Solar cell, method for manufacturing the same, and photovoltaic module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12568708-B2
Application number	US-202418806705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2024
Priority date	Sep 6, 2021
Publication date	Mar 3, 2026
Grant date	Mar 3, 2026

Abstract

A solar cell and a photovoltaic module are provided. The solar cell includes an N-type substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, a passivation stack disposed on the front surface, and a tunneling oxide layer and a doped conductive layer disposed on the rear surface. The passivation stack includes an oxygen-containing dielectric layer including a metal oxide material, a first passivation layer including an oxygen-containing silicon nitride material, and a second passivation layer including a silicon oxynitride material. A thickness of the oxygen-containing dielectric layer is in a range of 1 nm to 15 nm in a direction perpendicular to the front surface, a thickness of the first passivation layer is in a range of 30 nm to 60 nm in the direction perpendicular to the front surface, and a thickness of the second passivation layer is in a range of 20 nm to 40 nm in the direction perpendicular to the front surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A solar cell, comprising:
an N-type substrate having a front surface and a rear surface opposite to each other and including a base region and an emitter; a passivation stack disposed on the front surface, wherein the passivation stack includes an oxygen-containing dielectric layer, a first passivation layer, and a second passivation layer that are sequentially disposed in a direction away from the front surface, the oxygen-containing dielectric layer covers the emitter and includes a metal oxide material, the first passivation layer includes an oxygen-containing silicon nitride material, and the second passivation layer includes a silicon oxynitride material; and a tunneling oxide layer and a doped conductive layer that are sequentially disposed on the rear surface in a direction away from the rear surface; wherein a thickness of the oxygen-containing dielectric layer is in a range of 1 nm to 15 nm in a direction perpendicular to the front surface, a thickness of the first passivation layer is in a range of 30 nm to 60 nm in the direction perpendicular to the front surface, and a thickness of the second passivation layer is in a range of 20 nm to 40 nm in the direction perpendicular to the front surface; and wherein in the direction away from the front surface, nitrogen content in the first passivation layer increases across a first portion of the first passivation layer and then decreases across a second portion of the first passivation layer, silicon content in the first passivation layer increases across a third portion of the first passivation layer and then decreases across a fourth portion of the first passivation layer, and oxygen content in the first passivation layer decreases across a fifth portion of the first passivation layer and then increases across a six portion of the first passivation layer, the first portion being between the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and the second portion, the third portion being between the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and the fourth portion, and the fifth portion being between the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and the sixth portion.

2 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the doped conductive layer and the substrate have doping elements of a same conductivity type.

3 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein in the direction away from the front surface, a distance from a position where an oxygen content reaches a maximum peak value in the passivation stack to a position where the oxygen content reaches a secondary peak value in the passivation stack is in a range of 40 nm to 100 nm, a distance from a position where a silicon content reaches a maximum peak value in the passivation stack to the front surface is greater than 0 nm and less than or equal to 30 nm, and a distance from a position where a nitrogen content reaches a maximum peak value in the passivation stack to the front surface is greater than or equal to 30 nm.

4 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the metal oxide material includes at least one of aluminum oxide, gallium oxide, titanium oxide, or hafnium oxide.

5 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein an atomic fraction of oxygen in the oxygen-containing dielectric layer is in a range of 15% to 50%.

6 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the first passivation layer includes a first interface adjacent to the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and a second interface adjacent to the second passivation layer, the second passivation layer includes a third interface opposite to the second interface, and a nitrogen content at the second interface is higher than that at the first interface and the third interface, respectively.

7 . The solar cell according to claim 6 , wherein a silicon content at the second interface is higher than that at the first interface and the third interface, respectively.

8 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein an oxygen content at the second interface is lower than that at the first interface and the third interface, respectively.

9 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein a silicon oxide material layer is disposed between the metal oxide material of the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and the substrate.

10 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein in the second passivation layer, an atomic fraction of silicon is in a range of 30% to 60%, an atomic fraction of oxygen is in a range of 3% to 50%, and an atomic fraction of nitrogen is in a range of 5% to 50%.

11 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein in the direction away from the front surface, a nitrogen content and a silicon content in the second passivation layer decrease, and an oxygen content in the second passivation layer increases.

12 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the first passivation layer has a higher refractive index than the oxygen-containing dielectric layer, and than the second passivation layer.

13 . A photovoltaic module, comprising:
a cell string including a plurality of solar cells connected with each other; a package adhesive film configured to cover a surface of the cell string; a cover plate configured to cover a surface of the package adhesive film facing away from the cell string; wherein each of the plurality of solar cells includes:
an N-type substrate having a front surface and a rear surface opposite to each other and including a base region and an emitter;
a passivation stack disposed on the front surface, wherein the passivation stack includes an oxygen-containing dielectric layer, a first passivation layer, and a second passivation layer that are sequentially disposed in a direction away from the front surface, the oxygen-containing dielectric layer covers the emitter and includes a metal oxide material, the first passivation layer includes an oxygen-containing silicon nitride material, and the second passivation layer includes a silicon oxynitride material; and
a tunneling oxide layer and a doped conductive layer that are sequentially disposed on the rear surface in a direction away from the rear surface;
wherein a thickness of the oxygen-containing dielectric layer is in a range of 1 nm to 15 nm in a direction perpendicular to the front surface, a thickness of the first passivation layer is in a range of 30 nm to 60 nm in the direction perpendicular to the front surface, and a thickness of the second passivation layer is in a range of 20 nm to 40 nm in the direction perpendicular to the front surface; and
wherein in the direction away from the front surface, nitrogen content in the first passivation layer increases across a first portion of the first passivation layer and then decreases across a second portion of the first passivation layer, silicon content in the first passivation layer increases across a third portion of the first passivation layer and then decreases across a fourth portion of the first passivation layer, and oxygen content in the first passivation layer decreases across a fifth portion of the first passivation layer and then increases across a six portion of the first passivation layer, the first portion being between the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and the second portion, the third portion being between the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and the fourth portion, and the fifth portion being between the oxygen-containing dielectric layer and the sixth portion.

14 . The photovoltaic module according to claim 13 , wherein the doped conductive layer and the substrate have doping elements of a same conductivity type.

15 . The photovoltaic module according to claim 13 ,

Assignees

• Shanghai Jinko Green Energy Enterprise Man Co Ltd
• Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chai Jialei
• Yu Ding
• Zhao Shijie
• Zhang Xiaowen
• Li Wenqi
• Yang Jie
• Zhang Xinyu
• Jin Hao

Classifications

• H10P14/6927

  the material being a silicon oxynitride, e.g. SiON or SiON:H · CPC title

• H10F77/311 Primary

  for photovoltaic cells · CPC title

• H10F71/121

  The active layers comprising only Group IV materials · CPC title

• H10F71/129 Primary

  Passivating · CPC title

• H10F10/14

  Photovoltaic cells having only PN homojunction potential barriers · CPC title