SOLAR CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20220344524 · 2022-10-27
Inventors
Cpc classification
Y02E10/50
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
H01L31/0543
ELECTRICITY
H01L31/046
ELECTRICITY
H02S30/00
ELECTRICITY
H01L31/022466
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01L31/046
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
This application provides a solar cell, including a front electrode, a functional layer, and a back electrode. The front electrode is an electrode on a side of an illuminated surface. The front electrode includes a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other, or the back electrode includes a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other. The front electrode and/or the back electrode may be designed to be separated by region, and conductivity of one conductive region is designed to be higher than conductivity of the other conductive region. This can effectively avoid a film rectangular resistance loss caused by large-scale non-uniform lateral transfer of a photocurrent, and improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of the cell. In addition, cell comprehensive performance can be improved by flexibly selecting materials based on different requirements of different regions in different application scenarios.
Claims
1. A solar cell, comprising a front electrode and a back electrode that are disposed opposite to each other and a functional layer disposed between the front electrode and the back electrode, wherein the front electrode is an electrode on a side of an illuminated surface; and the front electrode comprises a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other, or the back electrode comprises a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other.
2. The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the high-conductivity region of the front electrode is disposed around the low-conductivity region of the front electrode, or the high-conductivity region of the back electrode is disposed around the low-conductivity region of the back electrode.
3. The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the low-conductivity region of the front electrode comprises a transparent colloidal layer and a first conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent colloidal layer, or comprises a transparent conductive oxide layer and a first conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the first conductive mesh layer is electrically connected to the functional layer.
4. The solar cell according to claim 3, wherein the high-conductivity region of the front electrode comprises the transparent colloidal layer and a second conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent colloidal layer, or comprises the transparent conductive oxide layer and a second conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the second conductive mesh layer is electrically connected to the functional layer.
5. The solar cell according to claim 4, wherein area coverage of the second conductive mesh layer in the high-conductivity region of the front electrode is greater than area coverage of the first conductive mesh layer in the low-conductivity region of the front electrode, or a mesh line depth-to-width ratio of the second conductive mesh layer is greater than a mesh line depth-to-width ratio of the first conductive mesh layer.
6. The solar cell according to claim 4, wherein the high-conductivity region of the front electrode further comprises a conductive modification layer disposed on the second conductive mesh layer.
7. The solar cell according to claim 3, wherein the front electrode further comprises a planar conductive layer or a conductive adhesive layer disposed between the transparent colloidal layer and the functional layer.
8. The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the high-conductivity region of the front electrode comprises one or more of a metal layer or an alloy layer, a metal nanowire, graphene, a carbon nanotube, or a conductive polymer.
9. The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the low-conductivity region of the back electrode comprises a metal layer or an alloy layer; or comprises a metal layer or an alloy layer, and a transparent conductive oxide layer or a metal oxide layer stacked with the metal or alloy layer; or comprises a transparent conductive oxide layer and a barrier layer, wherein the metal oxide layer comprises one or more of molybdenum oxide, zinc oxide, or tungsten oxide, and the barrier layer comprises an organic barrier material and/or an inorganic barrier material.
10. The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the low-conductivity region of the back electrode comprises a transparent colloidal layer and a third conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent colloidal layer, or comprises a transparent conductive oxide layer and a third conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the third conductive mesh layer is electrically connected to the functional layer.
11. The solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the high-conductivity region of the back electrode comprises a transparent colloidal layer and a fourth conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent colloidal layer, or comprises a transparent conductive oxide layer and a fourth conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the fourth conductive mesh layer is electrically connected to the functional layer.
12. The solar cell according to claim 10, wherein the high-conductivity region of the back electrode comprises the transparent colloidal layer and a fourth conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent colloidal layer, or comprises the transparent conductive oxide layer and a fourth conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the fourth conductive mesh layer is electrically connected to the functional layer.
13. The solar cell according to claim 12, wherein area coverage of the fourth conductive mesh layer in the high-conductivity region of the back electrode is greater than area coverage of the third conductive mesh layer in the low-conductivity region of the back electrode, or a mesh line depth-to-width ratio of the fourth conductive mesh layer is greater than a mesh line depth-to-width ratio of the third conductive mesh layer.
14. The solar cell according to claim 9, wherein the high-conductivity region of the back electrode comprises one or more of a metal layer or an alloy layer, a metal nanowire, graphene, a carbon nanotube, or a conductive polymer.
15. The solar cell according to claim 2, wherein the low-conductivity region of the front electrode comprises a transparent colloidal layer and a first conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent colloidal layer, or comprises a transparent conductive oxide layer and a first conductive mesh layer embedded in the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the first conductive mesh layer is electrically connected to the functional layer.
16. The solar cell according to claim 4, wherein the front electrode further comprises a planar conductive layer or a conductive adhesive layer disposed between the transparent colloidal layer and the functional layer.
17. The solar cell according to claim 5, wherein the front electrode further comprises a planar conductive layer or a conductive adhesive layer disposed between the transparent colloidal layer and the functional layer.
18. The solar cell according to claim 6, wherein the front electrode further comprises a planar conductive layer or a conductive adhesive layer disposed between the transparent colloidal layer and the functional layer.
19. An electronic device, comprising a solar cell, which comprising a front electrode and a back electrode that are disposed opposite to each other and a functional layer disposed between the front electrode and the back electrode, wherein the front electrode is an electrode on a side of an illuminated surface; and the front electrode comprises a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other, or the back electrode comprises a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other, wherein the solar cell is configured to supply power to the electronic device.
20. A pair of smart glasses, wherein the pair of smart glasses comprises a power consumption module and a solar cell, which comprising a front electrode and a back electrode that are disposed opposite to each other and a functional layer disposed between the front electrode and the back electrode, wherein the front electrode is an electrode on a side of an illuminated surface; and the front electrode comprises a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other, or the back electrode comprises a high-conductivity region and a low-conductivity region that are adjacent to each other, and the solar cell supplies power to the power consumption module.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0056] The following describes embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in embodiments of this application.
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[0059] It should be noted that the pair of smart glasses 100 of the structures shown in
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[0062] In an implementation of this application, the conductive region B is disposed around the conductive region A, and is in close contact with and electrically connected to the conductive region A. The conductive region B is configured to converge a photocurrent of the conductive region A. The conductive region B may completely surround the conductive region A as shown in
[0063] In an implementation of this application, a degree of a conductivity difference between the conductive region B and the conductive region A is not limited, a degree of a conductivity difference between the conductive region D and the conductive region C is not limited, and the two degrees may be set based on an actual requirement. A larger degree of the conductivity difference is more conducive to convergence of photoelectrons. In some implementations, the conductivity of the conductive region B may be several to hundreds times higher than the conductivity of the conductive region A, for example, five times to 200 times. The conductivity of the conductive region D may be several to hundreds times higher than the conductivity of the conductive region C, for example, five times to 200 times. In some implementations, conductivity of each conductive region may be evaluated by using a film rectangular resistance of the conductive region. The film rectangular resistance is film rectangular resistance (Film rectangular resistance), and a unit is Ω/□. A higher film rectangular resistance of a conductive region indicates lower conductivity of the conductive region. Therefore, when a film rectangular resistance of the conductive region B is less than a film rectangular resistance of the conductive region A, the conductivity of the conductive region B is higher than the conductivity of the conductive region A. When a film rectangular resistance of the conductive region D is less than a film rectangular resistance of the conductive region C, the conductivity of the conductive region D is higher than the conductivity of the conductive region C. In some implementations, the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region A may be several to hundreds times higher than the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region B, for example, five times to 200 times. In some implementations, the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region C may be several to hundreds times higher than the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region D, for example, five times to 200 times. In some implementations, the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region A may be 0.05 Ω/□ to 20 Ω/□; and the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region C may be 0.05 Ω/□ to 20 Ω/□. In some implementations, the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region A may be 1 Ω/□ to 10 Ω/□; and the film rectangular resistance of the conductive region C may be 1 Ω/□ to 10 Ω/□. The foregoing multiple range of five times to 200 times may be specifically, for example, five times, 10 times, 20 times, 50 times, 100 times, 150 times, or 200 times. A high-conductivity region is disposed around the cell to uniformly converge a photocurrent of an internal conductive region. This can effectively reduce a loss caused by large-scale non-uniform transfer of charges in a large-area thin-film solar cell, and improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of the cell.
[0064] In an implementation of this application, a material, a thickness, a region size, and the like of the conductive region B located at an external part in the front electrode 21 and a material, a thickness, a region size, and the like of the conductive region D located at an external part in the back electrode 22 may be set based on an actual application requirement. In the pair of smart glasses, usually, to enlarge a light transmission surface of the solar cell lens 103 as a whole, a width W.sub.f (as shown in
[0065] Visible light transmittance (Visible Light Transmittance, VLT) of the solar cell 20 may be adjusted based on materials, thicknesses, and the like of the functional layer and the back electrode. In an implementation of this application, VLT of the internal region of the solar cell may be η%, where 0<η≤100, and η may be adjusted based on materials and thicknesses of the back electrode and the functional layer in the internal region; and VLT of the external region of the solar cell may be γ%, where y may be adjusted based on materials and thicknesses of the back electrode and the functional layer in the external region, and a value of y may meet 0≤γ<η.
[0066] In some implementations, in the solar cell, based on a material difference and a thickness difference between the back electrode in the internal region and the back electrode in the external high-conductivity region, a material difference and a thickness difference between functional layers in corresponding coverage regions, or the like, a transparency difference between the internal region and the external region of the solar cell can be implemented, so that a thin-film solar cell with mixed transparency is obtained, and maximization of light capture can be implemented by effectively using a scenario form feature.
[0067] In an implementation of this application, the conductive region A may be transparent, and the conductive region C may be transparent or semi-transparent. The conductive region B may be transparent, semi-transparent, or opaque. The conductive region D may be transparent, semi-transparent, or opaque.
[0068] In a manufacturing process of the solar cell 20, the front electrode 21 and the back electrode 22 may be combined with the functional layer 23 in a plurality of forms. Specifically, when the front electrode 21 and the back electrode 22 each include a conductive mesh layer structure, because a manufacturing process of the conductive mesh layer structure generally includes an imprinting operation, the functional layer may be adversely affected if an electrode is directly manufactured on the functional layer 23. Therefore, to protect the functional layer 23, usually, a conductive mesh layer in an electrode that is first combined with the functional layer 23 is combined with the functional layer by using a planar conductive layer, and a conductive mesh layer in an electrode that is then combined with the functional layer is combined with the functional layer by using a conductive adhesive layer. For ease of description, the following performs description with an example in which the front electrode 21 is combined with the functional layer 23 first, and then the back electrode 22 is combined with the functional layer 23, that is, the front electrode 21, the functional layer 23, and the back electrode 22 are successively formed on the substrate.
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[0070] A material of the transparent colloidal layer 201 may be a colloidal material formed through curing from a liquid state, and the material is transparent after being cured. The material includes but is not limited to a thermoplastic polymer, a photocurable polymer, and a thermosetting polymer. Specifically, the material is, for example, a UV curable adhesive. Connected mesh grooves are formed in the transparent colloidal layer 201, and a conductive mesh material is filled in the mesh grooves to form the first conductive mesh layer 202. The conductive mesh material of the first conductive mesh layer 202 may include one of or a combination of more of a metal layer or an alloy layer, a conductive polymer, a carbon nanotube, graphene, and a metal nanowire. Optionally, the conductive mesh material of the first conductive mesh layer 202 includes a metal layer or an alloy layer that has good conductivity. The conductive mesh material usually fills the mesh grooves exactly, that is, an upper surface of the first conductive mesh layer 202 (namely, a surface of a side close to the functional layer) is flush with an upper surface of the transparent colloidal layer (namely, a surface of a side close to the functional layer). In some implementations, the first conductive mesh layer 202 may be alternatively fully filled with the conductive mesh material based on a requirement, so that the conductive mesh material exceeds the first conductive mesh layer 202 by a specific height, to be specific, the upper surface of the first conductive mesh layer 202 is higher than the upper surface of the transparent colloidal layer. In some other implementations, the conductive mesh material may alternatively only partially fill the mesh grooves, to be specific, the upper surface of the first conductive mesh layer 202 is lower than the upper surface of the transparent colloidal layer. A graphical structure form of the conductive mesh is not limited, and may be a regular graphical structure, for example, a quadrangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or another polygon, or may be an irregular graphical structure. The graphical structure form may be specifically set based on an actual requirement.
[0071] Because a contact area between the conductive mesh layer and the functional layer 23 is limited, electrical conduction of the electrode is limited. An area of a conductive surface that is of the electrode and that contacts the functional layer 23 of the cell can be enlarged by disposing the planar conductive layer 203 on the first conductive mesh layer 202. This improves performance of the cell. In an implementation of this application, a material of the planar conductive layer 203 includes but is not limited to any one of or a combination of more of a transparent conductive oxide, a metal nanowire, a carbon nanotube, graphene, and a conductive polymer. The transparent conductive oxide (Transparent Conductive Oxide, TCO) is a thin film material with high transmittance and low resistivity in a visible light spectrum range (a wavelength is 380 nm to 780 nm). The TCO thin film material mainly includes indium tin oxide ITO, fluorine-doped tin oxide FTO, aluminum-doped zinc oxide AZO, gallium-doped zinc oxide GZO, boron-doped zinc oxide BZO, and the like.
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[0073] In an implementation of this application, the conductive region B may be transparent, semi-transparent, or opaque.
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[0075] In some implementations of this application, the conductive region A and the conductive region B each use a conductive mesh structure, that is, the entire front electrode uses a conductive mesh structure. In this way, the conductive region A and the conductive region B of the front electrode may be simultaneously manufactured by using a one-step molding process, to simplify a process flow. In this implementation, to make the conductivity of the conductive region B higher than the conductivity of the conductive region A, a conductivity difference may be implemented by designing the first conductive mesh layer and the second conductive mesh layer differently from perspectives of material selection, a mesh line width, a depth, a mesh period, a side length, and the like. A specific design manner is not limited.
[0076] In some implementations of this application, area coverage of the second conductive mesh layer 204 in the conductive region B is greater than area coverage of the first conductive mesh layer 202 in the conductive region A, that is, in unit area, an area of a region that is of the conductive region B and that is covered by mesh lines is greater than an area of a region that is of the conductive region A and that is covered by mesh lines. Specifically, for example, as shown in
[0077] In some other implementations of this application, a mesh line depth-to-width ratio of the second conductive mesh layer 204 is greater than a mesh line depth-to-width ratio of the first conductive mesh layer 202. The mesh line depth-to-width ratio is a ratio of a mesh line width to a mesh line depth (namely, a height or a thickness). When the conductive mesh material fills the mesh grooves in the transparent colloidal layer exactly, a mesh line depth is a depth of the mesh groove. The mesh line width may be at a micrometer level, for example, may be specifically 0.5 μm to 10 μm. The mesh line depth may be at a micrometer level, for example, may be specifically 1 μm to 15 μm.
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[0079] In another implementation of this application, the conductive region B includes one or more of a metal layer or an alloy layer, a metal nanowire, graphene, a carbon nanotube, or a conductive polymer. The metal or alloy layer may include one or more of gold, silver, nickel, copper, aluminum, or the like. The metal or alloy layer may be of a single-layer structure including one metal or alloy, or may be of a multi-layer structure including a plurality of different metals or alloys. In an embodiment, the conductive region B includes the metal or alloy layer, and the conductive region B is a metal electrode or an alloy electrode.
[0080] In an implementation of this application, the conductive region C of the back electrode 22 may be transparent or semi-transparent.
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[0082] In another implementation of this application, the first layer 221 is a barrier layer, and the second layer 222 is the transparent conductive oxide layer. The barrier layer includes an organic barrier material and/or an inorganic barrier material. The film rectangular resistance loss can be reduced by using a composite electrode formed by the transparent conductive oxide and the organic or inorganic barrier layer. The organic barrier material includes but is not limited to copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), bathocuproine (BCP), and zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc). The inorganic barrier material includes but is not limited to lithium metal (Li) and lithium fluoride.
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[0084] In still another implementation of this application, refer to
[0085] In some implementations of this application, the conductive region C includes a thin metal or alloy, that is, the conductive region C uses a thin metal or alloy electrode. A thin metal or alloy layer may include one or more of gold, silver, nickel, copper, aluminum, or the like.
[0086] In an implementation of this application, the conductive region D may be transparent, semi-transparent, or opaque. A thickness of the conductive region D may be the same as or different from a thickness of the conductive region C. When the conductive region D is designed to be opaque, a light loss can be reduced, and comprehensive photoelectric conversion efficiency of the large-area thin-film solar cell can be improved. Specifically, in an embodiment, if the conductive region D is opaque and the conductive region C is semi-transparent, a thin-film solar cell with mixed transmittance can be formed.
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[0090] In the foregoing embodiment of this application, an example in which the front electrode 21 is combined with the functional layer 23 first and then the back electrode 22 is combined with the functional layer 23 is used for description. When the front electrode and the back electrode each include a conductive mesh structure, optionally, a conductive mesh layer of the front electrode is combined with the functional layer by using a planar conductive layer (the conductive mesh layer of the front electrode may be embedded in a transparent colloidal layer) or the functional layer is directly deposited on the conductive mesh layer to be in contact with, stacked with, and combined with the functional layer (the conductive mesh layer of the front electrode may be embedded in a transparent conductive oxide layer), and a conductive mesh layer of the back electrode is combined with the functional layer by using a conductive adhesive layer. In some other embodiments of this application, when the front electrode and the back electrode each include a conductive mesh structure, if the back electrode 22 is combined with the functional layer 23 first and then the front electrode 21 is combined with the functional layer 23, that is, the back electrode 22, the functional layer 23, and the front electrode 21 are successively formed on the substrate, optionally, a conductive mesh layer of the back electrode is combined with the functional layer by using a planar conductive layer (the conductive mesh layer of the back electrode may be embedded in a transparent colloidal layer) or is directly in contact with, stacked with, and combined with the functional layer (the conductive mesh layer of the back electrode may be embedded in a transparent conductive oxide layer), and a conductive mesh layer of the front electrode is combined with the functional layer by using a conductive adhesive layer. Details are not described herein again. An electrode that is later combined with the functional layer is combined with the functional layer by using a conductive adhesive layer instead of being directly manufactured on the functional layer. This can prevent the functional layer from being damaged by directly manufacturing the other electrode on the functional layer.
[0091] In an implementation of this application, a material of the conductive mesh layer is a material having good conductive performance. Optionally, a conductive mesh material of each of the first conductive mesh layer 202, the second conductive mesh layer 204, the third conductive mesh layer 224, and the fourth conductive mesh layer 227 may include one of or a combination of more of a metal layer or an alloy layer, a conductive polymer, a carbon nanotube, graphene, and a metal nanowire. The metal or alloy may include one or more of gold, silver, nickel, copper, aluminum, or the like. When the metal or alloy layer is included, the metal or alloy layer may be a single-layer structure including one metal or alloy, or may be a multi-layer structure including a plurality of different metals or alloys. For example, the conductive mesh layer includes a silver layer and a copper layer that are stacked, that is, the conductive mesh layer is of a double-layer structure including silver and copper.
[0092] In an implementation of this application, a specific structure and a specific material of the functional layer 23 are not limited. The light absorption layer 232 may be perovskite, an organic semiconductor material, an inorganic semiconductor material, an organic-inorganic mixed semiconductor material, or the like. The internal and external regions of the solar cell lens may use a same functional layer material or different functional layer materials. In addition to including the light absorption layer 232, the first carrier transport layer 231, and the second carrier transport layer 233, the functional layer 23 may further include another interface modification layer and the like. Materials of the first carrier transport layer 231 and the material of the second carrier transport layer 233 may be selected based on a material of the light absorption layer. For example, when the light absorption layer 232 uses PTB7-Th:IEICO-4F, the first carrier transport layer 231 and the second carrier transport layer 233 may be respectively zinc oxide (ZnO), molybdenum oxide (MoO.sub.3), or the like.
[0093] In an implementation of this application, a front electrode extraction region is disposed in the conductive region B of the front electrode 21, and a back electrode extraction region is disposed in the conductive region D of the back electrode 22. Refer to
[0094] In this application, “-” represents a value range, and the range includes values of both endpoints. For example, a thickness of the transparent colloidal layer 201 may be 2 μm to 20 μm, indicating that the thickness ranges from 2 μm to 20 μm, including values 2 μm and 20 μm of both endpoints.
[0095] The following further describes embodiments of this application by using a plurality of embodiments.
Embodiment 1
[0096] A pair of smart glasses is provided. The pair of smart glasses includes solar cell lenses. For a structure of the solar cell lens, refer to
Embodiment 2
[0097] Compared with Embodiment 1, an only difference is as follows: The conductive region D of the back electrode is an Al electrode, a thickness of the Al layer is 150 nm, and a width W.sub.r is 1 mm. The conductive region C of the back electrode uses a thin metal/metal oxide composite electrode, and in this embodiment, an Ag/MoO.sub.3 composite electrode is used, where a thickness of Ag is 10 nm, and a thickness of MoO.sub.3 is 35 nm. In this way, photoelectric conversion efficiency of a manufactured large-area device cell of 30 cm.sup.2 is more than 2%.
Embodiment 3
[0098] For a structure of the solar cell lens, refer to
Embodiment 4
[0099] Compared with Embodiment 1, an only difference is as follows: The conductive region D of the back electrode is an Al electrode, a thickness of the Al layer is 100 nm, and a width W.sub.r is 1 mm. The conductive region C of the back electrode uses an Ag/MoO.sub.3 thin metal/metal oxide composite electrode, where a thickness of an Ag layer is 10 nm, and a thickness of a MoO.sub.3 layer is 35 nm. The conductive region B of the front electrode uses a form in which metal meshes are embedded in a transparent colloidal layer and a conductive modification layer is deposited on surfaces of the metal meshes, where the metal meshes use Ag/Cu metal meshes, a width of a trench is about 3.5 μm, a depth of the trench is about 3 μm, silver filling is performed for about 2.3 μm in the trench, and copper plating is performed for about 1.0 μm. After polishing is performed, a step is less than 10 nm, and a trench pattern is a regular hexagon with a side length of 85 μm. The conductive modification layer uses Ag, and has a thickness of 50 nm and a width W.sub.f of 1 mm. The trench in the conductive region B of the front electrode and a trench in the conductive region A of the front electrode are mutually connected. Parameters of the mesh trench and a metal mesh in the conductive region A of the front electrode are set the same as parameters of the trench and the metal mesh in the conductive region B. In this way, photoelectric conversion efficiency of a manufactured large-area device cell of 30 cm.sup.2 is more than 2%.
Comparative Example 1
[0100] A semi-transparent thin-film solar cell structure is provided. The semi-transparent thin-film solar cell structure includes stacked glass/indium tin oxide (ITO)/zinc oxide (ZnO)/PBTZT-stat-BDTT-8:PC61BM:PC71BM/PEDOT:PSS, where a front electrode is ITO, and a back electrode is PEDOT:PSS. Average transmittance of a small-area device (0.24 cm.sup.2) based on the structure is 24%, and photoelectric conversion efficiency under standard illuminance is 4.8%. For an enlarged large-area device (15.5 cm.sup.2), average transmittance is 24%, and photoelectric conversion efficiency under the standard illuminance is 0.06%. Therefore, efficiency is significantly reduced by 80 times. This is directly related to large rectangular resistances of the ITO and the PEDOT:PSS. As an effective area of a solar cell device is enlarged, the large rectangular resistances of the ITO and the PEDOT:PSS cause a significant increase in an equivalent series resistance of the cell, resulting in a large decrease in a fill factor and a short-circuit current. This seriously affects the photoelectric conversion efficiency.
[0101] The foregoing describes in detail the solar cell and the electronic device thereof that are provided in embodiments of this application. The description of the foregoing embodiments is merely used to help understand the method and a core idea of this application. In addition, a person of ordinary skill in the art can make variations and modifications in terms of specific embodiments and application scopes according to the idea of this application. In conclusion, the content of the specification should not be construed as a limitation on this application.