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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Okubo, Hino, JP;
Hiroaki Itoh, Hachioji, JP;
Ayako Wachi, Hino, JP;
Hidekane Ozeki, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuhiro Yoshida, Tachikawa, JP;
Takeshi Hakii, Sagamihara, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a solar cell including a pair of electrodes, and a photoelectric conversion layer of chalcopyrite structure sandwiched between the pair of electrodes. At least one of the pair of electrodes, adapted to serve as a transparent electrode, has a nitrogen-containing layer composed with the use of an organic compound containing a nitrogen atom, and an electrode layer containing a metal of the Group 11 of the periodic table, which is provided to be laminated on the nitrogen-containing layer, thereby improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency.