Abstract

We show that inverted-pyramid (IP) textures can be fabricated on mono-crystalline Si wafer by laser interference combined with alkali etching. When exposed to three interfering nanosecond-laser beams at 532nm, the surface was periodically melted in accordance with the interference pattern, generating concave holes. Subsequent etching with a KOH solution revealed IP structures as a result of the anisotropic etching. It was found that not only the etching condition but also the in-plane orientation relationship of interfering beams is an important factor to fabricate low-reflectance, uniform IP textures. An average reflectance less than 20% was obtained over the spectral range of 400nm to 1μm. This mask-free process may be effectively utilized for the production of low-cost, high-efficiency crystalline Si solar cells.

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