IP Library Patent Application 16632763
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App. No. 16/632,763

PEROVSKITE SOLAR BATTERY AND TANDEM SOLAR BATTERY INCLUDING SAME

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16/632,763
Abstract

The present invention relates to a perovskite solar battery and a tandem solar battery including the same and, more particularly, to a perovskite solar battery, which can ensure reliability and large area uniformity, and a tandem solar battery. According to the present invention, provided are the perovskite solar battery and the tandem solar battery including the same, the perovskite solar battery facilitating reliability and a band gap control by respectively applying a p-type Si thin film layer and an n-type Si thin film layer to a hole transport layer and an electron transport layer, and thus a lifespan and light conversion efficiency can increase.

Claims (36)

1 - 22 . (canceled)

23 . A solar cell comprising:

a hole transport layer which is a p-type hole transport layer and having a composition containing silicon (Si);

a perovskite layer disposed on the hole transport layer; and

an electron transport layer disposed on the perovskite layer.

24 . The solar cell of claim 23 , wherein the hole transport layer is disposed on a transparent electrode disposed on a transparent substrate and a metal electrode layer is disposed above the electron transport layer.

25 . The solar cell of claim 23 , wherein

the solar cell further comprises a silicon solar cell comprising a crystalline silicon substrate and the hole transport layer is disposed above the silicon solar cell; and

the solar cell comprises a front electrode disposed above the electron transport layer.

26 . The solar cell of claim 25 , further comprising an inter-layer between the silicon solar cell and the hole transport layer.

27 . The solar cell of claim 24 , further comprising a buffer layer between the hole transport layer and the perovskite layer.

28 . The solar cell of claim 27 , wherein the buffer layer is made of one or two or more of NiO x , MoO x , CuSCN, and CuI.

29 . The solar cell of claim 24 , further comprising a transparent electrode between the electron transport layer and an electrode.

30 . The solar cell of claim 25 , wherein the silicon solar cell comprises:

a first intrinsic amorphous silicon layer (i-a-Si:H) disposed on a first surface of the crystalline silicon substrate and a second intrinsic amorphous silicon layer (i-a-Si:H) disposed on a second surface of the crystalline silicon substrate;

a first semiconductor-type amorphous silicon layer disposed on the first intrinsic amorphous silicon layer; and

a second semiconductor-type amorphous silicon layer disposed on a rear surface of the second intrinsic amorphous silicon layer.

31 . The solar cell of claim 23 , wherein the p-type silicon (Si) layer is made of one or two or more of amorphous silicon (p-a-Si), amorphous silicon oxide (p-a-SiO), amorphous silicon nitride (p-a-SiN), amorphous silicon carbide (-pa-SiC), amorphous silicon acid nitride (p-a-SiON), amorphous silicon carbonitride (p-a-SiCN), amorphous silicon germanium (p-a-SiGe), microcrystalline silicon (p-μc-Si), microcrystalline silicon oxide (p-μc-SiO), microcrystalline silicon carbide (p-μc-SiC), microcrystalline silicon nitride (p-μc-SiN), and microcrystalline silicon germanium (p-μc-SiGe).

32 . The solar cell of claim 23 , wherein the perovskite layer comprises a material having a chemical formula of FA 1-x Cs x PbBr y I 3-y , where 0≤x≤1 and 0≤y≤3.

33 . A solar cell, comprising:

an electron transport layer which is an n-type electron transport layer and comprising a composition containing silicon (Si);

a perovskite layer disposed on the electron transport layer; and

a hole transport layer on the perovskite layer.

34 . The solar cell of claim 33 , wherein

the electron transport layer is disposed on a transparent electrode disposed on a transparent substrate and

a metal electrode layer is disposed above the hole transport layer.

35 . The solar cell of claim 33 , wherein

the solar cell further comprises a silicon solar cell comprising a crystalline silicon substrate and the electron transport layer is disposed above the silicon solar cell;

the solar cell comprises a front electrode disposed on the hole transport layer.

36 . The solar cell of claim 35 , further comprising an inter-layer between the silicon solar cell and the electron transport layer.

37 . The solar cell of claim 34 , further comprising a buffer layer between the electron transport layer and the perovskite layer.

38 . The solar cell of claim 37 , wherein the buffer layer is made of at least of TiO x , ZnO, SnO 2 , CdS, PCBM, and C 60 .

39 . The solar cell of claim 34 , further comprising a transparent electrode between the hole transport layer and an electrode.

40 . The solar cell of claim 35 , wherein the silicon solar cell comprises a first intrinsic amorphous silicon layer (i-a-Si:H) disposed on a first surface of the crystalline silicon substrate and a second intrinsic amorphous silicon layer (i-a-Si:H) disposed on a second surface of the crystalline silicon substrate; a first semiconductor-type amorphous silicon layer disposed on the first intrinsic amorphous silicon layer; and a second semiconductor-type amorphous silicon layer disposed on a rear surface of the second intrinsic amorphous silicon layer.

41 . The solar cell of claim 33 , wherein the layer which is the n-type layer and having a composition containing silicon (Si) is made of one or two or more of amorphous silicon (n-a-Si), amorphous silicon oxide (n-a-SiO), amorphous silicon nitride (n-a-SiN), amorphous silicon carbide (n-a-SiC), and amorphous silicon oxynitride (n-a-SiON), amorphous silicon carbonitride (n-a-SiCN), amorphous silicon germanium (n-a-SiGe), microcrystalline silicon (n-μc-Si), microcrystalline silicon oxide (n-μc-SiO), microcrystalline silicon carbide (n-μc-SiC), microcrystalline silicon nitride (n-μc-SiN), microcrystalline silicon germanium (n-μc-SiGe).

42 . The solar cell of claim 33 , wherein the perovskite layer comprises a material having a chemical formula of FA 1-x Cs x PbBr y I 3-y , where 0≤x≤1 and 0≤y≤3.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
To: JINGAO SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067330/0415 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
To: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 065725/0706 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061571/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2020
From: AHN, SEH-WON; KIM, SEONGTAK; LEE, YU JIN; CHUNG, JIN-WON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 051581/0275 →