WO2011061950A1 - 薄膜太陽電池およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thin film solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same.
- the solar power generation system is expected as clean energy that protects the global environment in the 21st century from the increase in CO 2 gas due to the burning of fossil energy, and its production volume is increasing explosively around the world. For this reason, the situation where the silicon wafer runs short all over the world has occurred. Therefore, in recent years, the production amount of thin-film solar cells in which a photoelectric conversion layer (semiconductor layer) that is not rate-controlled by the supply amount of a silicon wafer is a thin film is increasing rapidly.
- a thin transparent electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a metal electrode are directly formed on a large-area substrate of about a meter square by a sputtering method, a vapor deposition method, a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method, or the like.
- a sputtering method a vapor deposition method
- a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method or the like.
- the entire surface of the large area substrate is divided into a plurality of unit solar cells and connected in series to increase the voltage while limiting the amount of current. In general, the energy is extracted.
- the scribe lines that divide the unit cell are all bent into a triangular wave shape, and the adjacent scribe lines are shifted half a wavelength at a time so that the interval between adjacent scribe lines is repeatedly expanded and contracted.
- a thin film solar cell has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The distance between the scribe lines is reduced, the distance between the transparent electrodes is shortened, and a large amount of current is passed through a portion where the electrical resistance is reduced, thereby reducing the overall resistance loss.
- the transparent conductive material thin film constituting the transparent electrode on the light incident side used in the thin film solar cell generally has a high sheet resistance, and when the current flows through the transparent electrode for a long distance, the power generation efficiency decreases due to the Joule loss. Resulting in. Therefore, in order to shorten the current path, the width of the unit solar cell having one photoelectric conversion layer is generally limited to 4 to 20 mm.
- the width of the unit cell is reduced.
- the current path in the transparent electrode may be longer than when unit cells are formed with scribe lines parallel to each other, and the current is near the apex where the scribe line is bent on a triangular waveform. Since the electric field strength is high in the concentrated portion where the current is concentrated, the Joule loss is increased, and when the shape of the unit cell is enlarged or reduced as in Patent Document 1, the minimum width of the unit cell is positive. As the unit cell is formed with scribe lines that are parallel to each other, the scribe line cannot be bent too much. It exists.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and in a thin-film solar cell in which a laminate including a transparent electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a metal electrode is formed on a substrate, the Joule loss in the transparent electrode as compared with the conventional case
- An object of the present invention is to obtain a thin film solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same that can suppress power generation and improve power generation efficiency.
- a thin-film solar cell includes a first electrode layer formed of a transparent conductive material, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a conductive material that reflects light on a substrate.
- the groove on both sides of at least one of the unit cells is the unit cell sandwiched between the grooves. It is formed to meander with a certain width in a predetermined direction, and has the same shape that overlaps when translated in the predetermined direction.
- the grooves on both sides of at least one unit solar cell are formed such that the unit solar cells sandwiched between the grooves meander with a certain width in a predetermined direction, and the predetermined direction.
- the current path in a part of the region is formed. Can be shortened.
- the Joule loss at the transparent electrode of each unit solar battery cell can be suppressed and the power generation efficiency can be improved as compared with the conventional case.
- the current path in the transparent electrode is not long compared to the case where the unit cells are formed by straight scribe lines parallel to each other, and the current concentration near the inflection point of the scribe line as compared with Patent Document 1. Since the amount can be suppressed, Joule loss due to an increase in electric field strength due to current concentration can be reduced, and the scribe line can be bent more than in Patent Document 1, and many other advantages can be obtained. Have.
- FIG. 1 is a top view showing an example of a thin film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
- FIG. 3-1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of the procedure of the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 (Part 1).
- FIG. 3-2 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of a procedure of the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 (part 2).
- FIG. 3-3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of the procedure of the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 (Part 3).
- FIG. 1 is a top view showing an example of a thin film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
- FIG. 3-1 is a cross-sectional view schematic
- FIG. 3-4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of the procedure of the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 (Part 4).
- FIG. 3-5 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of a procedure of the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar battery according to Embodiment 1 (No. 5).
- FIG. 3-6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of the procedure of the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 (No. 6).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the shape of the scribe line according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which a current flows in the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the parallelogram region.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which a current flows in the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the parallelogram region.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship of the Joule loss ratio J / J 0 when the scribe line is bent and when the L / D and ⁇ are changed.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship of the Joule loss ratio J / J 0 when the scribe line is bent and when the L / D and ⁇ are changed.
- FIG. 10 is a top view showing another example of the configuration of the thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 11 is a top view showing another example of the configuration of the thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 12 is a top view showing another example of the thin-film solar battery according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a top view schematically showing the structure of the thin-film solar cell according to Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the shape of a scribe line according to Patent Document 1.
- FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the shape of a scribe line according to Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 15 shows the state of current flow in the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the trapezoidal region of the thin film solar cell according to Patent Document 1 and the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the parallelogram region of the thin film solar cell according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the comparison with a mode that current flows.
- FIG. 16 is a top view showing an example of a thin film solar cell according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a top view showing an example of a thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a top view schematically showing an example of a configuration for extracting current from the thin film solar cell of FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a top view showing an example of a thin film solar cell according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the thin-film solar battery 1 according to Embodiment 1 is a thin-film solar battery module as a whole by integrating a plurality of unit solar battery cells 3 connected in series on a rectangular insulating translucent substrate 10. Function as. And the electric current guide
- the unit solar cells 3 and between the unit solar cells 3 and the current extraction portion 4 are separated by a scribe line 2 which is a separation groove.
- the shape of the scribe line 2 is insulated.
- a combination of line segments inclined with respect to the end face of the optical substrate 10 has a bent shape that is periodically repeated, and adjacent scribe lines 2 are arranged substantially in parallel.
- the unit solar cell 3 has a shape in which the direction along the scribe line 2 is longer than the interval between the adjacent scribe lines 2. Further, the longitudinal position of the bent portion in the scribe line 2 is set to be substantially the same in any scribe line 2.
- the separation grooves (scribe lines 2) on both sides of the unit solar cell 3 have the same meandering shape that overlaps when translated in the direction along one side of the rectangular insulating translucent substrate 10. Yes.
- the unit solar cells 3 sandwiched between the separation grooves have a meandering shape so that the width in the direction along one side of the insulating translucent substrate 10 is substantially constant.
- the separation groove has a wave shape
- the plurality of waves are arranged in parallel in the wave amplitude direction so as to have the same phase at substantially the same interval.
- substrate 10 is made into the rectangular shape here, not only a rectangle but another shape may be sufficient. In that case, what is necessary is just to set it as the positional relationship which overlaps, when the separation groove
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view along the line AA in FIG.
- the thin-film solar cell 1 includes a surface electrode layer 11, a photoelectric conversion layer 12, an intermediate conductor layer 13, and a back electrode layer 14 that are sequentially laminated on an insulating translucent substrate 10.
- the unit solar cell 3 and the current extraction part 4 are formed by the scribe line 2 provided at the position.
- the electrode extraction part 4 is provided to connect an external wiring and the thin film solar cell 1 in order to extract the current generated in the thin film solar cell 1 to the outside.
- the back electrode layer 14 of the current extraction unit 4 is connected to a bus wiring (not shown) that extracts current to the outside. Note that the photoelectric conversion layer 12 of the current extraction unit 4 does not contribute to power generation.
- the surface electrode layer 11 may be transparent conductive film having a light transmitting property, zinc oxide (ZnO), indium tin oxide (Indium Tin Oxide, hereinafter referred to as ITO), tin oxide (SnO 2) Transparent conductive oxide films such as aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), boron (B), yttrium (Y), silicon (Si), zirconium (Zr), titanium (Ti)
- ZnO film, an ITO film, a SnO 2 film, or the like using at least one element selected from fluorine (F), nitrogen (N), and the like can be used.
- the surface electrode layer 11 may be a transparent conductive film formed by laminating these films. Furthermore, the surface electrode layer 11 preferably has a surface texture structure in which irregularities are formed on the surface. This texture structure has a function of scattering incident sunlight and improving the light use efficiency in the photoelectric conversion layer 12.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 12 has a pn junction or a pin junction, and is configured by laminating one or more thin film semiconductor layers that generate power by incident light.
- a semiconductor layer such as an amorphous silicon layer, a microcrystalline silicon layer, a hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium layer, a microcrystalline silicon germanium layer, or a stacked body of these semiconductor layers can be used.
- a conductive oxide material such as SnO 2 , ZnO, or ITO or a conductive oxide material thereof is used between different thin film semiconductor layers.
- the intermediate conductor layer 13 is made of, for example, a conductive oxide material such as SnO 2 , ZnO, or ITO, a material obtained by adding a metal to these conductive oxide materials, p-type hydrogenated crystalline silicon, i-type hydrogenated crystalline silicon, n-type hydrogenated crystalline silicon, p-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide, i-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide, n-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide, p-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon oxide, i-type hydrogenated microcrystal At least one material selected from silicon oxide, n-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon oxide, p-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon carbide, i-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon carbide, and n-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon carbide A transparent conductive film made of can be used.
- a conductive oxide material such as SnO 2 , ZnO, or ITO
- a metal material having both high conductivity and light reflectivity such as silver (Ag), Al, Ti, gold (Au), copper (Cu), neodymium (Nd), chromium (Cr), or the like Mixtures of metallic materials can be used.
- the layer which consists of these materials may be used as a single layer, and may be laminated
- a layer made of the above material may be formed at the interface with the intermediate conductor layer 13, and a layer made of a material having low light reflectivity such as a conductive paste may be further stacked thereon.
- the scribe line 2 shown in FIG. 1 actually includes a first scribe line 21 that separates the surface electrode layer 11, a second scribe line 22 that separates the photoelectric conversion layer 12 and the intermediate conductor layer 13, and photoelectric conversion. It is composed of a third scribe line 23 that separates the layer 12, the intermediate conductor layer 13 and the back electrode layer 14.
- a region sandwiched between adjacent scribe lines 2 contributes to power generation as the unit solar cell 3.
- the unit solar cell 3 has a structure connected in series with the adjacent unit solar cell 3, the surface electrode layers 11 between the adjacent unit solar cells 3, the photoelectric conversion layer 12, and the intermediate conductor
- the layers 13 and the back electrode layers 14 are prevented from being connected to each other, and the front electrode layer 11 of the own unit solar battery cell 3 and the back electrode layer 14 of the unit solar battery cell 3 adjacent to one side are electrically connected.
- the back electrode layer 14 of the self unit solar cell 3 and the front electrode layer 11 of the unit solar cell 3 adjacent to the other side are electrically connected.
- the surface electrode layer 11 is connected to the back electrode layer 14 of the unit solar cell 3 adjacent to the left side, and the back electrode layer 14 is adjacent to the right side.
- the unit solar cell 3 is connected to the surface electrode layer 11. Therefore, the insulation between the adjacent unit solar cells 3 is ensured by the first scribe line 21 and the third scribe line 23, and the front electrode layer 11 and the back electrode layer 14 are brought into contact with each other by the second scribe line 22.
- Adjacent unit solar cells 3 are connected in series and function as a solar cell module.
- FIGS. 3-1 to 3-6 are cross-sectional views schematically showing an example of the procedure of the method for manufacturing the thin-film solar cell according to the first embodiment.
- the surface electrode layer 11 is formed on the upper surface of the insulating translucent substrate 10 by a film forming method such as a sputtering method or a CVD method.
- the surface texture structure may be formed using a wet etching method or a plasma etching method using a solvent.
- a first scribe line 21 for separating the surface electrode layer 11 is formed by a laser processing method.
- the first scribe line 21 has a bent shape in plan view and is formed at a predetermined interval in a specific direction, like the scribe line 2 shown in FIG.
- the adjacent first scribe lines 21 have the same bent shape, and are preferably parallel to each other so that the positions of the bent portions in the direction perpendicular to the specific direction are the same.
- an insulating translucent substrate 10 is placed on an XY stage of a laser processing apparatus, and a desired bent shape is obtained by moving in the XY direction during laser processing. Can do.
- the first scribe line 21 having a desired bent shape may be formed by moving the laser beam to an arbitrary position in the XY plane by galvano scan, or the scribe line 21 moves only in one direction.
- a moving stage and a laser capable of scanning only in one direction are combined so that the moving directions are not the same, and the first scribe line 21 having a desired bent shape can be formed by synchronizing each other. Also good. After this laser processing, cleaning may be performed to remove processing residues and a deteriorated layer by laser.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 12 is formed by the CVD method on the surface electrode layer 11 on which the first scribe line 21 is formed, and the intermediate conductor layer 13 is further formed by the sputtering method or the CVD method.
- a second scribe line 22 that separates the intermediate conductor layer 13 and the photoelectric conversion layer 12 is formed by a laser processing method in the same manner as the first scribe line 21.
- the second scribe line 22 has a bent shape in plan view like the first scribe line 21 and is formed at a predetermined interval in a specific direction.
- the second scribe line 22 is formed at a position that does not overlap the first scribe line 21.
- the back electrode layer 14 is formed by sputtering on the intermediate conductor layer 13 on which the second scribe line 22 is formed. At this time, the back electrode layer 14 is embedded in the second scribe line 22.
- a third scribe line 23 that separates the back electrode layer 14, the intermediate conductor layer 13, and the photoelectric conversion layer 12 is formed by laser processing in the same manner as the first scribe line 21. To do.
- the third scribe line 23 has a bent shape in plan view like the first scribe line 21 and is formed at a predetermined interval.
- the third scribe line 23 is formed at a position that does not overlap the first scribe line 21 and the second scribe line 22.
- cleaning may be performed to remove processing residues and a deteriorated layer by laser. As described above, the thin film solar cell shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is manufactured.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the shape of the scribe line according to the first embodiment.
- the left-right direction in the plane of the paper is the X direction corresponding to the extending direction of the upper and lower sides of the insulating translucent substrate 10 in FIG. 1, and the direction in the plane perpendicular to the X direction is the insulating translucent substrate.
- the Y direction corresponds to the extending direction of the right side and the left side of 10.
- the scribe line 2 is formed by alternately connecting a line segment having an inclination of an angle ⁇ and a line segment having an inclination of an angle ⁇ , where the crossing angle with respect to the X direction is ⁇ .
- the scribe line has a zigzag shape.
- an interval in the X direction between adjacent scribe lines 2 is D
- an interval in the Y direction between adjacent bending points R on one scribe line 2 is L.
- the unit solar cells 3 are parallel to each other in the base D and the height L by the line segment in the X direction to be connected and the two line segments constituted by the scribe lines 2 connecting the bending points R between the two line segments. It is divided into quadrilateral regions 31. Consider the direction of current in the region of the parallelogram 31.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which a current flows in the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the parallelogram region. Actually, current concentrates in the vicinity of the inflection point, and the current path does not become a straight line but spreads and bends. Therefore, the following is an approximate calculation.
- the region 31 is represented by a perpendicular h that extends from one bending point R of the parallelogram to the side that forms the opposing scribe line 2.
- the area 311 and the area 312 are divided into two.
- the current flows in the direction 41 parallel to the perpendicular h hung down to the scribe line 2 at the shortest distance to the scribe line 2.
- a line segment connecting each point and the bending point R that is the starting point of the perpendicular h is the shortest distance, and current flows in a direction 42 toward the bending point R.
- dS / dx can be expressed by the following expressions (2) and (3), where dS is an area where the distance to the scribe line in the region 31 is in the range of x and x + dx. .
- the horizontal axis is the distance x to the scribe line 2 at each position in the region 31 normalized by the distance D between the scribe lines 2
- the vertical axis is the change of the area S with respect to the distance x.
- the rate is normalized by the distance L in the Y direction between the bending points R.
- the relationship between dS / dx and x is a curve indicated by a solid line. Comparing the two, by bending the scribe line 2, the ratio of the region 51 having a short distance to the scribe line 2 is increased as compared with the case where the scribe line 2 is a straight line, and the distance to the scribe line 2 is increased. The ratio of the long region 52 becomes small. As a result, the ratio of the region where the distance to the scribe line 2 is short as a whole increases, the current path becomes short, and Joule loss can be reduced as compared with the case where the scribe line 2 is a straight line.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which a current flows in the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the parallelogram region.
- current concentrates in the vicinity of the inflection point and the current path is not a straight line but spreads and bends, the following is only an approximate calculation.
- the region 31 is lowered from one bending point R of the parallelogram on the extension line of the side constituting the opposing scribe line 2.
- the region is divided into a region 313, a region 314, and a region 315 by a perpendicular line h and a diagonal line m connecting the bending point R where the perpendicular line h is lowered and the bending point R opposite to the bending point R.
- the current flows in a direction 43 parallel to the perpendicular h that is lowered on the extension line of the scribe line 2.
- current flows in the directions 44 and 45 toward the bending point R where the perpendicular h is lowered.
- dS / dx can be expressed by the following equations (6) to (8), where dS is an area where the distance to the scribe line 2 in the region 31 is in the range of x and x + dx. it can.
- the horizontal axis is the distance x to the scribe line 2 at each position in the region 31 normalized by the distance D between the scribe lines 2, and the vertical axis is the change of the area S with respect to the distance x.
- the rate is normalized by the distance L between the bending points R.
- the relationship between dS / dx and x is a curve indicated by a solid line. Comparing the two, by bending the scribe line 2, the ratio of the region 53 in which the current path becomes shorter and the ratio of the region 54 in which the current path becomes longer than when the scribe line 2 is a straight line. Becomes smaller. As a result, the current path is shortened as a whole, and Joule loss can be reduced as compared with the case where the scribe line 2 is a straight line.
- the length of the current path in the region 31 is integrated to estimate the Joule loss.
- the current density J can be expressed by the following equation (10) when integrated using the above dS / dx.
- the Joule loss in the transparent electrode layer can be obtained from the current density J of the equation (10) and the resistivity of the transparent electrode layer. Assuming uniformity within the battery module, the Joule loss is proportional to the current density J. Further, when the integrated value of the length of the current path in the region 31 when the scribe line 2 is not bent is J 0 , it can be expressed as the following equation (11).
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship of the Joule loss ratio J / J 0 when the scribe line is bent and when the L / D and ⁇ are changed. From FIG. 9, in order to reduce the Joule loss by about 5% or more as compared with the case where the scribe line 2 is not bent, ⁇ should be an angle smaller than at least 72.5 °. desirable.
- the pattern of the scribe line 2 is shown as having a sharp shape at the bent portion, but is not limited thereto.
- 10 and 11 are top views showing other examples of the configuration of the thin-film solar cell according to the first embodiment.
- the pattern of the scribe line 2 may be a pattern in which the corners of the bent portions are rounded, or as shown in FIG. 11, it is a wavy pattern (periodic wavy pattern). May be.
- increasing the curvature of the bent portion can alleviate current concentration on the bent portion, and has an effect of reducing Joule loss.
- the distance between the adjacent scribe lines 2 is constant, and the position of the bent portion of the scribe line 2 adjacent in the short direction is formed at substantially the same position in the longitudinal direction.
- FIG. 12 is a top view showing another example of the thin-film solar battery according to the first embodiment.
- a plurality of thin line-like current collecting electrodes 5 may be arranged between the insulating translucent substrate 10 and the surface electrode layer 11 in the short direction of the unit solar cells 3.
- the current collecting electrode 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the bent portion of the scribe line 2, the current in the region where the path in the surface electrode layer 11 is the longest can be guided to the current collecting electrode 5.
- the Joule loss in the surface electrode layer 11 can be further reduced.
- the material constituting the current collecting electrode 5 silver, aluminum, gold, chromium, nickel, titanium, etc., which are metal materials having higher conductivity than the transparent conductive material constituting the surface electrode layer 11, are used. Is desirable.
- the current path in the surface electrode layer 11 made of a transparent conductive material is the unit solar cell 3. And the current path can be shortened. As a result, compared to the case where the unit solar cells 3 formed without bending the scribe line 2 have the same cell width, the joule loss can be reduced and the power generation efficiency can be improved. Have.
- the unit solar cells 3 have the same area, if the unit solar cells 3 have a meandering shape, the length in the direction along the meander becomes longer and the width in the direction perpendicular to the meander direction becomes narrower. . For this reason, it can be considered that the current path is shortened and the loss can be reduced.
- the separation grooves on both sides of the unit solar cell 3 have the same meandering shape that overlaps when translated in a specific direction, and the unit solar cell 3 sandwiched between the separation grooves is in a specific direction. Since the meandering shape is such that the width is substantially constant, a wide portion does not occur. For this reason, the part where a current path becomes long does not arise.
- the width of the unit solar battery cell 3 becomes substantially constant by setting the position in the longitudinal direction of the bent portion in the scribe line 2 to be substantially the same position in any scribe line 2. As a result, there is no region in which the current path becomes extremely long, so that the joule loss can be reduced.
- the crossing angle of the scribe line 2 with respect to the direction (short direction) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the scribe line 2 is ⁇ and ⁇ , and the absolute value of ⁇ is smaller than 72.5 °, so that the unit solar cell The degree of bending of the cell 3 was increased. As a result, the effect of shortening the current path is increased, and the Joule loss in the surface electrode layer 11 made of a transparent conductive material can be further greatly reduced.
- the ratio L / D between the 1 ⁇ 2 period L (height L in FIG. 4) and its width D (D in FIG. 4) is 0.25 or more. It is desirable to be. When L / D is larger and ⁇ is smaller, the current path tends to be shorter. In other words, it is desirable to meander so as to be somewhat large.
- FIG. 13 is a top view schematically showing the structure of a thin-film solar cell according to Patent Document 1
- FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the shape of a scribe line according to Patent Document 1.
- symbol is attached
- FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the shape of a scribe line according to Patent Document 1.
- the meandering scribe line 2 (separation groove) has a wave shape
- the unit solar cells 3 are separated by one meandering wave-shaped scribe line 2 and a wave-shaped scribe line 2 whose phase is reversed with respect to the scribe line 2. is doing. Therefore, the length of the unit solar battery cell 3 in the short direction (specific direction) varies depending on the location and changes periodically.
- the left-right direction in the plane of the paper is the X direction corresponding to the extending direction of the upper side and the lower side of the insulating translucent substrate 10 in FIG. 13, and the direction in the plane perpendicular to the X direction is the insulating translucent substrate.
- the Y direction corresponds to the extending direction of the right side and the left side of 10.
- the maximum interval between adjacent scribe lines 2 is W max
- the minimum interval is W min
- the average interval is W ave
- the intersection angle of the scribe line 2 with respect to the X direction is ⁇
- the interval in the Y direction between adjacent bending points R on the same scribe line 2 is L.
- the width of the unit solar cell 3 surrounded by the two adjacent scribe lines 2 is the distance between the bending points R. It gradually decreases from the portion where the maximum interval W max is reached, reaches the portion where the interval between the bending points R is the minimum interval W min, and gradually increases so that the interval between the bending points R is maximum. It reaches a portion where the interval is W max .
- the unit solar cell 3 has a trapezoidal region having an upper side W max , a lower side W min , and a height L by two line segments constituted by the scribe lines 2 connecting the bent points R between the two line segments. It is divided into 32. The current path in the region 32 of the trapezoid 32 will be compared when the following formula (12) in which the average widths of the first embodiment and the unit solar battery cell 3 are equal holds.
- Tan ⁇ is a monotonically increasing function of ⁇ in the range of 0 ° ⁇ ⁇ 90 °.
- the effect of reducing the Joule loss can be increased by reducing the angle ⁇ as much as possible and increasing the value of L / D.
- Patent Document 1 since the relationship between ⁇ , L, and D needs to satisfy the relationship of equation (15), there are restrictions on making the angle ⁇ as small as possible and increasing the value of L / D. .
- FIG. 15 shows the state of current flow in the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the trapezoidal region of the thin film solar cell according to Patent Document 1 and the transparent electrode layer corresponding to the parallelogram region of the thin film solar cell according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the comparison with a mode that current flows.
- the parallelogram region 31 of FIG. 4 of Embodiment 1 and the trapezoid region 32 of FIG. 14 of Patent Document 1 as a comparative example are overlaid and compared.
- the first embodiment when compared with Patent Document 1, even when ⁇ , L, and D have the same value, the first embodiment can reduce Joule loss.
- Joule loss can be further reduced by reducing the angle ⁇ as much as possible and increasing the value of L / D. .
- FIG. FIG. 16 is a top view showing an example of a thin film solar cell according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the scribe line 2 having a small degree of bending is disposed from the center of the insulating translucent substrate 10 toward the side edge (end) in the short direction of the scribe line 2. It is the composition which becomes.
- the shape of the scribe line 2 that separates the unit solar cells 3 and the current extraction portions 4 at both ends in the short direction is substantially parallel to the end face of the insulating translucent substrate 10.
- the scribe lines 2 adjacent to each other at the edge portion are not substantially parallel because the degree of bending changes, but the positions and periods of peaks and valleys constituting the bent portion are aligned.
- variety of the unit photovoltaic cell 3 becomes extremely wide can be suppressed.
- symbol is attached
- the cross-sectional structure and manufacturing method of the thin film solar cell 1 having such a structure are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof is also omitted.
- each scribe line 2 it is desirable to adjust the bending degree and interval of each scribe line 2 so that the generated current amount of each unit solar cell 3 is substantially equal.
- a pattern in which the corners of the bent portions are rounded or a wave pattern may be used as in the first embodiment.
- the area of the current extraction portions 4 at both ends of the insulating translucent substrate 10 that does not contribute to power generation can be reduced, and the power generation efficiency of the thin film solar cell module can be improved.
- the electrodes of the unit solar cell 3 at both ends are generally straight, it is easy to connect the bus wiring for taking out the power to the outside of the module.
- the scribe lines 2 are not substantially parallel, so that the current path in the surface electrode layer 11 made of a transparent conductive material becomes long. Joule loss may increase. However, since the Joule loss is reduced in the unit solar cells 3 other than the edge portion of the insulating translucent substrate 10, the amount of Joule loss as the entire solar cell module is reduced.
- FIG. 17 is a top view showing an example of a thin-film solar cell according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- the degree of bending of the scribe line 2 does not change even at the side edge (end) of the scribe line 2 in the short direction. If the endmost scribe line 2 is made to be substantially parallel to the adjacent scribe line 2, it will protrude from the insulating translucent substrate 10. Therefore, the bent portion of the outermost scribe line 2 that protrudes from the insulating light-transmitting substrate 10 is parallel to the end surface of the insulating light-transmitting substrate 10 so as to be within the insulating light-transmitting substrate 10.
- the shape of the scribe line 2 is set so that the unit solar cells 3 arranged at both ends in the left-right direction (the short direction of the scribe line 2) in the figure have substantially the same area as the other unit solar cells 3. It is changing.
- the rightmost scribe line 2a has the shape of the scribe line 2b indicated by a dotted line when the shape is matched with the other scribe line 2.
- a part of the scribe line 2 b is formed outside the formation region of the insulating translucent substrate 10.
- the area S1 per bent part convex to the right is smaller than the area of the other unit solar cells 3. Therefore, the shape of the bent portion on the side facing the virtual bent portion formed outside the region of the insulating translucent substrate 10 is changed to the shape shown by the scribe line 2a.
- FIG. 18 is a top view schematically showing an example of a configuration for extracting current from the thin film solar cell of FIG.
- bus wiring 6 is provided on a region including the electrode extraction portions 4 at both ends in the left-right direction in the figure, and each electrode extraction portion 4 formed in an island shape and the bus wiring are electrically connected by a connection portion 7.
- a low-resistance wire such as copper or aluminum can be used, and the surface may be covered with solder in order to improve the connectivity with the back electrode layer 14.
- the electrode extraction part 4 since the electrode extraction part 4 is arrange
- each scribe line 2 a pattern in which the corners of the bent portions are rounded or a wavy pattern may be used as in the first embodiment.
- the degree of bending gradually decreases from the center of the insulating translucent substrate 10 toward the lateral edge (end) of the scribe line 2 in the short direction.
- the bent portion of the outermost scribe line 2 that protrudes from the insulating translucent substrate 10 is parallel to the end face of the insulating translucent substrate 10 with the degree of bending of the scribe line 2 at the outermost edge being reduced to some extent. You may make it become.
- a plurality of thin-line current collecting electrodes may be arranged between the insulating translucent substrate 10 and the surface electrode layer 11 in the short direction of the unit solar battery cell 3.
- the bending degree of the scribe line 2 is also reduced in the unit solar cells 3 in the edge portion (end portion) in the arrangement direction of the scribe lines 2 (short direction of the unit solar cells 3). Therefore, the area of the current extraction portions 4 at both ends of the insulating translucent substrate 10 that does not contribute to power generation can be reduced. As a result, the power generation efficiency of the thin film solar cell module can be improved.
- the shape of the same unit photovoltaic cell 3 is reflected on a board
- substrate a board
- substrate a reflective electrode
- transparent electrode a transparent electrode
- the connection between the reflective electrode and the transparent electrode in the groove may be made by any one of the electrodes, but other conductive materials such as a conductive paste may be used.
- the thin film solar cell according to the present invention is useful for a structure in which a plurality of unit solar cells are connected in series on a substrate.
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図1は、この発明の実施の形態1による薄膜太陽電池の一例を示す上面図である。実施の形態1による薄膜太陽電池1は、長方形状の絶縁透光性基板10の上に、複数の単位太陽電池セル3が直列に接続されて集積化されることで、全体として薄膜太陽電池モジュールとして機能する。そして、両端の電流取出部4に導かれた電流は外部に取り出される。ここで、各単位太陽電池セル3間、および単位太陽電池セル3と電流取出部4との間は、分離溝であるスクライブライン2によって分離されるが、このスクライブライン2の形状は、絶縁透光性基板10の端面に対し傾いた線分の組み合わせが周期的に繰り返された屈曲した形状であり、また隣接するスクライブライン2同士は略平行に配置されている。なお、単位太陽電池セル3は、隣り合うスクライブライン2の間隔に比べて、スクライブライン2に沿った方向が長手となる形状を有する。また、スクライブライン2における屈曲部の長手方向の位置は、どのスクライブライン2においても略同じ位置に設定されている。
図16は、この発明の実施の形態2による薄膜太陽電池の一例を示す上面図である。実施の形態2の薄膜太陽電池1では、絶縁透光性基板10の中央からスクライブライン2の短手方向の辺縁部(端部)に向かうにつれて、屈曲の度合いが小さいスクライブライン2が配置される構成となっている。この例では、短手方向の両端の単位太陽電池セル3と電流取出部4とを分離するスクライブライン2の形状は、絶縁透光性基板10の端面と略平行となっている。また辺縁部の隣接するスクライブライン2同士は屈曲の度合いが変化するため略平行とはならないが、屈曲部を構成する山や谷の位置や周期を揃えている。このようにすることで、単位太陽電池セル3の幅の変化量が極端に広くなる部位の発生を抑えることができる。なお、実施の形態1と同一の構成要素には同一の符号を付してその説明を省略している。また、このような構造の薄膜太陽電池1の断面構造および製造方法については、実施の形態1と同様であるため、その説明についても省略する。
図17は、この発明の実施の形態3による薄膜太陽電池の一例を示す上面図である。実施の形態3の薄膜太陽電池1では、スクライブライン2の屈曲の度合いはスクライブライン2の短手方向の辺縁部(端部)でも変化しない。最端部のスクライブライン2を、隣接するスクライブライン2と略平行にしようとすると絶縁透光性基板10からはみ出してしまう。そこで最端部のスクライブライン2の絶縁透光性基板10からはみ出してしまう屈曲部分については絶縁透光性基板10内に収まるように絶縁透光性基板10の端面と平行となるようにする。また、図の左右方向(スクライブライン2の短手方向)の両端に配置される単位太陽電池セル3が、他の単位太陽電池セル3と略等しい面積となるように、スクライブライン2の形状を変えている。
2 スクライブライン
3 単位太陽電池セル
4 電流取出部
5 集電電極
6 バス配線
7 接続部
10 絶縁透光性基板
11 表面電極層
12 光電変換層
13 中間導電体層
14 裏面電極層
21 第1スクライブライン
22 第2スクライブライン
23 第3スクライブライン
Claims (13)
- 基板上に、透明導電性材料によって形成される第1の電極層と、光電変換層と、光を反射する導電性の材料を含む第2の電極層と、を含み、溝によって複数に分割された単位セルを複数有し、前記光電変換層に形成された溝内で前記第2の電極層と隣接する単位セルの第1の電極層とが接続されて、複数の前記単位セルが電気的に直列接続された薄膜太陽電池において、
少なくとも1つの前記単位セルの両側の前記溝は、前記溝間に挟まれた前記単位セルが所定方向に一定の幅を有して蛇行するように形成されるとともに、前記所定方向に平行移動した場合に重なり合う同一形状を有することを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池。 - 前記溝は、前記所定方向に対して角度θで交差する第1の線分からなる溝、および角度-θで交差する第2の線分からなる溝を、少なくとも1つの屈曲部を有するように接続した構造を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記溝の屈曲部が曲線で構成されることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記溝は、周期的な波状の曲線で構成されることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記基板は矩形形状を有し、前記所定方向は前記基板の第1の辺と平行であり、
前記複数の溝は、前記第1の辺の延在方向に周期的に設けられるとともに、前記基板の前記第1の辺と交差する第2の辺の延在方向上での屈曲部の位置、または山と谷の位置が略一致して配置されることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1つに記載の薄膜太陽電池。 - 前記角度θの絶対値は、72.5°よりも小さい角度であることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれか1つに記載の薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記基板と前記第1の電極層との層間の前記溝の屈曲部の近傍に細線状の集電電極をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1~6のいずれか1つに記載の薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記基板の前記所定方向の中央部から端部に向かうほど、前記溝の屈曲の度合いが小さくなることを特徴とする請求項1~7のいずれか1つに記載の薄膜太陽電池。
- 前記基板は矩形形状を有し、前記所定方向は前記基板の第1の辺と平行であり、
前記基板の前記第1の辺の延在方向の端部に形成される溝は、前記基板の前記第1の辺と交差する第2の辺の延在方向と略平行な直線であることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の薄膜太陽電池。 - 前記基板の前記所定方向の両端部の前記第1の電極層、前記光電変換層および前記第2の電極層の積層構造は、直列接続された前記単位セルで発電された電流を外部に取り出す電流取出部であり、
前記電流取出部上に設けられる配線と、
前記配線と前記電流取出部とを電気的に接続する接続部と、
をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1~9のいずれか1つに記載の薄膜太陽電池。 - 前記電流取出部は、前記基板の前記所定方向の両端部の前記単位セルの屈曲構造によって、前記溝の延在方向に複数島状に分離された構造を有し、
前記接続部は、前記各電流取出部に設けられることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の薄膜太陽電池。 - 前記光電変換層は、バンドギャップの異なるpn接合またはpin接合を有する複数の半導体層が、基板面に垂直な方向に積層された構造を有することを特徴とする請求項1~11のいずれか1つに記載の薄膜太陽電池。
- 基板上に第1の電極層を形成する工程と、
前記第1の電極層を互いに平行な屈曲した形状の第1の分離溝で単位セルごとに分離する工程と、
前記第1の電極層を形成した前記基板上に、半導体層からなる光電変換層を形成する工程と、
前記光電変換層を前記第1の分離溝と同じ形状の第2の分離溝で、前記第1の分離溝と異なる位置で前記単位セルごとに分離する工程と、
前記第2の分離溝内に導電性材料を埋め込む工程と、
前記第2の分離溝に埋め込まれた前記導電性材料を含む前記光電変換層上に第2の電極層を形成する工程と、
前記第2の電極層と前記光電変換層を、前記第1の分離溝と同じ形状の第3の分離溝で、前記第1および第2の分離溝と異なる位置で前記単位セルごとに分離する工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする薄膜太陽電池の製造方法。
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