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Granted Patent B2
US 12,185,556 · App. 18/272,027 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Solar cell and photovoltaic module

Inventors: Junjie Xie (Shaanxi, CN); Chen Xu (Shaanxi, CN); Zifeng Li (Shaanxi, CN); Zhao Wu (Shaanxi, CN); Jinling Jin (Shaanxi, CN); Tong Liu (Shaanxi, CN)
Assignee: LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H10K30/40H10K39/10
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Patent No.
US 12,185,556
App. No.
18/272,027
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of photovoltaic technologies. Disclosed are a solar cell and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes: an absorption layer; and an energy selective contact layer located on a surface of the absorption layer, the energy selective contact layer having selectivity for electron energy or hole energy, and the material of the energy selective contact layer including a low-dimensional perovskite material. According to the solar cell and the photovoltaic module provided by the present disclosure, a photovoltaic module can be manufactured.

Claims (29)

1. A solar cell, comprising:

an absorption layer; and

an energy selective contact layer disposed on a surface of the absorption layer, wherein the energy selective contact layer has a selectivity for electron energy or hole energy;

wherein a material of the energy selective contact layer comprises a low-dimensional perovskite material;

wherein a general chemical formula of the low-dimensional perovskite material is LmA (n−1) B n X (3n+m−1) , L is a spacer cation, A and B are both cations, X is an anion, and m is 3 or 4, n is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

wherein an ionic radius of the spacer cation L is greater than the ionic radius of a cesium ion;

wherein, when m=3, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a one-dimensional perovskite material having a general chemical formula L 3 A (n−1) B n X (3n+2) ; and when n=1, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a one-dimensional perovskite; when 1<n≤5, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a quasi-one-dimensional perovskite material; or

when m=4, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a one-dimensional perovskite material having a general chemical formula L 4 A (n−1) B n X (3n+3) ; and when n=1, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a zero-dimensional perovskite material; when 1<n≤5, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a quasi-zero-dimensional perovskite material.

2. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the ionic radius of the spacer cation L is greater than or equal to 200 pm.

3. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer cation L is an organic cation, and the organic cation comprises one or more of an aromatic amine ion, a guanidine ion, and a long chain amine ion with a carbon number greater than or equal to 3.

4. The solar cell according to claim 3 , wherein the aromatic amine ion comprises one or more of a phenethylamine ion, an anilinium ion, and a m-phenylenediamine ion.

5. The solar cell according to claim 3 , wherein the long chain amine ion has a carbon chain length of 4-20 carbon atoms.

6. The solar cell according to claim 5 , wherein the long chain amine ion comprises one or more of a n-butylamine ion and a n-octylamine ion.

7. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following is met:

1≤n≤5, and

A is one or more of a methylamine ion, a formamidine ion, and Cs + ion; B is a divalent metal ion; X is a halogen ion.

8. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the absorption layer is crystalline silicon, perovskite, III-V semiconductor material or organic material.

9. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the solar cell comprises two energy selective contact layers, and the two energy selective contact layers are an electron energy selective contact layer and a hole energy selective contact layer respectively.

10. The solar cell according to claim 9 , wherein the absorption layer comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, the electron energy selective contact layer is disposed on the first surface of the absorption layer, the hole energy selective contact layer is disposed on the second surface of the absorption layer; and a first electrode is disposed on the electron energy selective contact layer facing away from the first surface of the absorption layer, a second electrode is disposed on the hole energy selective contact layer facing away from the second surface of the absorption layer, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are any one of a metal electrode, a transparent electrode or a carbon electrode and a combination thereof, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a transparent electrode.

11. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the energy selective contact layer is manufactured through a coating process or a printing process.

12. The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the energy selective contact layer is 10 nm to 200 nm.

13. A photovoltaic module comprising a solar cell, wherein the solar cell comprises:

an absorption layer; and

an energy selective contact layer disposed on a surface of the absorption layer, wherein the energy selective contact layer has a selectivity for electron energy or hole energy;

wherein a material of the energy selective contact layer comprises a low-dimensional perovskite material;

wherein a general chemical formula of the low-dimensional perovskite material is LmA (n−1) B n X (3n+m−1) , L is a spacer cation, A and B are both cations, X is an anion, and m is 3 or 4, n is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

wherein an ionic radius of the spacer cation L is greater than the ionic radius of a cesium ion;

wherein, when m=3, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a one-dimensional perovskite material having a general chemical formula L 3 A (n−1) B n X (3n+2) ; and when n=1, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a one-dimensional perovskite; when 1<n≤5, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a quasi-one-dimensional perovskite material; or

when m=4, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a one-dimensional perovskite material having a general chemical formula L 4 A (n−1) B n X (3n+3) ; and when n=1, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a zero-dimensional perovskite material; when 1<n≤5, the low-dimensional perovskite material is a quasi-zero-dimensional perovskite material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: XIE, JUNJIE; XU, CHEN; LI, ZIFENG; WU, ZHAO; JIN, JINLING; LIU, TONG
To: LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064232/0115 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110236194.5 · Mar 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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