This document describes the process for manufacturing silicon solar cells. Metallurgical grade silicon is produced from quartz and further purified using the Siemens process to produce semiconductor grade silicon with 99.9999% purity. This silicon is grown into ingots using Czochralski or float zone methods and sliced into wafers. The wafers are textured, doped to form a p-n junction, and coated to form the solar cell which is then connected and packaged into a solar module. Silicon is used due to its abundance, stability, and ability to be purified using processes like the energy-intensive Siemens method.
A solar cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity
The first practical photovoltaic cell was publicly demonstrated on April 25, 1954 at Bell Laboratories.
From 2002 we can see the modern solar cell.
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hadi maghsoudi
device structure
crystal structure
preparation synthesis method
review papers
A solar cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity
The first practical photovoltaic cell was publicly demonstrated on April 25, 1954 at Bell Laboratories.
From 2002 we can see the modern solar cell.
introduction,advantage and disadvantage of solar energy,Generation of solar cell: 1st 2nd 3rd generation solar cell , I-V characteristics, working,application, efficiency data and advantage solar cell.
A perovskite solar cell is a type of solar cell which includes a perovskite structured compound, most commonly a hybrid organic-inorganic lead or tin halide-based material, as the light-harvesting active layer.
Perovskite Solar Cells
a short general overview presentation
hadi maghsoudi
device structure
crystal structure
preparation synthesis method
review papers
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Most familiar solar cells are based on the effect
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Standard silicon solar cell
1.
2. Introduction
Earlier Solar cells were used in spacecrafts.
In 1973,interest increased in renewable energy post
oil crisis because of war between Arab and Israel.
Production of solar cell started for terrestrial
use.
A standard technology is used for manufacturing of
solar cells.
3. Steps for making solar cells
1. Sand to metallurgical grade silicon.
2. Metallurgical grade to semiconductor grade .
3. Semiconductor grade to Si wafer.
4.Conversion of Si wafer to solar cell.
5. Solar cell to solar module.
6.Solar module installation.
4. Why Si for making solar
cell?
Silicon is 2nd most
abundant element in the
earth crust (about 28% by
mass ) after oxygen.
Stable: in terms of
temperature.
Available in the form of
sand(SiO2).
5. Sand to metallurgical grade Si
Si in the form of crystal(quartzite) is used.
It is then reduced in an arc furnace with some
reducing agent like coal ,wooden chips and
coke at a high temperature of about .
Molten Si thus obtained is called
metallurgical grade Si.
7. Si is periodically poured from the furnace and
blown with oxygen to further purify it
It is then poured into shallow troughs , where
it solidifies and is subsequently broken into
chunks.
MGS of the order of 1 million metric tons is
produced globally each year.
9. Characteristics of MG-Si
MG-Si obtained is 98-99% pure with major
impurities being aluminum and iron.
Energy and raw material intensive(production
of one metric ton (1,000 kg) of MGS requires
2500 - 2700 kg quartzite, 600 kg charcoal, 600
- 700 kg coal or coke, 300 - 500 kg wood chips,
and 500,000 kWh of electric power ).
10. Characteristics of MG-Si contd…
Most of the production ( 70% approx) is used for
metallurgical applications (e.g., aluminum-
silicon alloys are commonly used for automotive
engine blocks)
Applications in a variety of chemical products
such as silicone resins account for about 30% or
less.
Only 1% or less used for the manufacturing of
high purity Semiconductor grade Si.
12. Semiconductor grade silicon(EGS)
EGS is one of the purest materials
commonly available.
The formation of EGS from MGS is
accomplished through chemical purification
processes.
The standard process to purify it is known
Siemens process.
13. Siemens Process
The basic concept involves the
conversion of MGS to a volatile silicon
compound, which is purified by distillation,
and subsequently decomposed to re-form
elemental silicon of higher purity (i.e., EGS).
14. Steps involved in Siemens process
Physical pulverization of MGS.
The MG-Si is converted to a volatile
compound (Trichlorosilane) that is
condensed and refined by fractional
distillation.
15. The reasons for the predominant use of
SiHCl3 in the synthesis of EGS
SiHCl3 can be easily formed by the reaction of
anhydrous hydrogen chloride with MGS at
reasonably low temperatures (200 - 400 °C).
It is liquid at room temperature so that
purification can be accomplished using
standard distillation techniques.
It is easily handled and if dry can be stored in
carbon steel tanks;
16. Its liquid is easily vaporized and, when mixed
with hydrogen it can be transported in steel
lines without corrosion.
It can be reduced at atmospheric pressure in
the presence of hydrogen.
Its deposition can take place on heated
silicon, thus eliminating contact with any
foreign surfaces that may contaminate the
resulting silicon.
It reacts at lower temperatures (1000 - 1200
°C) and at faster rates than does SiCl4.
17. Chlorosilane(siemens)process
Trichlorosilane, is synthesized by heating
powdered MGS with anhydrous hydrogen
chloride (HCl) in the presence of Cu catalyst
at around 300 °C in a fluidized-bed reactor.
18. SiHCl3 is reduced by
hydrogen when
mixture of the gases
are heated. Si is
deposited in a fine
grained
polycrystalline form
onto an electrically
heated Si rod.
SiHCl3 + H2→ Si + 3HCl
19. Schematic representation of the reaction pathways for the
formation of EGS using the chlorosilane(siemens) process.
20. Characteristics of EGS
Requires a lot of energy.
Low yield ~37% .
Expensive
Purity of about 99.9999% obtained.
25. EGS to ingot
To convert EGS to ingot , we need to grow a
single crystal.
Two techniques are used to grow single
crystal :
1. Czochralski (CZ) method
2. Float zone method
26. Czochralski Technique
Czochralski-Si grower, called puller
consists of three main components :
1.A furnace, which includes a fused-silica
crucible, a graphite suscepter, a rotation
mechanism (clock wise) , a heating element,
and a power supply.
2. A crystal-pulling mechanism, which includes
a seed holder and a rotation mechanism
(counter-Clockwise).
28. CzochralaskiTechnique
High-purity, semiconductor-grade silicon (only a few
parts per million of impurities) is melted in a crucible,
usually made of quartz.
Dopant impurity atoms such as boron or phosphorus
can be added to the molten silicon in precise amounts
to dope the silicon, thus changing it into p-type or n-
type silicon. This influences the electronic properties of
29. Czochralski Technique contd…
A precisely oriented rod-mounted seed crystal is
dipped into the molten silicon.
The seed crystal's rod is slowly pulled upwards and
rotated simultaneously.
By precisely controlling the temperature
gradients, rate of pulling and speed of rotation, it
is possible to extract a large, single-crystal,
cylindrical ingot from the melt.
30. CZtechnique
1.Melting of poly-
Silicon, doping.
2.Introduction of
Seed crystal.
3.Beginning of
crystal growth.
4.Formed crystal
With residue of
melted silicon.
31. Why Czochralski Technique ??
TheVast Majority OfThe Commercially
grown Silicon uses CzochralskiTechnique
due to :
1.The Better Resistance Of The
WafersToThermal Stress
2.The Speed Of Production
3.The Low Cost
32. Disadvantages of CZ technique :
A large amount of oxygen in the silicon wafer.
It reduces the minority carrier lifetime in the solar
cell, thus reducing the voltage current and efficiency.
In addition, the oxygen and complexes of the
oxygen with other elements may become active at
higher temperatures, making the wafers sensitive to
high temperature processing.
33. FLOATING ZONE TECHNIQUE
Produced by cylindrical polysilicon rod that already has a
seed crystal in its lower end.
An encircling inductive heating coil melts the silicon
material.
The coil heater starts from the bottom and is raised
pulling up the molten zone
34. FLOATINGZONETECHNIQUE
A solidified single crystal
ingot forms below.
Impurities prefer to remain
in the molten silicon so very
few defects and impurities
remain in the forming
crystal
35. SINGLECRYSTALGROWTHTECHNIQUES
Czochralski Growth
(CZ)
Most single crystal
silicon made this
way.
Lower quality silicon
than FZ with Carbon
and Oxygen present.
Cheaper production
than FZ.
Produces cylinders
and circular wafers
Float Zone (FZ)
Better Quality than
CZ.
More Expensive than
CZ.
Produces cylinders
and circular wafers
37. Doping Si ingot
To achieve a crystal of desired resistivity,
known amount of dopants is added to the
melt.
For silicon, boron and phosphorous are the
most common dopants for p- and n- type
materials
For gallium arsenide, cadmium and zinc are
commonly used for p-type material, while
selenium , silicon, and tellurium are used for
n-type material
41. Characteristics
By present wafering technology its difficult to
cut wafers from large crystals as they are
thinner than 300μm and had to retain a
reasonable yield.
More than half the silicon is wasted as
kerfs or cutting loss in the process.
Time consuming.
Water cooled and dirty.
44. Front Ag printing (Ag
printing for collection
of generated carriers)
Back pad printing (Ag-
Al pad on the back side
for soldering)
Back Al printing (Al
screen printing to
provide contact)
Solar cell
45. Texturing surface
To minimize reflection from the flat surface
solar cell wafers are textured by creating a
roughened surface(pyramids).
By doing this, incident light will have a larger
probability of being absorbed into the solar
cell.
Performed by etching in a weak alkaline
solution such as HF.
46.
47. Diffusion process
In diffusion process, impurities are introduced
in a controlled manner so as to obtain pn
junction in a p-type or n-type wafer.
To make solar cell, n-type impurities must be
introduced in p-type wafer to give a p-n
junction ,phosphorus is the impurity generally
used .
48. Phosphorus diffusion process
A carrier gas is bubbled through POCL3mixed
with a small amount of oxygen.
It is then passed down a heated furnace in
which the wafers are stacked.
An oxide layer containing phosphorous
grows on the surface.
At high temperatures(800—1100°C ) ,
phosphorous diffuses into Si from the oxide.
50. Phosphorus diffusion process
After about 20 mins , the P impurities override
the B impurities in the surface to give a thin ,
heavily doped n-type region as shown in the
figure..
51. Vacuum evaporation
Metal contact are then attached to both the n-
type and the p-type region ,the metal to be
deposited is heated in a vacuum to a high
enough temp to cause it to melt and vaporize, it
will then condense on any cooler parts of the
vacuum system in direct line of sight, including
the solar cells, the back contact is normally
deposited over the entire back surface, while
the top contact is required in the form of a grid.
52. Techniques for defining top
grid
1. Use a metal shadow mask
2. The metal can be deposited over the
entire front surface of the cell and
subsequently etched a way from
unwanted region using a
photographic technique known
photolithography
53.
54. The contact made up three
separate layer
1. Thin layer of silver and aluminium is used
as the bottom layer.
2. Layer of silver in the top with silver finger
printing.
3. The aluminium finger printing on bottom
side is done.
55. Characteristics
Yield of about 90% from starting wafers to
completed terrestrial cells can be
obtained.
This make the processing very labor-
intensive.
The vacuum evaporation equipment is
expensive compared to its throughput.
the material expensive such Ag.
58. Cell Sorting
According to measured parameters of current and
voltage by cell sorter.
At standard irradiation of 1000W/m^2 by pulsed xenon
lamp and standard temperature of 25°C.
Cell sorter measures and displays the following cell
parameters:
Complete I-V curve, Open circuit voltage ,
Short-circuit current , Short-circuit current density
Peak power, Cell efficiency (η),Fill factor (FF), Series
resistance, Shunt resistance.
Max. power output.
To maximize efficiency of solar module by minimizing
mismatch between connected cells.
59. Tabbing
Tabbing refers to connecting flat tab leads to bus bar of solar
cells.
Flat tab leads:
Contains 90% silver and 10% impurities.
Now a days tinned copper ribbons are used.
High conductivity.
Two tabs per cell are employed.
Tabs provide accommodation for thermal expansion
60. Stringing
Stringing is process of series connection of similar rating
tabbed solar cells.
Cells in series = output voltage of a module / voltage of a
cell.
Several cell strings can be internally paralleled according
to power requirement from module.
Module power = voltage × current.
Each cell string is now inspected for continuity of
connections before lay up process
61. Module lay up
The laminating materials are laid up in a sequence as
shown:
3 to 4 mm thick low iron tempered glass is used.
Ethyl vinyl acetate is a thermoplastic i.e. it’s shape changes
under heating are reversible.
Back layer is a composite plastic sheet (Tedlar-polyster-
tedlar) provides insulation to humidity and high- electrical
voltage.
62. Lamination and trimming
Layout is sealed by heating (140°C-150°C) in a
lamination unit.
Laminator creates a pneumatic vacuum inside the
module to remove air bubbles and other gases.
EVA flows and soaks the cell.
Excess polymer sheets are trimmed off from the edges.
63. Framing
Anodized aluminum frame is used.
To make handling easier.
To improve resistance to structural stress and weather
conditions.
Frame must be electrically insulated from active cell circuit to
sustain high electrical voltage between terminals and frame.
Junction box is attached to back side of frame and connected to
laminated solar cell string.
64. Sealing and cleaning
Sealing is done by using RoomTemperatureVulcanizing(RTV) silicone.
Features of RTV silicone rubber:
Light viscosity and good flow ability.
Low shrinkage Favorable tension .
No deformation.
Favorable hardness.
High temperature resistance, acid and alkali-resistance and ageing
resistance
The modules are cleaned using mild chemical solution.
67. Electrical characteristics atSTC
Standard Test Conditions
Global radiation = 1000
W/m^2
Ambient temperature
= 25°C
Spectral
distribution=AM1.5
Wind speed = 1 m/s
Electrical characteristics
Short circuit current
(Isc)
Open circuit current
(Voc)
Maximum power
output (Pmax)
Fill-factor (FF)
Normal Operating Cell
Temperature (NOCT)
68. Interconnectionsof modules
Solar modules are connected in series or parallel
depending upon the voltage and current requirement
at the output.
Modules in series = (Total battery bank voltage)/ 12
V
Modules in parallel = (Array peak amp.) / (Peak
amp. Per
modules)
where, Array peak amp. = (Average Ah per day to be
supplied by the array) / (peak
sunshine hour per day)
69. When two or more modules with different
electrical properties are connected, the
output power is determined by the modules
with the lowest output power.
Interconnections have suitable bypass and
blocking diode.
Mostly mismatch occur due to difference in
either Isc orVoc.
70. Mismatchin moduleconnectedin
series
In series connections, mismatch due toVoc
and Isc occurs.
Mismatch inVoc of modules connected in
series :
No mismatch in current rating, same
current will be flow in the all modules.
Total output voltage is summation of
voltage rating of individual module.
72. Mismatchin Iscofmodules
connectedinseries
Current in array is due to module with the least current
and further this modules act as a load.
Power gets dissipated in the poor module and this leads
to:
Irreversible damage.
Hot spot formation
73. Mismatchin modulesconnectedin
parallel
Mismatch in parallel connections is not as severe in
series.
The voltage across the module combination is
always the same.
The current from the combinations of modules is
the sum of the currents in the individual modules
74. Roleofbypassdiode and blockingdiode
The bypass diode is connected in parallel but with
opposite polarity.
Normally, for a 36-cell modules, two bypass diode
are used.
It blocks the current from flowing in to the shaded
modules from the parallel module.
It also prevents the flow of current from the battery
to the module during in night or rainy season.