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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Soichiro Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Miyuki Shiokawa, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Naoyuki Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kazushige Yamamoto, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Yuya Honishi, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Niimoto, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0749 (2012.01); H01L 31/0725 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/022466 (2013.01); H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01L 31/0725 (2013.01); H01L 31/0749 (2013.01); H01L 31/1884 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11);
Abstract
A solar cell of an embodiment includes: a substrate having a light transmitting property; a first electrode including a plurality of metal portions and having a light transmitting property; a light absorbing layer disposed on the first electrode and absorbing light; and a second electrode disposed on the light absorbing layer and having a light transmitting property.