The solar cell includes: a substrate, a tunneling dielectric layer disposed over the substrate and a doped conductive layer formed over the tunneling dielectric layer. The doped conductive layer includes main body portions and first connecting portions. Each of the main body portions extends in a first direction, and the main body portions are arranged at intervals along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. At least one first connecting portion in the first connecting portions is located between every two adjacent main body portions and in contact with each of the two adjacent main body portions. The solar cell further includes first electrodes each extending in the first direction. The first electrodes respectively correspond to the main body portions and are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and each first electrode is disposed on and electrically connected to a corresponding one of the main body portions.

In one aspect, a manufacturing method for a solar cell includes the following steps: providing a solar cell substrate, the solar cell substrate comprising a region A on which a first processing needs to be performed and a region B on which the first processing does not need to be performed; and forming on the region B a phosphorus-boron co-doped silicon oxide layer; and performing the first processing on the region A, the first processing comprising one or more of texturing processing, etching processing and wrapping-plating removal processing.

Approaches for the foil-based metallization of solar cells and the resulting solar cells are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate. A plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions is disposed in or above the substrate. A conductive contact structure is disposed above the plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. The conductive contact structure includes a plurality of metal seed material regions providing a metal seed material region disposed on each of the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. A metal foil is disposed on the plurality of metal seed material regions, the metal foil having anodized portions isolating metal regions of the metal foil corresponding to the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions.

Approaches for the foil-based metallization of solar cells and the resulting solar cells are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate. A plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions is disposed in or above the substrate. A conductive contact structure is disposed above the plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. The conductive contact structure includes a plurality of metal seed material regions providing a metal seed material region disposed on each of the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. A metal foil is disposed on the plurality of metal seed material regions, the metal foil having anodized portions isolating metal regions of the metal foil corresponding to the alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions.

The method for preparing a solar cell includes providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; forming a doped layer and a first passivation layer stacked sequentially in a direction away from the substrate on the first surface; forming a second passivation layer on the second surface; forming multiple first grid line electrodes arranged at intervals on the surface of the first passivation layer away from the substrate, and forming multiple second grid line electrodes arranged at intervals on the surface of the second passivation layer away from the substrate; performing a laser processing on the multiple first grid line electrodes and an adjacent region of the multiple first grid line electrodes, and applying a reverse current between the multiple first grid line electrodes and the multiple second grid line electrodes.

A flexible, non-flat solar cell comprises a flexible substrate. A pn junction is on or in the flexible substrate. The solar cell has been flexed so as to have a non-flat geometry that results in an increased surface area of the flexed solar cell with respect to the surface area of a flat solar cell that is the same as the flexed solar cell except that the flat solar cell has a flat surface geometry that has the same projected area on a lateral plane as does the flexed solar cell.

A flexible, non-flat solar cell comprises a flexible substrate. A pn junction is on or in the flexible substrate. The solar cell has been flexed so as to have a non-flat geometry that results in an increased surface area of the flexed solar cell with respect to the surface area of a flat solar cell that is the same as the flexed solar cell except that the flat solar cell has a flat surface geometry that has the same projected area on a lateral plane as does the flexed solar cell.

A photovoltaic module and a method for manufacturing the photovoltaic module are provided. The photovoltaic module includes a battery module including multiple cell string groups and multiple first connection structures. Each cell string group includes multiple cell strings arranged along a first direction. Each cell string includes multiple solar cells and multiple second connection structures. Each solar cell includes multiple first grid lines and multiple second grid lines. There is a distance L between a first grid line and a second grid line adjacent to the first grid line in the first direction. A second connection structure connected to an end of a respective middle first connection structure is spaced apart by a distance S in the first direction from an adjacent second connection structure connected to an end of another middle first connection structure adjacent to the respective middle first connection structure and the distance S is greater than the distance L.

This application provides a solar cell, a preparation method therefor, and a photovoltaic module. In one aspect, a solar cell includes a silicon substrate, and a low-absorption coefficient layer arranged on a light-receiving surface of the silicon substrate. The low-absorption coefficient layer and the light-receiving surface of the silicon substrate have a same conductivity type. An absorption coefficient of the low-absorption coefficient layer is less than an absorption coefficient of the silicon substrate in a wavelength band of less than or equal to 400 nm. A thickness of the low-absorption coefficient layer ranges from 15 to 200 nm. The low-absorption coefficient layer is in contact with the silicon substrate.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a solar cell, including: providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other forming a first doped layer on the second surface and concurrently forming a second doped layer on a target doped dielectric layer; patterning the second doped layer, including removing portions of the second doped layer; etching away the portion of the target doped dielectric layer over the first region; etching away a portion of the target doped semiconductor layer over the first region, and etching away a portion of the second doped layer over the second region; and etching away the portion of the target doped dielectric layer over the second region, a portion of the target doped semiconductor layer over the second region being reserved as a doped semiconductor portion. The respective first regions and the respective second regions are alternatingly distributed.