Disclosed are a solar cell and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes a substrate and a doped semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate. The solar cell further includes holes distributed across an edge region of the doped semiconductor layer, and a respective hole of the holes extending through at least the doped semiconductor layer and being filled with a passivation material. The solar cell further includes a passivation layer formed on a side of the doped semiconductor layer away from the substrate, and a plurality of electrodes arranged at intervals along a first direction, extending through the passivation layer and in electrical contact with the doped semiconductor layer.

Provided are a solar cell, a tandem solar cell, and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes a substrate, a doped conductive layer, and a dielectric layer. The substrate has a first surface, where the first surface includes electrode regions and non-electrode regions that are alternatingly arranged along a first direction. The doped conductive layer is formed over the first surface of the substrate. The doped conductive layer includes first conductive portions and at least one second conductive portion. Each first conductive portion is formed over a respective electrode region of the electrode regions, and each respective second conductive portion is formed over a part of a non-electrode region of the non-electrode regions The dielectric layer is between the first surface and the doped conductive layer.

A functional device includes in succession: a first protective film on the front face of the device, with Young's modulus (YM) E1 and thermal dilatation coefficient (TDC) CTE1, a first exterior encapsulation film, with YM E2 and TDC CTE2, an interior encapsulation film, with YM E3 and TDC CTE3, a second exterior encapsulation film, with YM E4 and TDC CTE4, a second plate on the rear face of the device, with YM E5 and TDC CTE5, E1 and E5 being similar or identical, E2 and E4 being similar or identical, E1>E2 and E4<E5, CTE1 and CTE5 being similar or identical, CTE2 and CTE4 being similar or identical, CTE1<CTE2 and CTE4>CTE5, and one film of the first exterior encapsulation film, the interior encapsulation film and the second exterior encapsulation film encapsulating the active elements; and method for producing a functional traversable surface.

A solar cell includes a substrate having a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface; a first passivation layer, a second passivation layer and a third passivation layer sequentially formed on the front surface of the substrate and in a direction away from the substrate; where the first passivation layer includes a dielectric material; the second passivation layer includes a first Si.sub.uN.sub.v material, and a value of v/u is 1.3v/u1.7; and the third passivation layer includes a Si.sub.rO.sub.s material, and a value of s/r is 1.9s/r3.2; and a tunneling oxide layer and a doped conductive layer sequentially formed on the back surface of the substrate and in a direction away from the back surface; the doped conductive layer and the substrate are doped to have a same conductivity type.

A PV module configured for vertical mounting, in which at least one cover glass has an external textured surface. The pattern of such texture is a plurality of triangular prisms. The height of the prisms is directed either parallelly or perpendicularly, or obliquely relative to the PV module's long side. The apparatus utilizes the sunlight at around noontime, mostly reflected from the glass at the grazing angles by redirecting the sunlight towards the PV cells inside the PV module. The sunlight harvesting is significantly higher than for PV modules with a smooth external surface. A polymer coating on the glass may also provide the texture pattern.

Disclosed are a semiconductor substrate and a treating method thereof, a solar cell and a preparation method thereof. The method for treating a semiconductor substrate includes forming a smooth surface area and a textured surface area adjacent to the smooth surface area on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate. The area of the smooth surface area is greater than or equal to that of the textured surface area. A smooth surface area and a textured surface area adjacent to the smooth surface area are formed on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate, so that the transparent conductive film is located and only located on the smooth surface area. A grid line is formed on the side of the corresponding to the transparent conductive film facing away from the semiconductor substrate, thereby improving the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of the solar cell.

A luminescent solar concentrator including a light propagation device, one or more photovoltaic cells, and one or more waveguides is provided. The light propagation device includes a plurality of nanostructures configured to permit preferential propagation of a wavelength range of light in one direction. The one or more photovoltaic cells are positioned adjacent an end of the light propagation device. The one or more waveguides are configured to guide light toward the one or more photovoltaic cells via total internal reflection within the luminescent solar concentrator.

A metal-semiconductor contact structure and a preparation method thereof, a solar cell and a photovoltaic module are provided. The metal-semiconductor contact structure includes a metal electrode and a semiconductor layer in contact with each other. The metal electrode has a metal element, and the semiconductor layer has a semiconductor element and a doping element for doping the semiconductor layer. A contact interface between the metal electrode and the semiconductor layer has a hole and a conductive structure. The conductive structure includes a conductive eutectic adjacent to the semiconductor layer, and a conductive crystal extending from the conductive eutectic into the hole. The conductive eutectic includes a eutectic formed by the metal element and the semiconductor element, and the conductive crystal includes a crystal formed by crystallization of the metal element.

Disclosed are a solar cell, a method of making, and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes: a substrate, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; multiple first doped portions, on the first surface; multiple second doped portions on the first surface; and multiple isolation trenches, each of which is formed between a respective first doped portion and an adjacent second doped portion. The isolation trenches each have opposing first sidewall and second sidewall that extend along a second direction, and at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall has a corrugated structure that undulates while extending along the first direction. The second direction intersects with the first direction. Embodiments of the present disclosure at least contribute to improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cells.

A solar cell, and methods of fabricating said solar cell, are disclosed. The solar cell can include a substrate having a light-receiving surface and a back surface. The solar cell can include a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type disposed on a first dielectric layer, wherein the first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The solar cell can also include a second semiconductor region of a second, different, conductivity type disposed on a second dielectric layer, where a portion of the second thin dielectric layer is disposed between the first and second semiconductor regions. The solar cell can include a third dielectric layer disposed on the second semiconductor region. The solar cell can include a first conductive contact disposed over the first semiconductor region but not the third dielectric layer. The solar cell can include a second conductive contact disposed over the second semiconductor region, where the second conductive contact is disposed over the third dielectric layer and second semiconductor region. In an embodiment, the third dielectric layer can be a dopant layer.