04-07-2013 дата публикации
Номер: US20130171765A1
An aqueous acidic solution and an aqueous acidic etching solution suitable for texturizing the surface of single crystal and polycrystal silicon substrates, hydrofluoric acid; nitric acid; and at least one anionic polyether, which is surface active; a method for texturizing the surface of single crystal and polycrystal silicon substrates comprising the step of () contacting at least one major surface of a substrate with the said aqueous acidic etching solution; () etching the at least one major surface of the substrate for a time and at a temperature sufficient to obtain a surface texturization consisting of recesses and protrusions; and () removing the at least one major surface of the substrate from the contact with the aqueous acidic etching solution; and a method for manufacturing photovoltaic cells and solar cells using the said solution and the said texturizing method. 1. An aqueous acidic solution comprisinghydrofluoric acid;nitric acid; anda surface active anionic polyether.2. The aqueous acidic solution according to claim 1 , wherein the surface active anionic polyether is selected from the group consisting of a linear water soluble and water dispersible alkylene oxide homopolymer claim 1 , a branched water soluble and water dispersible alkylene oxide homopolymer claim 1 , a linear water soluble and water dispersible alkylene oxide copolymer claim 1 , a branched water soluble and water dispersible alkylene oxide copolymer claim 1 , and any mixture thereof;at least one end group of the linear alkylene oxide homopolymer or copolymer is an anionic group selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate group, a sulphate group, a sulfonate group, a phosphate group, a diphosphate group, a phosponate group, and a polyphosphate group; andan end group of at least one branch of the branched alkylene oxide homopolymer or copolymer is an anionic group selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate group, a sulphate group, a sulfonate group, a phosphate group, a ...
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