Laser processing is an important application for fabrication of silicon solar cells, e.g. buried contacts, laser fired contacts
or edge isolation. At Fraunhofer ISE a liquid-jet guided laser is used for Laser Chemical Processing (LCP). Both the
fundamentals of laser material ablation with this system and the application of various processes for solar cell fabrication
are investigated. The applications are divided into two main areas: Microstructuring and deep laser cutting (wafering) of
silicon substrates. Microstructuring contains the investigation and characterization of laser induced damage and selective
emitter formation for n- and p-type emitters depending on laser parameters and liquid properties. One of the most
important and industrially relevant topics at the moment is the formation of a selective highly doped emitter under the
metal fingers of solar cells. Wafering deals with the evaluation of suitable laser parameters, adequate chemicals or
chemical additives and the understanding of ablation processes by simulation and experimental work.
In this presentation newest results concerning n-type doping for varying laser and liquid parameters will be presented
with regard to cell efficiency and contact resistance. Furthermore a short overview of promising LCP applications will be
given, e.g. p-type doping and wafering.
Conference Committee Involvement (1)
Laser-based Micro- and Nanopackaging and Assembly V
26 January 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States
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