Background technology
In the photoelectron technology field, AlGaAs alloy material and AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructure have all been carried out deep research; At photovoltaic cell field, Al
0.8Ga
0.2The As layer has also been carried on the back generally as the Window layer of GaAs battery and has been adopted.Al wherein
0.8Ga
0.2The band gap of As is about 2.1eV, and most of sunlight can see through, but because band gap is wide inadequately, also can absorb a part of high-energy photon, causes the current loss of GaAs battery to reach about 10%; In addition, its compensation of being with mainly occurs in conduction band, is the diffuse in reverse direction of restriction light induced electron, thereby only is fit to do p type Window layer and its easy oxidation.Therefore, seek novel, suitable Window layer material, improve the collection rate of light induced electron, be the difficult problem that the GaAs battery is badly in need of solution always.
ZnSe has many incomparable advantages as a kind of novel Window layer.At first, the band gap width of ZnSe is 2.67eV, much larger than the band gap of GaAs Window layer material (GaInP, AlGaAs, AlInP etc.), thereby greatly reduces absorption to high-energy photon.Secondly, the compensation of being with of ZnSe and GaAs can occur in valence-band edge.Therefore, ZnSe is fit to do the Window layer of n type GaAs, at n
+In the GaAs solar cell of/p structure, form diffuse in reverse direction potential barrier, and help collection light induced electron to photohole.This structure is than p
+The GaAs solar cell of/n structure can be obtained higher conversion efficiency and better anti-radiation performance.Once more, the refractive index of ZnSe is 2.6-2.8, and variations in refractive index is little under the high temperature, has the effect of antireflective coating, but or double as meet the high refractive index layer of antireflective coating.But the lattice constant of ZnSe is 0.567nm, with the lattice mismatch rate of GaAs and GaInP be 0.23%, when epitaxial growth, can produce a large amount of defectives, form effective complex centre, reduce the performance of battery each side.For addressing this problem, the S of employing 5.6% replaces the zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe of Se
0.944S
0.056) material, can adjust lattice constant, make it to mate fully with the lattice of GaAs and GaInP material.
At zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe
0.944S
0.056) the serial advantage of material, a kind of n of the present invention
+/ p type GaAs solar battery surface high-transmission rate Window layer zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe
0.944S
0.056) the preparation method, and extension goes out to have the solar cell epitaxial wafer of this novel Window layer material, is aided with beam condensing unit again, this invention all has great importance for collection rate, anti-radiation performance and the photoelectric conversion efficiency etc. that improve light induced electron.
Embodiment
For further specifying concrete technology contents of the present invention, describe a kind of n in detail below in conjunction with embodiment
+/ p type GaAs solar battery surface high-transmission rate Window layer zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe
0.944S
0.056) the preparation method, it is characterized in that, comprise the steps:
Step 1: with p p type gallium arensidep or single germanium wafer is substrate; With the GaAs single-chip is substrate, and its band gap and Spectral matching, absorption coefficient height, the temperature stabilization performance is good, anti-radiation performance is good, and does not have the problem on epitaxial loayer and the reverse farmland of substrate interface, and technological requirement is comparatively simple; But compare with monocrystalline GaAs material, the mechanical strength of Ge substrate is higher, weight is lighter, anti-radiation performance and GaAs are suitable, and price is about 30% of monocrystalline GaAs material, this to attenuate solar cell thickness, alleviate solar cell weight, reduce battery material, cost consumption, raising solar module power/weight ratio, improve battery mechanical strength and aspects such as reliability, raising battery production all very strong;
Step 2: utilize metal organic chemical compound vapor deposition method, molecular beam epitaxial growth technology, growth n
+/ p type solar cell epitaxial wafer is extended down to the emitter layer of top battery outward;
Step 3: extension one deck zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe on emitter layer
0.944S
0.056) material is as Window layer, wherein temperature is controlled between 600-800 ℃, and pressure is controlled between the 300-300Pa; This novel Window layer zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe
0.944S
0.056) material, not only greatly reduce the absorption to high-energy photon, the collection that has improved light induced electron, overcome the bigger shortcoming of traditional GaAs battery current loss, it is about 10% to have reduced the loss of electric current, and zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe
0.944S
0.056But) high refractive index layer of double as antireflective coating, with SiO
2Constitute the composite double layer antireflective coating, the anti-reflective effect that can on the scope of wide range territory, realize ideal; In addition, ZnSe
0.944S
0.056Lattice mates fully between material and GaAs and the GaInP material, can avoid not producing a large amount of defectives because of lattice matches.
Step 4: the highly doped GaAs cap layer of extension on Window layer, finish the preparation of battery epitaxial wafer; Window layer heavy doping improves the transformation efficiency and the power output of device in order to reduce series resistance;
Step 5: evaporation AuGeNi/Au positive electrode on epitaxial wafer, the epitaxial wafer bottom highly doped GaAs above make the Ti/Au back electrode, form ohmic contact;
Step 6: corrode cap layer, alloy, evaporation antireflective coating, etched mesa, battery component is encapsulated, installation beam condensing unit, cooling device reach the day tracking means, finish the making of battery; Wherein beam condensing unit employing refraction type Fresnel Lenses, light concentrating times are 2-1000 times, are being lower than under the 100 optically focused conditions, adopt the natural cooling mode, under greater than 100 times of optically focused conditions, adopt air-cooled or water-cooled, and beam condensing unit is one dimension or two-dimensional tracking.
Wherein the structure of battery epitaxial wafer is to be the unijunction or the multijunction solar cell of substrate with p type GaAs or Ge single-chip, as n
+/ p type unijunction is with GaAs/GaAs (GaAs/GaAs), GaAs/germanium (GaAs/Ge), or binode gallium indium phosphorus/GaAs/GaAs (GaInP/GaAs/GaAs), gallium indium phosphorus/GaAs/germanium (GaInP/GaAs/Ge), or three knot gallium indium phosphorus/GaAs/germanium/germanium (GaInP/GaAs/Ge/Ge).
Realize the best way of invention
1. realize the capital equipment of invention:
MOCVD, MBE equipment;
Photoetching equipment;
Sputtering system;
Vacuum evaporation apparatus;
Device package equipment.
Embodiment 1
(1): with GaAs (GaAs) or germanium (Ge) single-chip is substrate;
(2): utilize metal organic chemical compound vapor deposition method (MOCVD), molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growing technology, growth n
+/ p type solar cell epitaxial wafer is extended down to the emitter layer of top battery outward;
(3): extension one deck zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe on emitter layer
0.944S
0.056) material is as Window layer, wherein temperature is controlled at 600 ℃, and pressure is controlled at 300Pa; Argon gas is taken Zn steam and H as carrier gas
2Se/H
2S gas enters the settling chamber, and the flow of carrier gas is strict controlled in 0.5L/min.
(4): the highly doped GaAs cap layer of extension on Window layer, finish the preparation of battery epitaxial wafer;
(5): evaporation AuGeNi/Au positive electrode on epitaxial wafer, the epitaxial wafer bottom highly doped GaAs above make the Ti/Au back electrode, form ohmic contact;
(6): corrode cap layer, alloy, evaporation antireflective coating, etched mesa, battery component is encapsulated, installation beam condensing unit, cooling device reach the day tracking means, finish the making of battery; Wherein beam condensing unit employing refraction type Fresnel Lenses, light concentrating times are 2-1000 times, are being lower than under the 100 optically focused conditions, adopt the natural cooling mode, under greater than 100 times of optically focused conditions, adopt air-cooled or water-cooled, and beam condensing unit is one dimension or two-dimensional tracking.
Embodiment 2
The step of the step of present embodiment 2 and embodiment 1 is identical, and difference is, step (3): extension one deck zinc selenium sulfur (ZnSe on emitter layer
0.944S
0.056) material is as Window layer, wherein temperature is controlled at 800 ℃, and pressure is controlled at 500Pa; Argon gas is taken Zn steam and H as carrier gas
2Se/H
2S gas enters the settling chamber, and the flow of carrier gas is strict controlled in 2.5L/min.