Publikationsansicht

Strength characterization of laser diced silicon for application in solar industry (2006)

Abstract
Laser technologies are used in a wide range of process steps in solar industry. In this paper novel laser dicing technologies like LaserMicroJet® and Laser Chemical Etching (LCE) are investigated and compared to standard dry laser and sawin g process. It is shown that standard laser technology causes large flaws in the samples reducing the strength drastically. Different strength of front and back side of samples of LaserMicroJet® and Laser Chemical Etching are investigated by Raman spectroscopy and EBSD (Electron Backscattering Diffraction). It is shown that a layer of molten and solidified material induces stress in the sample surface reducing the strength of samples. In a second investigation different laser techniques are used for edge isolation on wafer samples. The evaluation of strength shows, that there is a significant influence of used grooving technology on the scattering of samples resulting in different strength behavior.

Details der Publikation
Archiv Fraunhofer Publica (Germany)
Keywords defect, laser processing, strength, residual stress
Typ Conference Paper
Sprache english
Verknüpfungen Poortmans, J.: 21st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference 2006. Proceedings. CD-ROM: Proceedings of the international conference held in Dresden, Germany, 4 - 8 September 2006. München: WIP-Renewable Energies, 2006, pp. 588-592