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[0001]本発明の実施形態は、一般的に、太陽電池、及び太陽電池を形成するための方法及び装置に関する。より詳細には、本発明の実施形態は、薄膜太陽電池、及び薄膜太陽電池を形成するための方法及び装置に関する。
[0002]結晶シリコン太陽電池及び薄膜太陽電池は、太陽電池の2つのタイプである。結晶シリコン太陽電池は、典型的に、単結晶基板(即ち、純シリコンの単一結晶基板)又は多結晶シリコン基板(即ち、ポリ結晶又はポリシリコン)のいずれかを使用する。光捕獲を改善し、電気回路を形成し、更に、それらデバイスを保護するため、付加的な膜層がそのシリコン基板上に堆積される。薄膜太陽電池は、1つ以上のp-i-n接合を形成するため、適した基板上に堆積された物質の薄層を使用する。
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- 薄膜太陽電池を形成する方法において、
基板をプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバへ移送するステップと、
上記基板の上にnドープ型アモルファスシリコン層を堆積するステップと、
上記基板上に堆積された上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層に対してプラズマ処置を与えるステップと、
上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層の上にnドープ型微結晶シリコン層を堆積するステップと、
上記チャンバから上記基板を取り出すステップと、
を含む方法。 - 上記プラズマ処置を与えるステップは、水素ガスを使用してプラズマを生成する段階を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 上記nドープ型微結晶シリコン層の上にp-i-n接合を形成するステップを更に含み、上記p-i-n接合を形成するステップは、
上記nドープ型微結晶シリコン層の上にpドープ型微結晶シリコン層を堆積する段階と、
上記pドープ型シリコン層の上にnドープ型アモルファスシリコン層を堆積する段階と、
上記pドープ型微結晶シリコン層と上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層との間に真性微結晶シリコン層を堆積する段階と、
を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。 - 上記真性微結晶シリコン層は、約1000Åより大きい厚さを有する、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 上記pドープ型微結晶層は、上記堆積されたnドープ型微結晶シリコン層の表面上に堆積される、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 薄膜太陽電池を形成する方法において、
第1のシステムに配置された第1のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバへ基板を移送するステップと、
上記第1のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバにおいて上記基板の表面の上にpドープ型シリコン層を堆積するステップと、
上記第1のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバから、上記第1のシステムに配置された第2のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバへ基板を移送するステップと、
上記第2のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバにおいて上記pドープ型シリコン層の上に真性アモルファスシリコン層を堆積するステップと、
上記真性アモルファスシリコン層の上にnドープ型アモルファスシリコン層を堆積するステップと、
プラズマ処置に対して上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層を曝すステップと、
上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層の上にnドープ型微結晶シリコン層を堆積するステップと、
上記第2のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバから上記基板を取り出すステップと、を含む方法。 - 上記プラズマ処置に対して上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層を曝すステップは、水素ガスを使用してプラズマを生成する段階を含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 上記nドープ型微結晶シリコン層の上にp-i-n接合を形成するステップを更に含み、上記p-i-n接合を形成するステップは、
上記nドープ型微結晶シリコン層の上にpドープ型微結晶シリコン層を堆積する段階と、
上記pドープ型シリコン層の上にnドープ型アモルファスシリコン層を堆積する段階と、
上記pドープ型微結晶シリコン層と上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層との間に真性微結晶シリコン層を堆積する段階と、
を含む、請求項6に記載の方法。 - 上記nドープ型微結晶シリコン層の上にpドープ型微結晶シリコン層を堆積する前に、上記第1のシステムにおける上記第2のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバから第2のシステムに配置された第1のプラズマ増強型化学気相堆積チャンバへ上記基板を移送するステップを更に含む、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 薄膜太陽電池を形成する方法において、
透明な基板の表面の上にアモルファスシリコン層を堆積するステップと、
上記透明な基板上に堆積された上記アモルファスシリコン層に対してプラズマ処置を与えるステップと、
上記アモルファスシリコン層の上に微結晶シリコン層を堆積するステップと、
を含む方法。 - 上記プラズマ処置を与えるステップは、水素、ヘリウム、アルゴン及び二酸化炭素からなる群から選択されたガスを与える段階を含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 上記微結晶シリコン層の上にp-i-n接合を形成するステップを更に含み、上記p-i-n接合を形成するステップは、
上記nドープ型微結晶シリコン層の上にpドープ型微結晶シリコン層を堆積する段階と、
上記pドープ型シリコン層の上にnドープ型アモルファスシリコン層を堆積する段階と、
上記pドープ型微結晶シリコン層と上記nドープ型アモルファスシリコン層との間に真性微結晶シリコン層を堆積する段階と、
を含む、請求項10に記載の方法。 - 上記アモルファスシリコン層を堆積する前に、上記透明な基板の上記表面の上に透明な導電酸化物層を堆積するステップを更に含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
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