Heterojunction cell and manufacturing method thereof, photovoltaic module and photovoltaic system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12575193-B2
Application number	US-202418754372-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2024
Priority date	Dec 19, 2023
Publication date	Mar 10, 2026
Grant date	Mar 10, 2026

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a heterojunction cell and a manufacturing method thereof, a photovoltaic module and a photovoltaic system. The heterojunction cell includes: a substrate; a first intrinsic silicon layer, a first doped layer, and a first transparent conductive layer that are sequentially stacked on a first surface; and a second intrinsic silicon layer, a second doped layer, and a second transparent conductive layer that are sequentially stacked on a second surface. A doping type of the first doped layer is opposite to a doping type of the second doped layer. The first transparent conductive layer covers at least part of the first surface. The second transparent conductive layer covers the second surface and at least part of the plurality of lateral surfaces. An edge of the first transparent conductive layer is spaced apart from an edge of the second transparent conductive layer, to define an isolation region therebetween.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A heterojunction cell, comprising:
a substrate comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of lateral surfaces adjacent to and located between the first surface and the second surface; a first intrinsic silicon layer, a first doped layer, and a first transparent conductive layer that are sequentially stacked on the first surface; and a second intrinsic silicon layer, a second doped layer, and a second transparent conductive layer that are sequentially stacked on the second surface, and wherein a doping type of the first doped layer is opposite to a doping type of the second doped layer; and wherein the first transparent conductive layer covers at least part of the first surface; the second transparent conductive layer covers the second surface and at least part of the plurality of lateral surfaces; an edge of the first transparent conductive layer is spaced apart from an edge of the second transparent conductive layer, such that an isolation region is defined between the edge of the first transparent conductive layer and the edge of the second transparent conductive layer; wherein the first doped layer covers a part of the plurality of lateral surfaces; part of the second transparent conductive layer is located on a side of the first doped layer that is away from the substrate; and the second transparent conductive layer has a layer region opposite to a layer region of the first doped layer; wherein the heterojunction cell further comprises an insulating isolation layer that is stacked on a surface of the isolation region and completely covers the isolation region; wherein a portion of the insulating isolation layer is in direct contact with both the layer region of the second transparent conductive layer and the layer region of the first doped layer that are opposite to each other respectively, and is isolated between the layer region of the second transparent conductive layer and the layer region of the first doped layer that are opposite to each other; and wherein: the second intrinsic silicon layer and the second doped layer both cover the second surface and at least part of the plurality of lateral surfaces; the first intrinsic silicon layer covers the first surface and at least part of the plurality of lateral surfaces; and part of the second intrinsic silicon layer is stacked onto a side of the first intrinsic silicon layer that is away from the substrate, part of the second doped layer is stacked onto the side of the first intrinsic silicon layer that is away from the substrate, and part of the first doped layer is stacked onto a side of the second doped layer that is away from the substrate.

2 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein the edge of the second transparent conductive layer is located on the lateral surfaces.

3 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein the second transparent conductive layer completely covers each of the lateral surfaces, and the second transparent conductive layer further covers part of the first surface; and
the edge of the second transparent conductive layer is located at an outer side of the edge of the first transparent conductive layer.

4 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein the edge of the second transparent conductive layer is stacked onto a side of the first doped layer that is away from the substrate.

5 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the insulating isolation layer is greater than or equal to 1.8 nm.

6 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein an edge of the insulating isolation layer is adjacent to the edge of the first transparent conductive layer.

7 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating isolation layer is made of a material comprising SiOx;
the insulating isolation layer is further doped with carbon element and nitrogen element; and/or the insulating isolation layer is further doped with a first doping element, and the first doping element is the same as a doping element in the first doped layer.

8 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein the edge of the second transparent conductive layer is located on each of the lateral surfaces of the substrate.

9 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein a layer thickness of a first region of the first transparent conductive layer adjacent to the edge thereof gradually decreases in a first direction; wherein the first direction is from a center of the first transparent conductive layer towards the edge of the first transparent conductive layer and is parallel to the first surface.

10 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , further comprising a first electrode and a second electrode;
wherein the first electrode is arranged on the first transparent conductive layer, and the second electrode is arranged on the second transparent conductive layer; and a projection of the first electrode on a first plane and a projection of the second electrode on the first plane are staggered from each other, and the first plane is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the substrate.

11 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer comprises one or more silver nanowire layers, and at least two transparent conductive film layers stacked with each other; the at least two transparent conductive film layers are made of different materials; and at least two of the transparent conductive film layers is sandwiched with one of the silver nanowire layers; or
wherein at least one of the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer comprises a transparent conductive film layer and a silver nanowire layer arranged on a surface of the transparent conductive film layer that facing the substrate.

12 . The heterojunction cell according to claim 11 , further comprising one or more dielectric layers;
wherein at least one of the dielectric layers is arranged on a surface of the first transparent conductive layer that is away from the substrate; and/or at least one of the dielectric layers is arranged on a surface of the second transparent conductive layer that is away from the substrate.

13 . A manufacturing method of a heterojunction cell, comprising:
providing a base plate, wherein the base plate comprises a substrate, the substrate comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of lateral surfaces adjacent to and located between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the base plate further comprises a first intrinsic silicon layer and a first doped layer sequentially stacked on the first surface, and a second intrinsic silicon layer and a second doped layer sequentially stacked on the second surface, wherein a doping type of the second doped layer is opposite to a doping type of the first doped layer, and wherein the first doped layer covers a part of the plurality of lateral surfaces; forming a first transparent conductive layer on the first doped layer, wherein the first transparent conductive layer covers at least part of the first surface; forming a second transparent conductive layer on the second doped layer, wherein the second transparent conductive layer covers the second surface and at least part of the plurality of lateral surfaces, and an edge of the first transparent conductive layer is spaced apart from an edge of the second transparent conductive layer, such that an isolation region is defined between the edge

Assignees

• Trina Solar Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Guangtao
• Chen Daming
• Chen Yifeng
• Li Hongwei

Classifications

• H10F77/211

  for photovoltaic cells · CPC title

• H10F71/138

  Manufacture of transparent electrodes, e.g. transparent conductive oxides [TCO] or indium tin oxide [ITO] electrodes · CPC title

• H10F71/121

  The active layers comprising only Group IV materials · CPC title

• H10F71/103

  including only Group IV materials · CPC title

• H10F10/166 Primary

  the Group IV-IV heterojunctions being heterojunctions of crystalline and amorphous materials, e.g. silicon heterojunction [SHJ] photovoltaic cells · CPC title