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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Takahiko Nishida, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsunori Nakatani, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shoichi Karakida, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiko Nishida, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsunori Nakatani, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shoichi Karakida, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrode on one surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, a second electrode provided on other surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, and a third electrode on the other surface of the photoelectric conversion layer. The third electrode is substantially rectangular with its corners rounded off in the in-plane direction of the photoelectric conversion layer, and overlaps the second electrode at the periphery thereof.