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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Yoshifumi Takeyama, Kyoto, JP;
Hirokazu Fujino, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshifumi Takeyama, Kyoto, JP;
Hirokazu Fujino, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a photovoltaic cell composed of a photovoltaic element and a coating film provided thereon, the photovoltaic element has an electrode portion or portions having a thickness larger than the average thickness of the coating film, and in addition, the thickness of the coating film which is in contact with the electrode portion or portions is equal to or smaller than the average thickness described above.