FUNCTIONAL POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON TUNNELING SILICON OXIDE PASSIVATED CONTACT STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

A functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure (TOPCon) and a preparation method thereof are provided. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure includes a crystalline silicon substrate, a nano silicon oxide, and a functional polycrystalline silicon structure laminated in sequence. The functional polycrystalline silicon structure includes a carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer, or alternating layers of a carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer and a nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer. The present invention uses doping engineering to prepare new polycrystalline silicon with different functions, namely, carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon, nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon, and carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon, and forms a functional polycrystalline silicon structure, exerting different functional effects of carbon and nitrogen doped atoms, and simultaneously realizing passivation in the bulk and surface of the silicon wafer, thereby obtaining a TOPCon structure with ultra-high passivation performance.

Claims

1. A functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, comprising a crystalline silicon substrate, a nano silicon oxide, and a functional polycrystalline silicon structure laminated in sequence, wherein the functional polycrystalline silicon structure comprises a carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer, or alternating layers of a carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer and a nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer.

2. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 1, wherein the functional polycrystalline silicon structure further comprises an active dopant atom, and the active dopant atom is phosphorus or boron.

3. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 2, wherein a near surface region of the crystalline silicon substrate adjacent to the nano silicon oxide comprises a nitrogen element, a carbon element, a hydrogen element, and a phosphorus element or a boron element; a nitrogen concentration at a surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3, a carbon concentration at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3, a hydrogen concentration at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is higher than 110.sup.19 cm.sup.3, and a phosphorus concentration range at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is 110.sup.17-510.sup.20 cm.sup.3 or a boron concentration range at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is 0.510.sup.17-110.sup.20 cm.sup.3; and a concentration of the nitrogen element, the carbon element, the hydrogen element, and the phosphorus element or the boron element in the crystalline silicon substrate gradually decreases when a depth of the crystalline silicon substrate increases.

4. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 1, wherein a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, and a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %.

5. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 4, wherein a distribution of carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms in the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is a uniform doping or a gradient doping, a distribution of carbon atoms in the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is the uniform doping or the gradient doping, and a distribution of nitrogen atoms in the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is the uniform doping or the gradient doping.

6. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 4, wherein a thickness of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 1 nm-1000 nm, a thickness of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 1 nm-1000 nm, and a thickness of the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 1 nm-1000 nm.

7. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 1, wherein a conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is further provided on the functional polycrystalline silicon structure, and a material of the conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is a polycrystalline silicon not doped with carbon or nitrogen.

8. A preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 1, comprising the following steps: S1, cleaning the crystalline silicon substrate; S2, depositing the nano silicon oxide on a surface of the crystalline silicon substrate; S3, depositing a carbon and nitrogen co-doped amorphous silicon layer or alternating layers of a carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer and a nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer on a surface of the nano silicon oxide; and S4, performing a high-temperature annealing to crystallize an amorphous silicon to form the functional polycrystalline silicon structure, and pushing carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms into a bulk of the crystalline silicon substrate.

9. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 8, wherein in the step S4, a temperature of the high-temperature annealing is 800 C.-1100 C.

10. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 9, wherein in the step S3, the carbon and nitrogen co-doped amorphous silicon layer or the alternating layers of the carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer and the nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer are deposited in situ by a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD).

11. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 2, wherein a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, and a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %.

12. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 3, wherein a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, and a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %.

13. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 2, wherein a conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is further provided on the functional polycrystalline silicon structure, and a material of the conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is a polycrystalline silicon not doped with carbon or nitrogen.

14. The functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 3, wherein a conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is further provided on the functional polycrystalline silicon structure, and a material of the conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is a polycrystalline silicon not doped with carbon or nitrogen.

15. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 8, wherein in the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, the functional polycrystalline silicon structure further comprises an active dopant atom, and the active dopant atom is phosphorus or boron.

16. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 15, wherein in the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, a near surface region of the crystalline silicon substrate adjacent to the nano silicon oxide comprises a nitrogen element, a carbon element, a hydrogen element, and a phosphorus element or a boron element; a nitrogen concentration at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3, a carbon concentration at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3, a hydrogen concentration at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is higher than 110.sup.19 cm.sup.3, and a phosphorus concentration range at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is 110.sup.17-510.sup.20 cm.sup.3 or a boron concentration range at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is 0.510.sup.17-110.sup.20 cm.sup.3; and a concentration of the nitrogen element, the carbon element, the hydrogen element, and the phosphorus element or the boron element in the crystalline silicon substrate gradually decreases when a depth of the crystalline silicon substrate increases.

17. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 8, wherein in the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, a carbon atom doping concentration of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %, and a nitrogen atom doping concentration of the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 0.1 at %-50 at %.

18. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 17, wherein in the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, a distribution of the carbon atoms and the nitrogen atoms in the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is a uniform doping or a gradient doping, a distribution of the carbon atoms in the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is the uniform doping or the gradient doping, and a distribution of the nitrogen atoms in the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is the uniform doping or the gradient doping.

19. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 17, wherein in the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, a thickness of the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 1 nm-1000 nm, a thickness of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 1 nm-1000 nm, and a thickness of the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is 1 nm-1000 nm.

20. The preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure according to claim 8, wherein in the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, a conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is further provided on the functional polycrystalline silicon structure, and a material of the conventional polycrystalline silicon layer is a polycrystalline silicon not doped with carbon or nitrogen.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling oxide passivated contact structure in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the process of preparing a functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling oxide passivated contact structure in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a comparison diagram of the implicit open-circuit voltage of the TOPCon structure of the embodiment and the comparative example of the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a comparison diagram of the single-sided recombination current of the TOPCon structure of the embodiment and the comparative example of the present invention.

[0031] FIGS. 5A-5D are a comparison diagram of the minority carrier lifetime and Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) recombination current of the TOPCon structure of the embodiment and the comparative example of the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 6 is a comparison diagram of the interface state density distribution of the TOPCon structure of the embodiment and the comparative example of the present invention.

[0033] Explanation of the figure symbols: [0034] 1crystalline silicon substrate, 2nano silicon oxide, 3first polycrystalline silicon layer, 4second polycrystalline silicon layer, 5internal diffusion layer, 6passivation anti-reflection layer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0035] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easier to understand, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments are only used to illustrate the implementation method and typical parameters of the present invention and are not used to limit the parameter range described in the present invention. Reasonable changes derived therefrom are still within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

[0036] It should be noted that the endpoints and any values of the ranges disclosed in the present article are not limited to the precise ranges or values, and these ranges or values should be understood to include values close to these ranges or values. For the numerical range, the endpoint values of each range, and the individual point values can be combined with each other to obtain one or more new numerical ranges, which should be regarded as specifically disclosed in the present article.

[0037] The specific embodiment of the present invention provides the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure, including the crystalline silicon substrate, the nano silicon oxide, and the functional polycrystalline silicon structure laminated in sequence, and the functional polycrystalline silicon structure includes the carbon and nitrogen co-doped polycrystalline silicon layer or alternating layers of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer and the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer.

[0038] A typical structure of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure is shown in FIG. 1, including the crystalline silicon substrate 1, nano silicon oxide 2, the first polycrystalline silicon layer 3, and the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4, wherein the first polycrystalline silicon layer 3 and the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 constitute the functional polycrystalline silicon structure. The material of the first polycrystalline silicon layer 3 is carbon-doped/nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon, and the material of the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 is nitrogen-doped/carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon. The distribution of carbon atoms or nitrogen atoms in the two polycrystalline silicon layers is uniform doping or gradient doping. Carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon and nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon form the laminated structure, which plays different functional roles for carbon and nitrogen doped atoms and can simultaneously realize the passivation of the silicon wafer bulk and the surface, thereby obtaining the TOPCon structure with ultra-high passivation performance, and can enhance the mechanical strength of the silicon wafer to a certain extent.

[0039] In the specific embodiment, the crystalline silicon substrate 1 is n-type or p-type crystalline silicon. The thickness of the nano silicon oxide 2 is less than 3 nm, which is used to eliminate surface dangling bonds and provide good chemical passivation.

[0040] In the specific embodiment, the carbon atoms/nitrogen atoms doping concentration of the first polycrystalline silicon layer 3 is 0.1 at %-50 at %, and the nitrogen atoms/carbon atoms doping concentration of the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 is 0.1 at %-50 at %; the thickness of the first polycrystalline silicon layer 3 is 1 nm-1000 nm, and the thickness of the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 is 1 nm-1000 nm. The first polycrystalline silicon layer 3 and the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 contain the active dopant atom, and the typical p-type active dopant atom is boron, etc., and the doping concentration range is 1E17-5E20 cm.sup.3; the typical n-type active dopant atom is phosphorus, and the doping concentration range is 1E18-1E21 cm.sup.3, which can achieve an excellent field passivation effect. Preferably, the material of the first polycrystalline silicon layer 3 is carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon, and the material of the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 is nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon. The layer of conventional polycrystalline silicon without carbon/nitrogen doping can also be deposited on the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 as the third polycrystalline silicon layer to improve contact performance. As shown in FIG. 2, the typical preparation method of the functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure includes the following steps: [0041] S1, performing standard RCA cleaning, developed by the Radio Corporation of America, on the crystalline silicon substrate 1. [0042] S2, performing N.sub.2O plasma oxidation by the PECVD to deposit ultra-thin silicon oxide on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate 1 to form nano silicon oxide 2. [0043] S3, performing in-situ deposition by the PECVD to sequentially deposit the first amorphous silicon layer and the second amorphous silicon layer on the surface of the nano silicon oxide 2. [0044] S4, performing high-temperature annealing, with the typical temperature range of 800 C.-1100 C. and the preferred temperature range of 900 C.-950 C., to crystallize the first amorphous silicon layer and the second amorphous silicon layer to form the first polycrystalline silicon layer 3 and the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4, activating active dopant and pushing carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms into the bulk of the crystalline silicon substrate 1, and forming the internal diffusion layer 5 on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate 1. [0045] S5, depositing aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide on the second polycrystalline silicon layer 4 by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) and the PECVD to form the passivation anti-reflection layer 6.

[0046] The above preparation method can simultaneously introduce C and N atoms into the bulk of the crystalline silicon and increase the H content in the bulk, thereby reducing the defect state in the bulk of the crystalline silicon and improving the bulk life; N atoms are enriched in ultra-thin silicon oxide when diffusing, thereby capturing more H atoms at the interface and reducing the density of the interface state; during the annealing process, the silicon bulk is micro-doped with N, thereby improving the mechanical strength of the silicon wafer and avoiding the warping of the silicon wafer caused by uneven thermal stress. After diffusion, the near-surface region of the crystalline silicon substrate 1 adjacent to the nano silicon oxide 2 contains nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and phosphorus/boron elements, and the concentration of each element gradually decreases when the depth increases. The nitrogen concentration at the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate 1 is higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3, and can usually exceed 110.sup.21 cm.sup.3; the carbon concentration is higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3, and can usually exceed 110.sup.21 cm.sup.3; the hydrogen concentration is higher than 110.sup.19 cm.sup.3, and can usually exceed 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3, and the hydrogen concentration is correlated with the distribution of C and N elements. The doping depth of phosphorus/boron is usually between 10 nm and 1000 nm. The doping depth can be controlled within 400 nm by optimizing the annealing temperature and time. Usually, the phosphorus concentration range of the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate 1 is 110.sup.17-510.sup.20 cm.sup.3, and the boron concentration range is 0.510.sup.17-110.sup.20 cm.sup.3.

[0047] The prepared functional polycrystalline silicon tunneling silicon oxide passivated contact structure has ultra-high passivation performance. For the n-type silicon wafer substrate with the thickness of 110 m (with resistivity of 1-7 .Math.cm), its SRH recombination current can be as low as below 0.1 fA/cm.sup.2, the single-sided recombination current can be as low as below 0.6 fA/cm.sup.2, and the minority carrier lifetime can reach more than 20 ms.

[0048] The technical scheme and effects of the present invention are described below through specific embodiments.

Embodiment 1

[0049] The N-type crystalline silicon substrate was prepared and subjected to standard RCA cleaning; the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer with the thickness of 2 nm was deposited on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate by PECVD; the carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 100 nm and the carbon atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer by PECVD; the nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 100 nm and the nitrogen atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer by PECVD; the high-temperature annealing was performed in the tubular annealing furnace at the temperature of 900 C. for 30 min to form the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer and the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer; and the aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide layer was deposited on the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer.

Embodiment 2

[0050] The N-type crystalline silicon substrate was prepared and subjected to standard RCA cleaning; the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer with the thickness of 2 nm was deposited on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate by PECVD; the first carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 50 nm and the carbon atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer by PECVD; the first nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 50 nm and the nitrogen atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer by PECVD; the second carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 50 nm and the carbon atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the first nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer by PECVD; and the second nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 50 nm and the nitrogen atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer by PECVD. High-temperature annealing was performed in the tubular annealing furnace at the temperature of 950 C. for 30 min to form the alternating layer structure of the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer and the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer. An aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide layer was deposited on the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer.

Embodiment 3

[0051] The N-type crystalline silicon substrate was prepared and subjected to standard RCA cleaning; the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer with the thickness of 2 nm was deposited on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate by PECVD; the nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 100 nm and the nitrogen atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer by PECVD; the carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 100 nm and the carbon atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer by PECVD; the high-temperature annealing was performed in the tubular annealing furnace at the temperature of 900 C. for 30 min to form the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer and the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer; and the aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide layer was deposited on the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer.

Embodiment 4

[0052] The N-type crystalline silicon substrate was prepared and subjected to standard RCA cleaning; the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer with the thickness of 2 nm was deposited on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate by PECVD; the carbon and nitrogen co-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 300 nm, the carbon atom doping concentration of 5 at % and the nitrogen atom doping concentration of 15 at % was deposited on the surface of the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer by PECVD; the high-temperature annealing was performed in the tubular annealing furnace at the temperature of 1000 C. for 30 min to form the carbon and nitrogen co-doped amorphous silicon layer; and the aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide layer was deposited on the carbon and nitrogen co-doped amorphous silicon layer.

Comparative Example 1

[0053] The N-type crystalline silicon substrate was prepared and subjected to standard RCA cleaning; the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer with the thickness of 2 nm was deposited on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate by PECVD; the carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 200 nm and the carbon atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer by PECVD; the high-temperature annealing was performed in the tubular annealing furnace at the temperature of 900 C. for 30 min to form the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer; and the aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide layer was deposited on the carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon layer.

Comparative Example 2

[0054] The N-type crystalline silicon substrate was prepared and subjected to standard RCA cleaning; the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer with the thickness of 2 nm was deposited on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate by PECVD; the nitrogen-doped amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 200 nm and the nitrogen atom doping concentration of 5 at % was deposited on the surface of the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer by PECVD; the high-temperature annealing was performed in the tubular annealing furnace at the temperature of 900 C. for 30 min to form the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer; and the aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide layer was deposited on the nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon layer.

Comparative Example 3

[0055] The N-type crystalline silicon substrate was prepared and subjected to standard RCA cleaning; the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer with the thickness of 2 nm was deposited on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate by PECVD; the amorphous silicon layer with the thickness of 200 nm was deposited on the surface of the ultra-thin silicon oxide layer by PECVD; the high-temperature annealing was performed in the tubular annealing furnace at the temperature of 900 C. for 30 min to form the conventional polycrystalline silicon layer; and the aluminum oxide/silicon nitride/aluminum oxide layer was deposited on the polycrystalline silicon layer.

[0056] The performance of the passivated sheets prepared in the above embodiments and comparative examples was tested. The implicit open-circuit voltage iV.sub.oc of the sample of embodiment 1 and the samples of comparative examples 1-3 are compared as shown in FIG. 3, the single-sided recombination current J.sub.0,s is compared as shown in FIG. 4, and the minority carrier lifetime and SRH recombination current are compared as shown in FIGS. 5A-5D. The results show that the TOPCon structure with carbon-doped and nitrogen-doped laminated polycrystalline silicon has higher implicit open-circuit voltage, lower single-sided recombination current, higher minority carrier lifetime, and lower SRH recombination current than the TOPCon structure of single-layer carbon-doped polycrystalline silicon, nitrogen-doped polycrystalline silicon, or conventional polycrystalline silicon, showing ultra-high passivation performance. The interface state density distribution comparison of the sample of embodiment 1 and the sample of comparative example 3 is shown in FIG. 6. The results show that carbon-doped and nitrogen-doped laminated polycrystalline silicon can reduce the density of the interface state and make the surface of the silicon wafer excellently passivated.

[0057] The methods of embodiments 1-4 and comparative examples 1-3 were used to prepare TOPCon cells respectively, and the performance of each cell was tested. The results are shown in Table 1 below. The results show that the functional polycrystalline silicon structure can improve the open-circuit voltage, fill factor, and cell conversion efficiency of the TOPCon cell.

[0058] Table 1 Comparison of cell performance between Embodiment 1-3 and Comparative Examples 1-3

TABLE-US-00001 V.sub.oc(mV) J.sub.sc(mA/cm.sup.2) FF (%) Eff.(%) Embodiment 1 725.0 42.2 85.47 26.15% Embodiment 2 725.4 42.3 85.72 26.30% Embodiment 3 723.8 42.2 85.40 26.08% Embodiment 4 725.1 42.3 85.56 26.21% Comparative Example 1 721.9 42.2 85.33 25.99% Comparative Example 2 722.5 42.2 85.38 26.03% Comparative Example 3 721.2 42.1 85.31 25.90%

[0059] Although the present invention is disclosed as above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.