Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a passivation layer, a back electrode layer, and several bus bars. The semiconductor substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite with each other. The passivation layer is disposed at the lower surface and includes several blank regions and several first openings. Each first opening is not located in the blank regions. The bus bars are respectively disposed on the blank regions of the passivation layer. The back electrode layer is disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate through the first openings. The back electrode layer includes several second openings corresponding to the bus bars, respectively. The size of each second opening is not greater than the size of the corresponding bus bar, so that the back electrode layer is electrically connected to the bus bars.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, one or more bus bar electrode, and a plurality of finger electrodes. The bus bar electrode and the finger electrodes are disposed on the semiconductor substrate. Conventionally, in a process of forming the finger electrodes by utilizing screen printing, offset may occur. Consequently, the finger electrodes cannot be connected to the bus bar electrode. According to the provided solar cell, the bus bar electrode is formed by using patterned silver and aluminum, to manufacture a wider bus bar electrode than the bus bar electrode in the conventional solar cell without increasing silver consumption, thereby resolving the problem of offset.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a bus-bar electrode, a plurality of finger electrodes, and a heavily doped layer. The semiconductor substrate has a surface. The bus-bar electrode is on the surface of the semiconductor substrate and extending along a first direction. The finger electrodes are on the surface of the semiconductor substrate and extending along a second direction. One of two ends of each of the finger electrodes is connected to the bus-bar electrode. An angle created by the first direction and the second direction is less than 180 degrees. The heavily doped layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate and includes a first portion and a plurality of second portions. The first portion is extending along the first direction. Each of the second portions is extending from the first portion along the second direction and beneath the corresponding finger electrode.

Abstract: A solar module frame includes two first borders and two second borders. At least one first border includes a first segment and a second segment, where one end of the first segment is connected to one end of the second border, and one end of the second segment is connected to one end of the other second border. The solar module frame includes at least one connection component. One end of the connection component is connected to the other end of the first segment, and the other end of the connection component is connected to the other end of the second segment. Each of the first segment, the second segment, and the connection component includes an external wall, a support wall, a first clamping wall, and a second clamping wall. Each of the first segment and the second segment includes an internal wall.

Abstract: A solar cell and manufacturing method of back electrodes thereof are disclosed. The method includes a step of implementing a screen printing process to a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes a step of measuring a deviation which exists between laser ablation recesses and back electrodes in the screen printing process. The method further includes a step of adjusting the distance between the laser ablation recess and the back electrode according to the deviation. After adjusting, a deviation between laser ablation recesses and back electrodes will be controlled to a narrower range when the screen printing process is implemented to another semiconductor substrate. Thus, the defect is caused by the back electrodes incompletely covering the laser ablation recesses can be improved significantly.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a passivation layer, a back electrode layer, and several bus bars. The semiconductor substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite with each other. The passivation layer is disposed at the lower surface and includes several blank regions and several first openings. Each first opening is not located in the blank regions. The bus bars are respectively disposed on the blank regions of the passivation layer. The back electrode layer is disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate through the first openings. The back electrode layer includes several second openings corresponding to the bus bars, respectively. The size of each second opening is not greater than the size of the corresponding bus bar, so that the back electrode layer is electrically connected to the bus bars.

Abstract: A solar cell, including a semiconductor substrate, a first-type dopant layer and a second-type dopant layer that are respectively disposed on two surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, a first passivation layer formed on the first-type dopant layer, a first anti-reflection layer formed on the first passivation layer, a plurality of back electrodes passing through the first anti-reflection layer and the first passivation layer, a second passivation layer formed on the second-type dopant layer, a second anti-reflection layer formed on the second passivation layer, and a plurality of front surface electrodes passing through the second anti-reflection layer and the second passivation layer. Widths of the back electrodes formed on a central area are smaller than those of the back electrodes formed on side areas.

Abstract: A solar module frame includes two first borders and two second borders. At least one first border includes a first segment and a second segment, where one end of the first segment is connected to one end of the second border, and one end of the second segment is connected to one end of the other second border. The solar module frame includes at least one connection component. One end of the connection component is connected to the other end of the first segment, and the other end of the connection component is connected to the other end of the second segment. Each of the first segment, the second segment, and the connection component includes an external wall, a support wall, a first clamping wall, and a second clamping wall. Each of the first segment and the second segment includes an internal wall.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a crystalline silicon semiconductor substrate, an intrinsic amorphous silicon semiconductor layer, an amorphous silicon semiconductor layer and a transparent conductive layer. The crystalline silicon semiconductor substrate possesses a first doped type and a trench is formed thereon to form an enclosed area to define a first electrode region in the enclosed area and a second electrode region out of the enclosed area. The intrinsic amorphous silicon semiconductor layer, the amorphous silicon semiconductor layer and the transparent conductive layer are formed sequentially on the crystalline silicon semiconductor substrate and in the trench. Having discontinuity in the trench, the amorphous silicon semiconductor layer, the amorphous silicon semiconductor layer and the transparent conductive layer provide an isolation function between the previously defined first and second electrode regions.

Abstract: A solar cell is disclosed, which includes: a semiconductor substrate, an anti-reflective layer, a passivation layer, a back electrode and back bus bar. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The anti-reflective layer is disposed on the first surface. The back electrode is a continuous electrode or a flat electrode overlapping the whole back side of the solar cell. The continuous electrode or the flat electrode connects to the semiconductor substrate through a continuous opening. In another embodiment, the continuous electrode is passing through the passivation layer directly and connecting to the semiconductor substrate. That is, the solar cell includes a continuous opening or a continuous electrode.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a photovoltaic substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of bus bar electrode net structures. The bus bar electrode net structures are separately disposed on the first surface, each bus bar electrode net structure includes a bus bar electrode, a plurality of finger electrodes, at least one connecting line electrode and at least one vertical finger electrode. The bus bar electrode is disposed on the first surface. The finger electrodes are separately disposed at two sides of the bus bar electrode. The connecting line electrode is disposed on the first surface. Each connecting line electrode connects with ends of at least two finger electrodes. The vertical finger electrode is disposed on the first surface, and is parallel to the bus bar electrode and disposed between the two ends of the finger electrode to connect with at least two adjacent finger electrodes.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor precursor ink composition includes an ink composition for forming a chalcogenide semiconductor film and a peroxide compound mixed with the ink composition. A method for forming a chalcogenide semiconductor film and a method for forming a photovoltaic device each include using the compound semiconductor precursor ink composition containing peroxide compound to form a chalcogenide semiconductor film.

Abstract: An electrode tape, a solar module and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electrode tape includes an adhesive film and a conductive structure. The adhesive film includes a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface which faces an opposite direction to the first adhesive surface. The conductive structure is embedded in the adhesive film with a first contact point exposed on the first adhesive surface and a second contact point exposed on the second adhesive surface. The solar module includes a first solar cell and a second solar cell which are electrically connected with each other through the electrode tape.

Abstract: A machine for manufacturing an electrode tape is disclosed. The machine includes a conveyor, a conductive structure coil, an adhesive material supply unit and a curing unit. The conveyor includes a molding belt with at least one groove and a roller used to drive the molding belt. The conductive structure coil is adapted to provide a conductive structure to the at least one groove of the molding belt. The adhesive material supply unit is adapted to provide an adhesive material to a surface of the molding belt. The curing unit is adapted to cure the adhesive material provided on the surface of the molding belt into a film.

Abstract: A solar cell with doping blocks is provided, which includes: a semiconductor substrate, an anti-reflection layer, a plurality of front electrodes, and a back electrode layer. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface, and a plurality of doping block layers is arranged under the first surface and spaced from each other. The anti-reflection layer is disposed on the doping block layer and the semiconductor substrate. The front electrodes penetrate the anti-reflection layer and are arranged on the doping block layers. The back electrode layer is disposed on a second surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: An ink composition for forming a chalcogenide semiconductor film and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The ink composition includes a solvent, a plurality of metal chalcogenide nanoparticles and at least one selected from the group consisted of metal ions and metal complex ions. The metal ions and/or complex ions are distributed on the surface of the metal chalcogenide nanoparticles and adapted to disperse the metal chalcogenide nanoparticles in the solvent. The metals of the metal chalcogenide nanoparticles, the metal ions and the metal complex ions are selected from a group consisted of group I, group II, group III and group IV elements of periodic table and include all metal elements of a chalcogenide semiconductor material.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a silicon semiconductor substrate, a composite multifunctional protective film, a plurality of front electrodes and a plurality of back electrodes. The silicon semiconductor substrate has a roughened first surface. A depth of the doped layer arranged under the first surface ranges from 200 nm to 1000 nm. A surface doping concentration of the doped layer ranges from 1×1019 to 5×1020 atoms/cm3. The composite multifunctional protective film is disposed above the doped layer. The composite multifunctional protective film has a plurality of layers, so as to reduce reflectance of incident light. A layer thickness of a layer closest to the doped layer among these layers is less than 40 nm. The plurality of front electrodes penetrates the composite multifunctional protective film and is disposed on the doped layer. The plurality of back electrodes is disposed on a second surface of the silicon semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: An electrode structure is disposed on a substrate of a solar cell. The electrode structure includes a plurality of bus electrodes, a plurality of finger electrodes, and at least one connection electrode. The bus electrodes are separately disposed on the substrate. The finger electrodes are disposed on two sides of the bus electrodes and electrically connect to the bus electrodes. The connection electrode is disposed on a side of the substrate and connects with at least two finger electrodes. The connection electrode, bus electrodes and the finger electrodes are formed by at least two screen printing processes, and at least one of the screen printing processes does not form the bus electrodes. Thus, the thicknesses of the finger electrodes are greater than those of the bus electrodes.