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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kitakatsuragi-gun, JP;
Kenji Wada, Takarazuka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1075 ; H01L 3/10352 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1075 ; H01L 3/10352 ;
Abstract
A thin-film solar cell comprises a set of a transparent conductive layer and a photoelectric conversion layer laminated in this order on a substrate, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer is made of a p-i-n junction, the i-layer is made of a crystalline layer and the transparent conductive layer is provided with a plurality of holes at its surface of the side of the photoelectric conversion layer, each of said holes having irregularities formed on its surface.