IP Library Granted Patent US 11,189,739
Granted Patent B1
US 11,189,739 · App. 17/112,850 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Solar cell

Inventors: Jingsheng Jin (Shanghai, CN); Bike Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Xinyu Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: Jinko Green Energy (Shanghai) Management Co., LTD.; ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
H01L31/022425H01L31/02167
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Patent No.
US 11,189,739
App. No.
17/112,850
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure provide a solar cell, including: a substrate, an interface passivation layer covering a rear surface of the substrate, and an electrode disposed at a side of the interface passivation layer facing away from the substrate, the interface passivation layer including a first interface passivation sub-layer corresponding to a portion of the interface passivation layer between adjacent electrodes, and a second interface passivation sub-layer corresponding to a portion of the interface passivation layer where disposed between the substrate and the electrode; a field passivation layer, at least partially disposed between the interface passivation layer and the electrode; and a conductive enhancement layer, at least partially disposed at a side of the first interface passivation sub-layer away from the substrate to enable carriers in the first interface passivation sub-layer to flow to the electrode, where a resistivity of the conductive enhancement layer is smaller than a resistivity of the field passivation layer.

Claims (29)

1. A solar cell, comprising:

a substrate;

an interface passivation layer on a rear surface of the substrate, wherein the interface passivation layer comprises a first interface passivation sub-layer and a second interface passivation sub-layer;

at least one electrode disposed at a side of the interface passivation layer facing away from the substrate, the first interface passivation sub-layer is disposed between adjacent electrodes, and the second interface passivation sub-layer is disposed between the substrate and the at least one electrode;

a field passivation layer, at least partially disposed between the interface passivation layer and the at least one electrode; and

a conductivity enhancement layer, at least partially disposed at a side of the first interface passivation sub-layer facing away from the substrate, and configured to enable carriers in the first interface passivation sub-layer to flow to the at least one electrode, wherein a resistivity of a material of the conductivity enhancement layer is smaller than a resistivity of a material of the field passivation layer, and the resistivity of the material of the conductivity enhancement layer is smaller than 0.001 Ωcm;

wherein the conductivity enhancement layer is configured to cover at least part of a surface of the first interface passivation sub-layer facing away from the substrate, and the field passivation layer is configured to cover a surface of the conductivity enhancement layer facing away from the substrate.

2. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the field passivation layer is configured to cover a surface of the second interface passivation sub-layer facing away from the substrate; at least part of the conductivity enhancement layer is disposed between adjacent electrodes, and the conductivity enhancement layer is in contact with a side wall of the at least one electrode.

3. A solar cell, comprising:

a substrate;

an interface passivation layer on a rear surface of the substrate, wherein the interface passivation layer comprises a first interface passivation sub-layer and a second interface passivation sub-layer;

at least one electrode disposed at a side of the interface passivation layer facing away from the substrate, the first interface passivation sub-layer is disposed between adjacent electrodes, and the second interface passivation sub-layer is disposed between the substrate and the at least one electrode;

a field passivation layer, at least partially disposed between the interface passivation layer and the at least one electrode; and

a conductivity enhancement layer, at least partially disposed at a side of the first interface passivation sub-layer facing away from the substrate, and configured to enable carriers in the first interface passivation sub-layer to flow to the at least one electrode, wherein a resistivity of a material of the conductivity enhancement layer is smaller than a resistivity of a material of the field passivation layer, and the resistivity of the material of the conductivity enhancement layer is smaller than 0.001 Ω·cm;

wherein the field passivation layer is configured to cover a surface of the interface passivation layer facing away from the substrate, wherein the field passivation layer disposed between adjacent electrodes is a first field passivation sub-layer, and the conductivity enhancement layer is configured to cover at least part of the surface of the first field passivation sub-layer facing away from the substrate;

wherein the at least one electrode is configured to penetrate through the conductivity enhancement layer and is in contact with the field passivation layer.

4. A solar cell, comprising:

a substrate;

an interface passivation layer on a rear surface of the substrate, wherein the interface passivation layer comprises a first interface passivation sub-layer and a second interface passivation sub-layer;

at least one electrode disposed at a side of the interface passivation layer facing away from the substrate, the first interface passivation sub-layer is disposed between adjacent electrodes, and the second interface passivation sub-layer is disposed between the substrate and the at least one electrode;

a field passivation layer, at least partially disposed between the interface passivation layer and the at least one electrode; and

a conductivity enhancement layer, at least partially disposed at a side of the first interface passivation sub-layer facing away from the substrate, and configured to enable carriers in the first interface passivation sub-layer to flow to the at least one electrode, wherein a resistivity of a material of the conductivity enhancement layer is smaller than a resistivity of a material of the field passivation layer, and the resistivity of the material of the conductivity enhancement layer is smaller than 0.001 Ω·cm;

wherein the field passivation layer is configured to cover a surface of the interface passivation layer facing away from the substrate, wherein the field passivation layer disposed between adjacent electrodes is a first field passivation sub-layer, and the conductivity enhancement layer is configured to cover at least part of the surface of the first field passivation sub-layer facing away from the substrate;

wherein a groove is provided within the first field passivation sub-layer and the conductivity enhancement layer is configured to fill the groove.

5. The solar cell according to claim 4 , wherein the conductivity enhancement layer comprises a first conductivity enhancement sub-layer and a second conductivity enhancement sub-layer disposed in sequence, the first conductivity enhancement sub-layer is configured to cover a surface of the groove, a contact resistance between the first conductivity enhancement sub-layer and the field passivation layer is smaller than a contact resistance between the second conductivity enhancement sub-layer and the field passivation layer, and a resistivity of the second conductivity enhancement sub-layer is smaller than a resistivity of the first conductivity enhancement sub-layer.

6. The solar cell according to claim 4 , wherein the field passivation layer is configured to expose part of a surface of the first interface passivation sub-layer, the conductivity enhancement layer is in contact with the exposed part of the surface of the first interface passivation sub-layer, and the resistivity of the material of the conductivity enhancement layer is smaller than a resistivity of a material of the interface passivation layer.

7. The solar cell according to claim 5 , wherein the first interface passivation sub-layer comprises a plurality of discontinuous local surfaces exposed by the field passivation layer, and the conductivity enhancement layer is in contact with the plurality of discontinuous local surfaces.

8. The solar cell according to claim 6 , wherein the conductivity enhancement layer has a field passivation capability.

9. The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein the conductivity enhancement layer has a field passivation capability.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2025
From: JINKO GREEN ENERGY (SHANGHAI) MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.; ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
To: JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071550/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2021
From: JIN, JINGSHENG; ZHANG, BIKE; ZHANG, XINYU
To: JINKO GREEN ENERGY (SHANGHAI) MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.; ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056568/0547 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011308762.X · Nov 19, 2020 · national
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