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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Yukihiko Nakata, Nara, JP;
Manabu Itoh, Nara, JP;
Akitoshi Yokota, Nara, JP;
Hitoshi Sannomiya, Osaka, JP;
Sota Moriuchi, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 30 ; 357-2 ; 357 68 ; 357 58 ; 357 71 ; 136256 ; 136255 ; 136258 ; 136261 ;
Abstract
A photovoltaic device includes a semi-continuous metal layer having an uneven surface, which is not uniform, formed on a substrate, a reflective continuous metal layer having a substantially uniform thickness formed to cover the semi-continuous metal layer, a semiconductor film for photoelectric conversion formed on the reflective continuous metal layer, and a transparent electrode formed on the semiconductor film.