Solar cell, solar cell module and electrical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025374742-A1
Application number	US-202519298849-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 13, 2025
Priority date	May 23, 2023
Publication date	Dec 4, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A solar cell, a solar cell module and an electrical device are disclosed. The solar cell includes a light absorption layer containing a plurality of perovskite compound grains. In at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to a layer thickness direction, a number-based cumulative distribution rate of perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 1 μm to 6 μm is ≥90%. The light absorption layer of the present application contains perovskite compound grains with a long grain diameter of 1 μm to 6 μm in at least one cross section perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, with the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains being ≥90%.

First claim

1 . A solar cell, comprising a light absorption layer,
wherein the light absorption layer comprises a plurality of perovskite compound grains, wherein in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to a layer thickness direction, and a number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 1 μm to 6 μm is ≥90%.

2 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein
in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 2.0 μm to 5.0 μm is ≥75%;

3 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 2.0 μm to 3.5 μm is ≥50%.

4 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of more than or equal to 3.5 μm is 5%-30%; and/or
in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 2.5 μm to 3.0 μm is ≥60%; and/or
in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 1.0 μm to 2.5 μm is 20%-40%; and/or
in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 1.0 μm to 2.0 μm is 16.69%-20.9%; and/or
in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of less than or equal to 1.0 μm is ≤8%.

5 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 1 μm to 6 μm are polygonal.

6 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 1 μm to 4 μm are N-gonal, wherein Nis a positive integer and Nis more than 5.

7 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the light absorption layer comprises perovskite compound grains throughout the light absorption layer in at least one cross section in the layer thickness direction.

8 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein a ratio of the perovskite compound grains throughout the light absorption layer to a total number of grains in the light absorption layer is 50% to 90%.

9 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein the ratio of the perovskite compound grains throughout the light absorption layer to the total number of grains in the light absorption layer is 60% to 85%.

10 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein the perovskite compound grains comprise primary grains and secondary grains, and a number of the secondary grains account for 80%-100% of the total number of the perovskite compound grains.

11 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein the perovskite compound grains comprise primary grains and secondary grains, and a number of the secondary grains account for 65%-95% of the total number of the perovskite compound grains.

12 . The solar cell according to claim 7 , wherein the solar cell comprises a first carrier transport sublayer and a second carrier transport sublayer, and the solar cell comprises:
a passivation layer located between the light absorption layer and the first carrier transport sublayer and/or a passivation layer located between the light absorption layer and the second carrier transport sublayer; wherein the passivation layer is used for reducing defects resulting from the contact of two interfaces.

13 . A method for preparing a solar cell, the method comprising:
preparing a light absorption layer comprising a plurality of perovskite compound grains as defined in claim 1 by using a non-contact closed annealing container, wherein in at least one cross section of the light absorption layer perpendicular to a layer thickness direction, and a number-based cumulative distribution rate of the perovskite compound grains with a long diameter D of 1 μm to 6 μm is ≥90%.

14 . The preparation method according to claim 13 , wherein the method comprises one or more of the following conditions:
1) the closed annealing container comprises an annealing atmosphere, wherein the annealing atmosphere comprises a polar aprotic solvent; optionally, the polar aprotic solvent comprises at least one of N,N-dimethylformamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, and dimethylacetamide; 2) an annealing temperature in the closed annealing container is 100-180° C.; and 3) an annealing time in the closed annealing container is 8-30 min.

15 . A solar cell module, comprising the solar cell according to claim 1 .

16 . An electrical device, comprising the solar cell module according to claim 15 , wherein the solar cell module is configured to provide electric energy.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Xiangling
• Su Shuojian
• Li Hanfang
• Chen Changsong
• Liu Zezheng
• Zhang Fan
• Chen Guodong
• Guo Yongsheng

Classifications

• H10K30/88

  Passivation; Containers; Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K30/40 Primary

  comprising a p-i-n structure, e.g. having a perovskite absorber between p-type and n-type charge transport layers · CPC title

• H10K30/84

  Layers having high charge carrier mobility · CPC title

• H10K30/15

  Sensitised wide-bandgap semiconductor devices, e.g. dye-sensitised TiO2 (photo-electrochemical devices comprising a liquid electrolyte or a solid electrolyte H01G9/20) · CPC title

• H10K71/40 Primary

  Thermal treatment, e.g. annealing in the presence of a solvent vapour · CPC title