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Solar cell buffer layer and preparation method thereof

A technology for solar cells and buffer layers, applied in the field of solar cells, can solve problems such as poor film quality, and achieve the effects of short reaction time, reduced production costs, and improved surface quality

Pending Publication Date: 2021-12-03
神华(北京)光伏科技研发有限公司
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[0008] Aiming at the problem of poor quality of Zn(O,S) thin films, the invention provides a solar cell buffer layer and a preparation method thereof

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[0055] 1) Washing the CIGS absorbing layer used as the growth substrate in an organic solvent and clear water respectively, wherein the Ga content in the CIGS absorbing layer is about 0.3.

[0056] 2) 45mL of 1mol / L zinc sulfate concentrated solution and 45mL of 1mol / L trisodium citrate concentrated solution are uniformly mixed in 740mL aqueous solution, then add ammonia water with a mass fraction of 25% while stirring, and increase the amount of ammonia water according to the real-time monitoring value of pH. Dosage. Then add 150 mL of 1 mol / L thiourea concentrated solution, and finally add 2-3 mL of water, so that the total volume of the mixed solution is 1000 mL, and the final pH value of the solution is 10.5.

[0057] In the obtained mixed solution, the concentration of zinc sulfate is 0.045 mol / L, the concentration of sodium citrate is 0.045 mol / L, the concentration of thiourea is 0.15 mol / L, and the pH value of the mixed solution is 10.5. Wherein, the molar ratio of zin...

Embodiment 2

[0063] The preparation method is the same as that of Example 1, except that the concentration of the sulfur source is changed so that the molar ratio of the zinc source, complexing agent and sulfur source in the mixed solution is 1:1:6.7.

[0064] The prepared solar cell buffer layer is carried out electron microscope observation, and the obtained SEM figure is as follows: figure 2 shown by figure 2 It can be seen that the solar cell buffer layer prepared by the method of this embodiment has a smooth surface without pinhole defects, and the film has a high surface quality. The film thickness of the thin film was 80 nm.

[0065] The prepared solar cell buffer layer was tested for light transmittance, and the optical bandgap of the Zn(O,S) thin film was obtained by linear fitting of the absorption edge in the transmission spectrum of the sample. Among them, the average transmittance of the solar cell buffer layer is 79.77%, and the band gap Eg is 3.95eV.

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Embodiment 3

[0069] The preparation method is the same as that of Example 1, except that the zinc source concentration is 0.06 mol / L.

[0070] The prepared solar cell buffer layer is carried out electron microscope observation, and the obtained SEM figure is as follows: image 3 shown, with figure 1 In contrast, the film is uniform and continuous, there are almost no large particles in the field of view, and the surface quality of the film is better.

[0071] The prepared solar cell buffer layer was tested for light transmittance, and the optical bandgap of the Zn(O,S) thin film was obtained by linear fitting of the absorption edge in the transmission spectrum of the sample. Among them, the average transmittance of the solar cell buffer layer is 81.8%, and the band gap Eg is 3.95eV.

[0072] The prepared solar cell buffer layer was subjected to XPS test, wherein the ratio of O / (O+S) in the solar cell buffer layer was 0.69.

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The invention relates to a solar cell buffer layer and a preparation method thereof, and the method comprises the steps that a growth substrate is placed in a mixed solution containing a zinc source, a complexing agent, a sulfur source and a pH regulator for contact, in the mixed solution, the concentration of the zinc source is 0.045-0.08 mol / L, the molar ratio of the zinc source to the complexing agent to the sulfur source is 1:(0.75-1.25):(3-8), and the pH value of the mixed solution is 10.3-11. In the process of preparing the buffer layer of the solar cell, the surface quality of a Zn(O,S) film can be improved and the O / (S+O) ratio can be reduced by increasing the concentration of the zinc source and accurately controlling the dosage of the zinc source, the complexing agent, the sulfur source and the pH regulator in the mixed solution, so that the matching between the buffer layer and the interface of the absorption layer of the thin-film solar cell is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of solar cells, in particular to a solar cell buffer layer and a preparation method thereof. Background technique [0002] In CIGS thin-film solar cells, generally II-VI compound semiconductor cadmium sulfide (CdS) prepared by chemical water bath deposition method is used as a buffer layer. However, the CdS buffer layer contains the heavy metal element Cd. During the manufacturing process, the operator is easy to inhale dust and smoke, and the Cd-containing wastewater discharged during the production process, as well as the Cd in the waste battery will pollute the environment, resulting in initial investment costs and operating costs. Costs have increased significantly. In addition, CdS has a small forbidden band width (2.4eV), which has a strong absorption effect on the short-wavelength part of visible light, which reduces the light transmittance. At the same time, CdS is n-type doped, and its defect level is deep i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L31/0328H01L31/18H01L21/02
CPCH01L31/0328H01L31/18H01L21/02554H01L21/02557H01L21/02521H01L21/02628Y02P70/50
Inventor 赵颖李博研孙祺钟大龙
Owner 神华(北京)光伏科技研发有限公司