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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Akihiko Yoshikawa, Chiba, JP;
Yoshihiro Ishitani, Chiba, JP;
Kazuhide Kusakabe, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION CHIBA UNIVERSITY, Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0725 (2012.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01); H01L 31/0693 (2012.01); H01L 31/043 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0725 (2013.01); H01L 31/03048 (2013.01); H01L 31/043 (2014.12); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); H01L 31/0693 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
A solar cell is provided with: a first conductivity layer comprising a first conductivity type material; a sensitizer layer formed on the first conductivity layer; and a second conductivity layer comprising a second conductivity type material and formed on the sensitizer layer. At least one of the first conductivity layer, the second conductivity layer and the sensitizer layer has a first semiconductor of a first film thickness and a second semiconductor of a second film thickness.