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US 12,598,818 · App. 18/206,652 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Doped region structure and solar cell comprising the same, cell assembly, and photovoltaic system

Inventors: Gang Chen (Yiwu, CN); Kaifu Qiu (Yiwu, CN); Yongqian Wang (Yiwu, CN); Xinqiang Yang (Yiwu, CN)
Assignee: ZHEJIANG AIKO SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H10F10/16H10F77/1642H10F77/1662H10F77/311H10F77/707
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Patent No.
US 12,598,818
App. No.
18/206,652
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to the technical field of solar cells, and provides a solar cell and a doped region structure thereof, a cell assembly, and a photovoltaic system. The doped region structure includes a first doped layer, a passivation layer, and a second doped layer that are disposed on a silicon substrate in sequence. The passivation layer is a porous structure having the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer inlaid in a hole region. The first doped layer and the second doped layer have a same doping polarity. By means of the doped region structure of the solar cell provided in the disclosure, the difficulty in production and the limitation on conversion efficiency as a result of precise requirements for the accuracy of a thickness of a conventional tunneling layer are resolved.

Claims (46)

1 . A solar cell, comprising:

a silicon substrate;

a doped region structure disposed on a back side of the silicon substrate, the doped region structure comprising a first doped layer, a passivation layer, and a second doped layer that are disposed on the silicon substrate in sequence;

a first dielectric layer, disposed on the doped region structure;

a third doped layer and a second dielectric layer, disposed on a front side of the silicon substrate in sequence; and

a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, respectively electrically connected to the doped region structure and the third doped layer;

wherein:

the doped region structure and the third doped layer have opposite polarities;

the passivation layer includes a plurality of porous structures and plurality of hole regions interposing with each other, a hole region of the plurality of hole regions includes a through hole extending through the passivation layer, a porous structure of the plurality of porous structures includes an opening at a surface of the passivation layer, the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer are disposed in the hole region, and a conductive channel is formed in the hole region of the passivation layer and connects the first doped layer and the second doped layer; and

the second doped layer is connected to the silicon substrate through the doped hole region and the first doped layer, wherein the second doped layer comprises a polysilicon doped layer, a silicon carbide doped layer, or an amorphous silicon doped layer; and when the second doped layer is the silicon carbide doped layer, the silicon carbide doped layer comprises multiple silicon carbide doped films, and refractive indexes of the multiple silicon carbide doped films decrease in a direction from the silicon substrate to an exterior of the solar cell.

2 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first doped layer and the second doped layer have a same doping polarity.

3 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a pore size of the plurality of porous structures is less than 20 μm; and the plurality of porous structures are prepared by thermal diffusion impact.

4 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a non-hole region of the plurality of porous structures comprises a dopant having a same doping type as the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer.

5 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a part of the plurality of hole regions comprises the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer.

6 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an area of the plurality of hole regions to an entire area of the passivation layer is less than 20%, and holes of the passivation layer are sparsely distributed on the passivation layer.

7 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the passivation layer is in a range of 0.5-10 nm.

8 . The solar cell of claim 7 , wherein the thickness of the passivation layer is in a range of 0.8-2 nm.

9 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer is an oxide layer, a silicon carbide layer, an amorphous silicon layer, or a combination thereof.

10 . The solar cell of claim 9 , wherein the oxide layer comprises a silicon oxide layer, an aluminum oxide layer, or a combination thereof.

11 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a doping concentration of the first doped layer is between a doping concentration of the silicon substrate and a doping concentration of the second doped layer.

12 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first doped layer is a monocrystalline silicon doped layer doped with a group-III or group-V element; and the first doped layer is completely continuously disposed between the silicon substrate and the passivation layer.

13 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the silicon carbide doped layer in the second doped layer comprises a hydrogenated silicon carbide doped layer; a conductivity of the hydrogenated silicon carbide doped layer is greater than 0.01 S·cm, and a thickness of the hydrogenated silicon carbide doped layer is greater than 10 nm.

14 . A photovoltaic system, comprising:

a solar cell, comprising:

a silicon substrate;

a doped region structure disposed on a back side of the silicon substrate, the doped region structure comprising a first doped layer, a passivation layer, and a second doped layer that are disposed on the silicon substrate in sequence;

a first dielectric layer, disposed on the doped region structure;

a third doped layer and a second dielectric layer, disposed on a front side of the silicon substrate in sequence; and

a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, respectively electrically connected to the doped region structure and the third doped layer;

wherein:

the doped region structure and the third doped layer have opposite polarities;

the passivation layer includes a plurality of porous structures and a plurality of hole regions interposing with each other, a hole region of the plurality of hole regions includes a through hole extending through the passivation layer, a porous structure of the plurality of porous structures includes an opening at a surface of the passivation layer, the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer are disposed in the hole region, and a conductive channel is formed in the hole region of the passivation layer and connects the first doped layer and the second doped layer; and

the second doped layer is connected to the silicon substrate through the doped hole region and the first doped layer.

15 . The solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer each comprise multiple layers, and refractive indexes of the multiple layers in the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer decrease in the direction from the silicon substrate to the exterior of the solar cell.

16 . The photovoltaic system of claim 14 , wherein the second doped layer comprises a polysilicon doped layer, a silicon carbide doped layer, or an amorphous silicon doped layer.

17 . The photovoltaic system of claim 16 , wherein the silicon carbide doped layer in the second doped layer comprises at least one silicon carbide doped film; and refractive indexes of different silicon carbide doped films decrease from the silicon substrate toward outside.

18 . A solar cell, comprising:

a silicon substrate;

a doped region structure disposed on a back side of the silicon substrate, the doped region structure comprising a first doped layer, a passivation layer, and a second doped layer that are disposed on the silicon substrate in sequence;

a first dielectric layer, disposed on the doped region structure;

a third doped layer and a second dielectric layer, disposed on a front side of the silicon substrate in sequence; and

a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, respectively electrically connected to the doped region structure and the third doped layer;

wherein:

the doped region structure and the third doped layer have opposite polarities;

the passivation layer is a porous structure comprising a hole region, and the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer are disposed in the hole region, and a conductive channel is formed in the hole region of the passivation layer and connects the first doped layer and the second doped layer; and

the second doped layer is connected to the silicon substrate through the doped hole region and the first doped layer, wherein the second doped layer comprises a silicon carbide doped layer, the silicon carbide doped layer comprising multiple silicon carbide doped films, and refractive indexes of the multiple silicon carbide doped films decrease in a direction from the silicon substrate to an exterior of the solar cell.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2025
From: SOLARLAB AIKO EUROPE GMBH
To: ZHEJIANG AIKO SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071481/0423 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2023
From: CHEN, GANG; XU, WENLI; QIU, KAIFU; WANG, YONGQIAN; YANG, XINQIANG
To: SOLARLAB AIKO EUROPE GMBH
Reel/Frame 063875/0020 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110828468.X · Jul 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17509049 · Oct 24, 2021
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