Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for reduction of solar cell LID
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Application No.: US14882737Application Date: 2015-10-14
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Publication No.: US09780252B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Luis Alejandro Rey-Garcia , Peter G. Ragay
- Applicant: Luis Alejandro Rey-Garcia , Peter G. Ragay
- Applicant Address: US CA Paramount
- Assignee: TP SOLAR, INC.
- Current Assignee: TP SOLAR, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Paramount
- Agency: Innovation Law Group, Ltd.
- Agent Jacques M. Dulin, Esq.
- Main IPC: H01L31/028
- IPC: H01L31/028 ; H01L31/18 ; H01L21/67 ; H01L21/677 ; H05B3/00

Abstract:
Reduction of solar wafer LID by exposure to continuous or intermittent High-Intensity full-spectrum Light Radiation, HILR, by an Enhanced Light Source, ELS, producing 3-10 Sols, optionally in the presence of forming gas or/and heating to within the range of from 100° C.-300° C. HILR is provided by ELS modules for stand-alone bulk/continuous processing, or integrated in wafer processing lines in a High-Intensity Light Zone, HILZ, downstream of a wafer firing furnace. A finger drive wafer transport provides continuous shadowless processing speeds of 200-400 inches/minute in the integrated furnace/HILZ. Wafer dwell time in the peak-firing zone is 1-2 seconds. Wafers are immediately cooled from peak firing temperature of 850° C.-1050° C. in a quench zone ahead of the HILZ-ELS modules. Dwell in the HILZ is from about 10 sec to 5 minutes, preferably 10-180 seconds. Intermittent HILR exposure is produced by electronic control, a mask, rotating slotted plate or moving belt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160111586A1 Method and Apparatus For Reduction of Solar Cell LID Public/Granted day:2016-04-21
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