The photovoltaic cell sheet includes: a cell sheet body having a first end and a second end opposite to each other in a width direction of the cell sheet body, wherein the first end of the cell sheet body is provided with a plurality of sawtooth spacing along a length direction of the cell sheet body; a first main gate arranged at one side of front and back sides of the plurality of sawtooth and serving as a first electrode; and a second main gate arranged at another side of the front and back sides of the cell sheet body and serving as a second electrode, wherein the second main gate is adjacent to the second end of the cell sheet body.

The photovoltaic cell sheet includes: a cell sheet body having a first end and a second end opposite to each other in a width direction of the cell sheet body, wherein the first end of the cell sheet body is provided with a plurality of sawtooth spacing along a length direction of the cell sheet body; a first main gate arranged at one side of front and back sides of the plurality of sawtooth and serving as a first electrode; and a second main gate arranged at another side of the front and back sides of the cell sheet body and serving as a second electrode, wherein the second main gate is adjacent to the second end of the cell sheet body.

A system is provided. The system includes a thin film. The thin film includes a first material that absorbs light within a first band gap and passes a remaining portion of the light that is outside of the first band gap. The thin film is electrically connected to an intermediate electrical device. The thin film converts the light within the first band gap to electricity. The thin film provides the electricity to the intermediate electrical device. The system includes a solar panel that includes a second material that absorbs the remaining portion of the light passed by the thin film. The solar panel includes c-Si. The system includes a coupling between the solar panel and the thin film.

A system is provided. The system includes a thin film. The thin film includes a first material that absorbs light within a first band gap and passes a remaining portion of the light that is outside of the first band gap. The thin film is electrically connected to an intermediate electrical device. The thin film converts the light within the first band gap to electricity. The thin film provides the electricity to the intermediate electrical device. The system includes a solar panel that includes a second material that absorbs the remaining portion of the light passed by the thin film. The solar panel includes c-Si. The system includes a coupling between the solar panel and the thin film.

The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a switchable photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first active material and a static PV device that includes a second active material, where the switchable PV device and the static PV device are positioned substantially parallel to one another, the switchable PV device has a first state that is substantially transparent to a first wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, the switchable PV device has a second state this is substantially opaque to a second wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, the switchable PV device can be reversibly switched between the first state and the second state, the static PV device is substantially transparent to the visible spectrum of light, and both the switchable PV device and static PV device are capable of generating power.

The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a switchable photovoltaic (PV) device that includes a first active material and a static PV device that includes a second active material, where the switchable PV device and the static PV device are positioned substantially parallel to one another, the switchable PV device has a first state that is substantially transparent to a first wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, the switchable PV device has a second state this is substantially opaque to a second wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, the switchable PV device can be reversibly switched between the first state and the second state, the static PV device is substantially transparent to the visible spectrum of light, and both the switchable PV device and static PV device are capable of generating power.

The invention relates to a 3T tandem solar cell, a tandem solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same. The 3T tandem solar cell according to the invention comprises at least a first solar cell (11, 11) comprising a first absorber layer (11-2, 11-2) disposed between a first electrode (11-1, 11-1) on a side of the first solar cell (11, 11) facing the incident light (100), and a first transparent conductive layer (11-3, 11-3) on a side of the first solar cell (11, 11) facing away from the incident light (100), wherein the first solar cell (11, 11) is disposed on a solar cell (12, 12) having a second absorber layer (12-2, 12-2) disposed between a second electrode (12-1, 12-1) on a side of the second solar cell (12, 12) facing away from the incident light (100) and a second transparent conductive layer (12-3, 12-3) on a side of the second solar cell facing the incident light (100). According to the invention, a connecting layer (13) is arranged between the first and the second solar cell (11, 11, 12, 12), wherein the connecting layer (13) forms an electrically conductive connection between the first and the second solar cell (11, 11, 12, 12), and wherein the connecting layer (13) comprises an electrically conductive one-piece conductive element (13-3, 13-3) configured and arranged to form the electrically conductive connection and wherein the conductive element (13-3, 13-3) is embedded in an embedding means (13-2) while maintaining contact points (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5) respectively to the first and to the second transparent conductive layer (11-3, 11-3, 12-3, 12-3) and is connected to or integrally forms a third electrode (13-1, 13-1) of the at least one tandem solar cell (10, 10).

The invention relates to a 3T tandem solar cell, a tandem solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same. The 3T tandem solar cell according to the invention comprises at least a first solar cell (11, 11) comprising a first absorber layer (11-2, 11-2) disposed between a first electrode (11-1, 11-1) on a side of the first solar cell (11, 11) facing the incident light (100), and a first transparent conductive layer (11-3, 11-3) on a side of the first solar cell (11, 11) facing away from the incident light (100), wherein the first solar cell (11, 11) is disposed on a solar cell (12, 12) having a second absorber layer (12-2, 12-2) disposed between a second electrode (12-1, 12-1) on a side of the second solar cell (12, 12) facing away from the incident light (100) and a second transparent conductive layer (12-3, 12-3) on a side of the second solar cell facing the incident light (100). According to the invention, a connecting layer (13) is arranged between the first and the second solar cell (11, 11, 12, 12), wherein the connecting layer (13) forms an electrically conductive connection between the first and the second solar cell (11, 11, 12, 12), and wherein the connecting layer (13) comprises an electrically conductive one-piece conductive element (13-3, 13-3) configured and arranged to form the electrically conductive connection and wherein the conductive element (13-3, 13-3) is embedded in an embedding means (13-2) while maintaining contact points (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5) respectively to the first and to the second transparent conductive layer (11-3, 11-3, 12-3, 12-3) and is connected to or integrally forms a third electrode (13-1, 13-1) of the at least one tandem solar cell (10, 10).

A multi-junction, photovoltaic (PV) solar cell with an integrated, monolithic blocking diode, and methods of fabrication, are disclosed. The integrated, monolithic blocking diode protects a circuit of PV solar cells when some PV solar cells are shadowed. A triple-junction PV solar cell includes a first conductive substrate with a PV solar cell stack and an adjacent blocking diode stack disposed on a common conductive substrate. A trench is located in between the two stacks, which provides electrical isolation. A triple-junction cell has: a Ge first PN junction, a GaAs second PN junction, and an InGaP third PN junction. A first metal contact is disposed on a portion of the PV solar cell stack, and a second metal contact is disposed completely across the blocking diode stack. Extraterrestrial satellites can use these triple-junction PV solar cells with integrated, monolithic blocking diodes.

A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion circuits configured to be arranged in a semiconductor layer having a first plane and a second plane. The plurality of photoelectric conversion circuits is individually isolated by an isolation structure. The semiconductor layer includes a plurality of trench portions arranged on the first plane of each of the photoelectric conversion circuits. The plurality of trench portions is configured of a first trench portion extending in a first direction as an in-plane direction of the first plane and a second trench portion extending in a second direction as an in-plane direction of the first plane intersecting with the first direction. A filler member and an airgap are arranged in an interior of a trench portion at a position where the first trench portion and the second trench portion intersect with each other.