# US 12,113,139 B1 · Solar cell and photovoltaic module

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- Number: US 12,113,139 B1
- Document ID: US12113139B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 18/531,648
- Filed: 2023-12-06
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2023-09-28
- Assignees: Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yuanfang Zhang; Peiting Zheng; Jie Yang; Xinyu Zhang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113139B1

## CPC

- H10F 77/211: {for photovoltaic cells}
- H10F 77/219: {Arrangements for electrodes of back-contact photovoltaic cells}
- H10F 10/165: the heterojunctions being Group IV-IV heterojunctions, e.g. Si/Ge, SiGe/Si or Si/SiC photovoltaic cells
- H10F 77/147: {Shapes of bodies}
- H10F 77/703: {of the semiconductor bodies, e.g. textured active layers}
- H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION

## Abstract

The solar cell includes a substrate having electrode regions and non-electrode regions alternatingly. The electrode regions have a first surface, the non-electrode regions have a second surface, and the first surface has a smaller roughness than the second surface. The solar cell further includes a first tunneling dielectric layer formed over the first surface, a first doped conductive layer arranged on a side of the first tunneling dielectric layer, a passivation layer formed over the second surface and the first doped conductive layer, and at least one first electrode. The at least one first electrode are arranged in the electrode regions, each of the at least one first electrode includes a connecting electrode formed over the electrode regions and multiple spot electrodes. The multiple spot electrodes are arranged below the connecting electrode and connected to the connecting electrode.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A solar cell, comprising:
a substrate having electrode regions and non-electrode regions, wherein the electrode regions are arranged alternatingly with the non-electrode regions, wherein the electrode regions have surface roughness less than surface roughness of the non-electrode regions;
a first tunneling dielectric layer having portions formed over the electrode regions, respectively;
a first doped conductive layer formed over the first tunneling dielectric layer;
a passivation layer formed over the non-electrode regions and the first doped conductive layer; and
at least one first electrode formed over respective ones of the electrode regions, wherein a respective first electrode of the plurality of first electrodes includes a respective connecting electrode formed over a respective electrode region of the electrode regions and a plurality of spot electrodes arranged at intervals along a second direction, the plurality of spot electrodes are arranged below at least an upper portion of the connecting electrode and connected to the connecting electrode, the plurality of spot electrodes penetrate the passivation layer to be in contact with the first doped conductive layer, and the connecting electrode includes at least one material that is different from a material included in the plurality of spot electrodes.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein each of the first doped conductive layers includes a plurality of doped conductive sublayers corresponding to the plurality of spot electrodes, respectively, and the plurality of spot electrodes penetrate through the passivation layer to be in electrical contact with the plurality of doped conductive sublayers, respectively.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The solar cell according to claim 2, wherein each of the first tunneling dielectric layers includes a plurality of tunneling dielectric sublayers correspond to the plurality of doped conductive sublayers, respectively.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The solar cell according to claim 2, wherein an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of spot electrodes is arranged within a corresponding doped conductive sublayer in the plurality of doped conductive sublayers.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The solar cell according to claim 2, further comprising an electrical connection layer arranged in the non-electrode regions between the substrate and the passivation layer, two opposite ends of the electrical connection layer along the first direction are in electrical contact with two adjacent doped conductive sublayers of the plurality of doped conductive sublayers, respectively.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein a distance between two adjacent spot electrodes along the second direction is a first distance, a length of the plurality of spot electrodes along the second direction is a first length, and a ratio of the first distance to the first length is from 10 to 400.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The solar cell according to claim 6, wherein the first length ranges from 5 μm to 50 μm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the connecting electrode has a second length along the second direction, and a ratio of a total length of the plurality of spot electrodes along the second direction to the second length is from 0.003 to 0.2.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein there are N spot electrodes arranged below the connecting electrode, and N is greater or equal to 100.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein each of the non-electrode regions has a plurality of first protrusion structures, the first doped conductive layer has a micro textured structure including a plurality of micro protrusion structures on a side away from the first tunneling dielectric layer, the plurality of micro protrusion structures are smaller than the plurality of first protrusion structures, and the micro textured surface structure has a greater roughness than the electrode regions.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the electrode regions have a surface with a roughness of less than or equal to 5 μm and greater than or equal to −5 μm.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the substrate has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the first side comprises the electrode regions and the non-electrode regions, and the solar cell further comprises:
a first passivation layer arranged on the second side; and
a second doped conductive layer arranged on a side of the first passivation layer away from the substrate, the first doped conductive layer has one of N-type doping elements or P-type doping elements, and the second doped conductive layer has the other of N-type doping elements or P-type doping elements.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein third doping elements in the substrate has a same conductivity type as first doping elements in the first doped conductive layer.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The solar cell according to claim 12, wherein the second side has a greater roughness than the electrode regions.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, further comprising: an emitter arranged in the electrode regions and the non-electrode regions, wherein the emitter is arranged between the substrate and the first tunneling dielectric layer, and arranged between the substrate and the passivation layer, and the emitter is conformal to the electrode regions and the non-electrode regions.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, further comprising a doped layer arranged between part of the substrate in the non-electrode regions and the passivation layer, and fourth doping elements in the doped layer has a same conductivity type as first doping elements in the first doped conductive layer.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The solar cell according to claim 16, wherein the fourth doping elements have a doping concentration less than or equal to the first doping elements.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the solar cell further comprises a transparent conductive layer and a second passivation layer stacked together, the transparent conductive layer is formed over the intrinsic passivation layer.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The solar cell according to claim 18, wherein the solar cell further comprises a plurality of second electrodes penetrating through the second passivation layer to be in electrical contact with the transparent conductive layer.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

A photovoltaic module, comprising:
at least one cell string formed by connecting a plurality of the solar cell according to claim 1;
at least one encapsulation adhesive film configured to cover the at least one cell string; and
at least one cover plate configured to cover the at least one encapsulation adhesive film.