Processflow

Boron Texturing
Process Purpose
▪ Removing surface contaminations and saw damage layers
▪ Reducing light reflection and increasing light absorption
Process methods
▪ Anisotropic etching occurs in a hot alkaline solution to form micron pyramid texture

Light-trapping Diagram

Boron Diffusion
Process Purpose
▪ Preparing uniform PN junctions to from a built-in electric field, which separates photo-generated carriers
Process methods
▪ Anisotropic etching occurs in a hot alkaline solution to form micron pyramid texture

boron diffusion

BSG Removal and Back Side Polish
Process Purpose
▪ Removing BSG layer on the back
▪ Back Side Polish
Process methods
▪ BSG Removal:Using a certain concentration of acid solutions to chemically react with the back of the silicon wafer, so as to etch the BSG on the back side.
▪ Alkali etching: using the etching effect of alkali to polish the back of the silicon waferetching.


Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition
Process Purpose
▪ Providing a tunneling oxide layer to selectively pass electrons.
▪ The amorphous silicon layer is formed, and the passivation film layer is constructed together with the oxide layer.
Process methods
▪ SiO2 is formed through the reaction of oxygen and silicon under low pressure and high temperature process condition.
▪ SiH4 is thermally decomposed into Si and H2 under low pressure and high temperature, and the amorphous silicon layer is formed.


Phosphorus Diffusion
Process Purpose
▪ Polysilicon formation through high temperation crystallization process of amorphous silicon.
▪ At the same time, the polysilicon is doped with phosphorus to form N+ layer,Phosphorus doping in Poly to form good ohmic contact with back electrode.
Process methods
▪ POCl3 source is diffused at high temperature for a period of time to conduct phosphorus doping on Poly-Si.


PSG
Process Purpose
▪ PSG, Removing wrapped-around PSG layer on the front side of silicon wafer.
▪ Poly-Si,Removing the Poly-Si on the front side of the silicon wafer.
▪ PSG, Removing the BSG on the front side and the PSG on the back side.
Process methods
▪ PSG Removal : Using a certain concentration of acid solutions to chemically react with the back of the silicon wafer, so as to etch off the edge junction.
▪ Alkali etching: Using the etching effect of alkali to remove polycrystalline silicon film on the front surface


ALD AlOx
Process Purpose
▪ The field effect passivation of AlOx film is used to reduce the minority carrier recombination on silicon wafer surface
Process methods
▪ TMA and ozone are fed into the furnace tube, and AIOx film is grown by the method of ALD(atomic layer deposition)


Front side / Back side SiNx coating
Process Purpose
▪ Depositing SiNx anti- reflective thin film to reduce light reflection.
Process methods
▪ SiNx thin film is deposited using PECVD method through ionized decomposition of SiH4 and NH3 gas.


Screen Printing & Firing
Process Purpose
▪ Ag paste is printed on the surface of the silicon wafer and fired to form a conductive electrode, in order to collecting and exporting current
Process methods
▪ Printing back busbar and drying
▪ Printing back finger and drying
▪ Printing front busbar and drying
▪ Printing front finger
▪ Firing
▪ Light injection


Testing
Process Purpose
▪ According to the test sorting standards, the solar cells are classified by appearance, EL and electrical performance.
Process methods
▪ Automatic Optical Inspection
▪ Electroluminescent test
▪ IV test
▪ Packing
