# US 12,604,557 B2 · Back-contact solar cell, back-contact solar cell assembly, and photovoltaic system

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- Number: US 12,604,557 B2
- Document ID: US12604557B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/506,764
- Filed: 2023-11-10
- Published: 2024-09-19
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2023-03-16
- Assignees: Zhejiang Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Zhuhai Fushan Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., L'; Tianjin Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Guangdong Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Zhejiang Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Zhuhai Fushan Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Guangdong Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yongqian Wang; Shengpu Liu; Gang Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604557B2

## CPC

- H10F 77/147: {Shapes of bodies}
- H10F 71/121: {The active layers comprising only Group IV materials}
- H10F 77/219: {Arrangements for electrodes of back-contact photovoltaic cells}
- H10F 10/146: {Back-junction photovoltaic cells, e.g. having interdigitated base-emitter regions on the back side}
- H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION

## Abstract

A back-contact solar cell includes groove area and non-groove area that are alternately disposed on the shady face of silicon chip. At a predetermined position in the groove area, a first doped layer has an extending portion that extends above the groove area, and the second doped layer has a wrapping portion which covers and recombines with the first surface of the extending portion. No silicon wafer part is provided on the side of the position where the wrapping portion recombines with the first surface, and the edge recombination generated by the boundary area between them has a relatively narrow impact range, which can effectively improve the efficiency with a higher filling factor.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A back-contact solar cell, comprising:
a silicon wafer, wherein the silicon wafer has a light-receiving face and a shady face which are mutually opposed, and the shady face is provided with a plurality of groove structures and a plurality of non-groove areas spaced at intervals, and the plurality of non-groove areas and the plurality of groove structures are disposed alternately;
a first doped layer that is disposed on the silicon wafer at a first non-groove area of the plurality of non-groove areas, wherein,
at a predetermined position in a first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures, the first doped layer includes a first portion extending above the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures,
the first doped layer is disposed on the shady face of the silicon wafer opposite to the light-receiving face of the silicon wafer, and
the first portion of the first doped layer has a first surface facing towards the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures and a second surface facing away from the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures;
a first dielectric layer formed on the first surface, wherein a first part of the first dielectric layer has a tunneling function and is thinner than a second part of the first dielectric layer; and
a second doped layer that is disposed within the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures and has a polarity opposite to the first doped layer, wherein,
at the predetermined position, the second doped layer has a wrapping portion disposed along a side wall surface of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures and covers the first and second parts of the first dielectric layer,
the first surface intersecting the side wall surface of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures, and
the first groove structure includes an opening at the shady face over the second doped layer, the opening is formed inside the silicon wafer and has a depth along a direction from the shady face to the light-receiving face.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, further comprising a second dielectric layer stacked on the first non-groove area of the plurality of non-groove areas, wherein the first doped layer is stacked on the second dielectric layer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the wrapping portion covers the first and second parts of the first dielectric layer and an upper end of the wrapping portion is formed between the first portion and a bottom surface of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the first dielectric layer has a thickness of 0.5 nm-50 nm.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the first surface has a first region and a second region, which are adjacent and continuous, along an arrangement direction of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures and the first non-groove area of the plurality of non-groove areas; and
the first and second parts of the first dielectric layer are formed in the first region and the second region, respectively.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the first part of the first dielectric layer is 0.5 nm-6 nm thick, and the second part of the first dielectric layer is 2 nm-50 nm thick.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 5, wherein along the arrangement direction of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures and the first non-groove area of the plurality of non-groove areas, a length of the first region is 0.05 um-1 um, and a length of the second region is 0.1 um-10 um.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the first surface and the second surface intersect at the end of the first portion to form a tip, and the wrapping portion wraps around the tip.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 8, wherein a hole is formed at the end of the tip.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the first portion is 0.15 um-10 um long in an arrangement direction of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures and the first non-groove area of the plurality of non-groove areas.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein in a length direction of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures, a ratio of a total length of all first portions corresponding to the plurality of groove structures to an area of the shady face is 0.003 cm/cm2-0.6 cm/cm2.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein in the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures, a quantity of predetermined positions is M, and a quantity of the first portion of the first doped layer extending above the first groove structure and the wrapping portion of the second doped layer is also M; in a length direction of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures, a ratio of a total length of the M first portions of the first doped layer extending above the first groove structure to a length of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures is 0.005-0.5, and M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of a total orthographic projection area of all first portions corresponding to the plurality of groove structures on the shady face to an area of the shady face is 4.5*10−8-1.5*10−5.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein at the predetermined position, a third doped layer stacked on the upper layer of the second surface has the same polarity as that of the second doped layer, the third doped layer covers the second surface, and an insulation layer is provided between the third doped layer and the second surface.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The back-contact solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the depth of the first groove structure of the plurality of groove structures is 0.1 um-15 um.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

A back-contact solar cell assembly, comprising the back-contact solar cell according to claim 1.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

A photovoltaic system, comprising the back-contact solar cell assembly according to claim 16.