IP Library Granted Patent US 11,728,446
Granted Patent B2
US 11,728,446 · App. 17/390,857 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Solar cell and solar cell module

Inventors: Menglei Xu (Shanghai, CN); Jie Yang (Shanghai, CN); Xinyu Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Hao Jin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: Jinko Green Energy (Shanghai) Management Co., LTD.; ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
H01L31/022458H01L31/02021H01L31/03685
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Patent No.
US 11,728,446
App. No.
17/390,857
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solar cell and a solar cell module. The solar cell includes a first region and a second region, and further includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a tunneling layer covering the second surface; a first emitter disposed on part of the tunneling layer in the first region; and a second emitter disposed on part of the tunneling layer in the second region and on the first emitter, a conductivity type of the second emitter being different from a conductivity type of the first emitter. The solar cell further includes a first electrode disposed in the first region and configured to electrically connect with the first emitter by penetrating through the second emitter; and a second electrode disposed in the second region and configured to electrically connect with the second emitter.

Claims (35)

1. A solar cell including a first region and a second region, comprising:

a substrate having a first surface and a second surface;

a tunneling layer covering the second surface;

a first emitter disposed on a first portion of the tunneling layer in the first region;

a second emitter disposed on a second portion of the tunneling layer in the second region and on the first emitter, a conductivity type of the second emitter being different from a conductivity type of the first emitter;

a first electrode disposed in the first region and configured to electrically connect with the first emitter by penetrating through the second emitter; and

a second electrode disposed in the second region and configured to electrically connect with the second emitter;

wherein the second emitter comprises a first doped portion and a second doped portion, at least part of the second doped portion is disposed between the first doped portion and the first electrode, doping concentration anywhere in the first doped portion is greater than or equal to doping concentration anywhere in the second doped portion, and doping concentration in the second doped portion decreases in a direction from the first doped portion towards the first electrode; and

wherein the tunneling layer comprises a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer is disposed between the first emitter and the substrate, the second dielectric layer is configured to cover a portion of the second surface of the substrate corresponding to the second region and cover a third surface and a sidewall of the first emitter, the third surface is a surface of the first emitter facing away from the first dielectric layer; and

wherein the second emitter is disposed on the second dielectric layer, and the first electrode is further configured to electrically connect with the first emitter by penetrating through the second dielectric layer.

2. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the second emitter has a thickness of 30 nm to 200 nm in a direction perpendicular to the second surface.

3. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein a substrate of the second region is convex relative to a substrate of the first region at the second surface of the substrate, the first emitter has a third surface facing away from the tunneling layer, the second emitter has a fourth surface in contact with the tunneling layer, and the third surface is flush with or lower than the fourth surface in a direction away from the second surface of the substrate.

4. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the first dielectric layer comprises at least one of oxygen silicide, nitrogen silicide and carbon silicide.

5. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration gradient of the second doped portion is in a range of 5E16 atoms×cm −3 /cm to 2E22 atoms×cm −3 /cm.

6. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the second doped portion is greater than 20 μm in the direction of the first doped portion towards the first electrode.

7. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the conductivity type of the first emitter is P type, and the conductivity type of the second emitter is N type.

8. A solar cell module, comprising:

a cell string formed by connecting a plurality of solar cells;

an encapsulation film configured to cover a surface of the cell string; and

a cover plate configured to cover a surface of the encapsulation film facing away from the cell string;

wherein each of the plurality of solar cells includes a first region and a second region, and comprises:

a substrate having a first surface and a second surface;

a tunneling layer covering the second surface;

a first emitter disposed on a first portion of the tunneling layer in the first region;

a second emitter disposed on a second portion of the tunneling layer in the second region and on the first emitter, a conductivity type of the second emitter being different from a conductivity type of the first emitter;

a first electrode disposed in the first region and configured to electrically connect with the first emitter by penetrating through the second emitter; and

a second electrode disposed in the second region and configured to electrically connect with the second emitter;

wherein the second emitter comprises a first doped portion and a second doped portion, at least part of the second doped portion is disposed between the first doped portion and the first electrode, doping concentration anywhere in the first doped portion is greater than or equal to doping concentration anywhere in the second doped portion, and doping concentration in the second doped portion decreases in a direction from the first doped portion towards the first electrode;

wherein the tunneling layer comprises a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer is disposed between the first emitter and the substrate, the second dielectric layer is configured to cover a portion of the second surface of the substrate corresponding to the second region and cover a third surface and a sidewall of the first emitter, the third surface is a surface of the first emitter facing away from the first dielectric layer; and

wherein the second emitter is disposed on the second dielectric layer, and the first electrode is further configured to electrically connect with the first emitter by penetrating through the second dielectric layer.

9. The solar cell module according to claim 8 , wherein the second emitter has a thickness of 30 nm to 200 nm in a direction perpendicular to the second surface.

10. The solar cell module according to claim 8 , wherein a substrate of the second region is convex relative to a substrate of the first region at the second surface of the substrate, the first emitter has a third surface facing away from the tunneling layer, the second emitter has a fourth surface in contact with the tunneling layer, and the third surface is flush with or lower than the fourth surface in a direction away from the second surface of the substrate.

11. The solar cell module according to claim 8 , wherein a concentration gradient of the second doped portion is in a range of 5E16 atoms×cm −3 /cm to 2E22 atoms×cm −3 /cm.

12. The solar cell module according to claim 8 , wherein a width of the second doped portion is greater than 20 μm in the direction of the first doped portion towards the first electrode.

13. The solar cell module according to claim 8 , wherein the conductivity type of the first emitter is P type, and the conductivity type of the second emitter is N type.

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 Oct 12, 2021
From: XU, MENGLEI; YANG, JIE; ZHANG, XINYU; JIN, HAO
To: JINKO GREEN ENERGY (SHANGHAI) MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.; ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057757/0352 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110738433.7 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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