明:热处理10h,薄膜的晶化率达到80;以上,同时具有良好的(111)择优取向;同平板玻璃衬底对比,AIT玻璃上制备的多晶硅薄膜具有良好的陷光作用.     

对柱状多晶硅薄膜的制备研究

在多晶硅薄膜(Poly-Si)生长理论的基础上,用等离子体化学气相沉积(RF-PECVD)系统,配合快速光热退火装置(RTP),在玻璃衬底和石英衬底上制备了柱状结构的多晶硅薄膜.借助于扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等测试手段,对薄膜的表面形貌和断面形貌进行了分析.结果发现:(1)柱晶的形成对薄膜的厚度有一定要求,而且薄膜越厚,柱晶直径越容易长得更大.本实验中,薄膜厚度达到2.5μm左右时,柱晶直径达到了1.5μm以上;(2)再结晶过程是从靠近光源的薄膜表面开始进而到薄膜内部的.再次说明RTP中再结晶的发生,与光和物质的相互作用密切相关.     

硅基薄膜太阳能电池发展研究及出路

薄膜太阳能电池是缓解环境危机和能源危机一条崭新的道路。本文综述了薄膜太阳电池的优缺点。主要介绍了非晶硅太阳能薄膜电池、多晶硅太阳能薄膜电池和微晶硅太阳能薄膜电池的国内外发展现状,并从材料、光电转换性能、制备工艺、价格成本等方面进行了比较和总结。提出了硅基太阳能薄膜电池未来的研究方向和市场前景。     

PI衬底n-i-p结构非晶硅薄膜太阳能电池的制备

利用传统硅薄膜太阳能电池生产设备、以硬质玻璃为载板,在低透光率的聚酰亚胺(PI)衬底上制备了n-i-p结构的单结非晶硅(a-Si)薄膜太阳能电池组件,并通过掩膜绝缘和激光划分绝缘组合的方式在同一块PI衬底上实现了多节电池串联一体的结构.封装后电池组件的有效发电面积的转化效率达到5.13;,电池的转化效率还存在较大的提升空间.     

铝诱导纳米硅制备大晶粒多晶硅薄膜的研究

本文以超白玻璃为衬底,利用热丝化学气相沉积和磁控溅射法制备了Glass/nc-Si/Al的叠层结构,然后置于管式退火炉中在H2气氛下进行5h诱导晶化,用XRD、光学显微镜、扫描电镜和拉曼光谱对样品进行了表征.结果表明所有样品都是有(111)择优取向的多晶硅薄膜,在425℃诱导时,多晶硅晶粒尺寸最大达400 μm,但薄膜不连续;随着诱导温度升高到450℃,样品表面已形成了连续的多晶硅薄膜,但晶粒尺寸有所减小;475℃下诱导获得的最大晶粒尺寸约为200μm,此时多晶硅薄膜的结晶质量更好.还从动力学的角度分析了铝诱导纳米硅的晶化机理.     

水浴温度对CdS薄膜性能的影响

采用化学水浴法,以不同水浴温度在玻璃衬底上沉积CdS薄膜并制备CIGS薄膜太阳能电池,研究了水浴温度对CdS薄膜和CIGS太阳能电池性能的影响.结果表明:水浴温度对CdS薄膜的致密性、沉积速率、透过率和成分比率都有影响.在65-80℃之间制备的CdS薄膜均匀致密且透过率高,可作为CIGS太阳能电池的缓冲层;另外,CdS缓冲层的厚度对CIGS电池的性能影响显著,较薄的CdS缓冲层能够增加CIGS电池在400-500 nm波段对光线的吸收,提高CIGS电池的短路电流.     

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.     

电阻蒸发铝薄膜结构及其对非晶硅太阳电池性能的影响

本文首先采用电阻蒸发法制备了不同厚度的Al薄膜,并选择了两个典型厚度的Al薄膜制备工艺来制备非晶硅太阳电池的Al背电极,研究了Al背电极厚度对电池性能的影响.结果表明,Al背电极的厚度由800nm减薄到70nm时,电池的Voc平均值由0.826V增加到0.829V,电池的Jsc平均值由11.747mA/cm2减小到11.318 mA/cm2,电池的FF平均值由0.701增加到0.728,而电池效率的平均值略有增加,由6.803;增加到6.833;.用扫描电镜(SEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)研究了玻璃衬底上蒸发的Al薄膜和非晶硅电池Al背电极表面形貌和微观结构的变化,分析了电池性能随Al背电极厚度变化的原因.     

Design and application of dielectric distributed Bragg back reflector in thin-film silicon solar cells

A dielectric distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed by four pairs of hydrogenated amorphous silicon/silicon nitride layers is used as the back reflector in thin-film silicon solar cells. The DBR was designed to perform in a broad wavelength range with the peak reflectance at 600 nm. The DBR was fabricated at low substrate temperature (172 °C) and applied at the rear side of flat and textured amorphous silicon single-junction solar cells in both superstrate (pin) and substrate (nip) configurations. The spectral response and electrical I–V characteristics were measured. Solar cells with optimized DBR exhibit an enhanced external quantum efficiency in the long wavelength range and the electrical performance is comparable to solar cells having conventional Ag back reflector.     

Optimisation of low-temperature silicon epitaxy on seeded glass substrates by ion-assisted deposition

Using single crystalline Si wafer substrates, ion-assisted deposition (IAD) has recently been shown [J. Crystal Growth 268 (2004) 41] to be capable of high-quality high-rate epitaxial Si growth in a non-ultra-high vacuum (non-UHV) environment at low temperatures of about 600 °C. In the present work the non-UHV IAD method is applied to planar borosilicate glass substrates featuring a polycrystalline silicon seed layer and carefully optimised. Using thin-film solar cells as test vehicle, the best trade-off between various contamination-related processes (seed layer surface as well as bulk contamination) is determined. In the optimised IAD process, the temperature of the glass substrate remains below 600 °C. The as-grown Si material is found to respond well to post-growth treatments (rapid thermal annealing, hydrogenation), enabling respectable open-circuit voltages of up to 420 mV under 1-Sun illumination. This proves that the non-UHV IAD method is capable of achieving device-grade polycrystalline silicon material on seeded borosilicate glass substrates.     

基于暗I-V特性曲线对晶硅电池杂质和缺陷性质研究

暗I-V特性曲线是一种有效监测晶硅电池内部杂质和缺陷性质的表征手段.本文利用有限差分法较系统地研究了杂质和缺陷性质对暗I-V特性曲线的影响,并给出了利用暗I-V特性曲线判断晶硅电池内部杂质和缺陷类型和分布的基本准则,结果表明:在大于0.75 V的正向偏压区域,暗I-V特性曲线的明显变化可作为判断为由晶硅电池体内杂质和缺陷引起;在0.1 V~0.75 V的正向偏压区域,暗I-V特性曲线的理想因子分区性质可作为晶硅电池体内和表面杂质和缺陷的依据.     

Properties of n-type hydrogenated nanocrystalline cubic silicon carbide films deposited by VHF-PECVD at a low substrate temperature

n-Type hydrogenated nanocrystalline cubic silicon carbide (nc-3C–SiC:H) films have been deposited by very high-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition at a low substrate temperature of about 360 °C to apply this material to the window layer of heterojunction crystalline silicon (HJ-c-Si) solar cells. We investigated the effect of in situ doping on deposition rate, crystalline volume fraction and dark conductivity to optimize properties of the material. We also fabricated HJ-c-Si solar cells with a n-type nc-3C–SiC:H window layer. The solar cells shows high internal quantum efficiency of 0.90 at a wavelength of 400 nm, indicating that n-type nc-3C–SiC:H deposited by VHF-PECVD is a promising candidate of the window layer of HJ-c-Si solar cells.     

基于POLO钝化接触结构的晶硅电池技术及其研究进展

多晶硅氧化物(POLO)结构是在晶硅表面依次生长一层极薄的界面氧化层与多晶硅层所形成的钝化接触结构。基于POLO结构的钝化接触技术不仅能够获得优异的表面钝化特性,而且避免了金属与晶硅表面的直接接触,极大地降低了金属与晶硅表面的接触复合。目前应用POLO钝化接触结构制作的小面积晶硅太阳能电池转换效率高达26.1%,制作的大面积晶硅太阳能电池产业化效率已经超过24.5%。同时POLO钝化接触技术应用于晶硅电池的制作可以承受高温工艺,兼容现有的晶硅电池产业化设备,是未来极具产业化潜力的钝化接触技术方案。本文主要综述了POLO钝化接触结构中载流子的传输机理及相应的量化参数表征方法;对比了POLO结构制备中界面氧化层生长、多晶硅层的沉积、掺杂及氢化处理的方法;总结了多晶硅层的寄生吸收效应、晶硅表面形貌结构、掺杂浓度分布对POLO结构钝化接触特性的影响;简述了POLO钝化接触技术的研究进展及当前POLO电池制作面临的技术难点。     

Comparison of photoluminescence and capacitance spectroscopies as efficient tools for interface characterisation of heterojunction solar cells

The correlation between diffusion capacitance and photoluminescence as a method of interface-defect density characterisation in amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells is explored by numerical modelling and experimentally. At open circuit, the influence of the defect density at the front amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon interface and the surface recombination velocity of the minority carriers in the bulk depend on the doping level of the crystalline silicon and the critical contribution of the majority carriers. Experimental illustration is given for five series of solar cells with different doping levels, interface properties and back contacts. We observe agreement between simulation and experimental results and a correlation between the two methods of measurement of interface defects.     

本征微晶硅薄膜和微晶硅电池的制备及其特性研究

本文对VHF-PECVD制备的本征微晶硅薄膜和电池进行了电学特性和结构特性方面的测试分析研究.电学测试结果给出制备薄膜的激活能为0.51eV,符合电池对材料的电学参数要求;拉曼散射谱测试结果计算得到样品的晶化率为63;;X射线衍射结果也证明材料晶化,同时(220)方向择优;首次在国内用VHF-PECVD方法制备出效率为5;的微晶硅电池(Jsc=21mA/cm2,Voc=0.46V,FF=51;,Area=0.253cm2).     

Improved light absorption in thin-film silicon solar cells by integration of silver nanoparticles

Silver nanoparticles, produced by thermal evaporation and a subsequent annealing treatment, were integrated at the back side of thin-film silicon solar cells. Metallic nanoparticles can lead to (i) a strong enhancement of the electric field in their surrounding when they are irradiated by light and (ii) significant scattering of the light when they have the proper diameter (>100 nm). In this study, we investigated the optical properties of two types of substrates, one with large and well separated ellipsoidal silver nanoparticles (with average lateral size of 300 nm), and the other with silver nanostructures connected to each other. Furthermore, these substrates were used as back reflectors in microcrystalline silicon solar cells in substrate (n–i–p) configuration.     

Preparation of microcrystalline silicon solar cells on microcrystalline silicon carbide window layers grown with HWCVD at low temperature

N-type microcrystalline silicon carbide layers prepared by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition were used as window layers for microcrystalline silicon n–i–p solar cells. The microcrystalline silicon intrinsic and p-layers of the solar cells were prepared with plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition at a very high frequency. Amorphous silicon incubation layers were observed at the initial stages of the growth of the microcrystalline silicon intrinsic layer under conditions close to the transition from microcrystalline to amorphous silicon growth. ‘Seed layers’ were developed to improve the nucleation and growth of microcrystalline silicon on the microcrystalline silicon carbide layers. Raman scattering measurement demonstrates that an incorporation of a ‘seed layer’ can drastically increase the crystalline volume fraction of the total absorber layer. Accordingly, the solar cell performance is improved. The correlation between the cell performance and the structural property of the absorber layer is discussed. By optimizing the deposition process, a high short-circuit current density of 26.7 mA/cm² was achieved with an absorber layer thickness of 1 μm, which led to a cell efficiency of 9.2%.     

P型微晶硅氧薄膜光电性能研究

本工作采用甚高频等离子体化学气相沉积(VHF-PECVD)技术制备了P型微晶硅氧窗口层薄膜,讨论了P型微晶硅氧的光电特性随硼烷掺杂率的变化.采用紫外-可见透射光谱,拉曼光谱,傅立叶变换红外吸收光谱(FTIR),暗电导测量对薄膜的光电特性进行了表征.结果表明,P型微晶硅氧材料均表现为微晶态,随着硼烷掺杂率增加,晶化程度逐步降低,暗电导率快速减小,光学带隙持续降低.该结果可归因于硼烷掺杂的增加抑制晶化使得非晶成分增多,有效掺杂率降低导致薄膜电导率下降,另一方面,对硅氧物相分离的阻碍作用导致薄膜带隙下降.硼烷掺杂率为0.4;样品的电导率高达0.158 S/cm且光学带隙为2.2 eV,兼具高透射性和良好电导率,可作为高效硅基太阳电池的窗口层.