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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaharu Nishiura, Yokosuka, JP;
Takeshige Ichimura, Yokosuka, JP;
Michinari Kamiyama, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136244 ; 136249 ; 136258 ; 437-4 ; 437 51 ; 437173 ;
Abstract
A solar cell module and method of manufacture in which the cell has a transparent substrate, an overlying transparent electrode, a layer of amorphous silicon and a metal electrode. Adjacent cells are connected in series by using a laser to divide the transparent electrode into strips and similarly dividing the metal electrode into overlying strips to define gaps between adjacent strips, with the layer of amorphous silicon lying across the gaps. That overlying portion is then crystallized by a laser beam so as to form a connection between the transparent electrode of one strip and the metal electrode of an adjacent strip.