WO2012105155A1 - 光電変換装置及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device and a manufacturing method thereof.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a photoelectric conversion device including a photoelectric conversion unit, a light receiving surface electrode provided on a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion unit, and a back electrode provided on the back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit.
- each of the light receiving surface electrode and the back surface electrode includes a plurality of finger electrode portions and a bus bar electrode portion electrically connected to the plurality of finger electrode portions.
- the metal atoms constituting the metal layer may diffuse into the semiconductor layer of the photoelectric conversion portion and generate a defect level.
- a defect level may trap carriers generated in the photoelectric conversion unit and cause a decrease in photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion device.
- a photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a light receiving surface electrode provided on a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion unit, and a back electrode provided on a back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit, and the back electrode is photoelectrically converted.
- region on a transparent conductive film are characterized by the above-mentioned.
- a photoelectric conversion unit is prepared, a mask that covers at least a part of an edge region on the photoelectric conversion unit is arranged, and a photoelectric device that excludes the edge region covered by the mask is removed.
- a transparent conductive film is laminated on a region on the conversion portion, and a metal film is laminated on a region on the transparent conductive film in a state where a mask to which the transparent conductive film is attached is disposed.
- a photoelectric conversion unit is prepared, a first mask covering at least a part of the edge region on the photoelectric conversion unit is arranged, and the photoelectric conversion unit on the photoelectric conversion unit excluding the edge region covered by the first mask is arranged.
- a transparent conductive film is laminated on the region, a second mask covering at least a part of the edge region on the transparent conductive film is disposed, and the transparent conductive film excluding the edge region covered with the second mask
- a metal film may be stacked in the region.
- the photoelectric conversion device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the manufacturing method thereof will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
- the following embodiment is merely an example.
- the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
- the drawings referred to in the embodiments are schematically described, and the dimensional ratio of an object drawn in the drawings may be different from the dimensional ratio of an actual object.
- the specific dimensional ratio of the object should be determined in consideration of the following description.
- FIG. 1 is a view of the photoelectric conversion device 10 as viewed from the light receiving surface side
- FIG. 2 is a view of the photoelectric conversion device 10 as viewed from the back surface side.
- the photoelectric conversion device 10 includes a photoelectric conversion unit 20, a light receiving surface electrode 30 provided on the light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion unit 20, and a back surface provided on the back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit 20.
- An electrode 40 provided on the back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit 20.
- the “light receiving surface” means a surface on which light mainly enters from the outside of the apparatus. For example, when a module such as a solar cell is constructed using the photoelectric conversion device 10, more than 50% to 100% of light incident on the device enters from the light receiving surface side.
- the “back surface” means a surface opposite to the light receiving surface.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 is a member that generates carriers (electrons and holes) by receiving light such as sunlight.
- carriers generated by the photoelectric conversion unit 20 are collected by the light receiving surface electrode 30 and the back surface electrode 40.
- the wiring material which is not shown in figure is electrically connected to the light-receiving surface electrode 30 and the back surface electrode 40, and the photoelectric conversion apparatus 10 is modularized, A carrier is taken out as an electrical energy outside.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 includes an n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 that is a substantially square crystalline semiconductor substrate.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 includes a p-type amorphous silicon film 23 laminated via an i-type amorphous silicon film 22 on the light-receiving surface of an n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21.
- a transparent conductive film 31 constituting the light receiving surface electrode 30 is laminated on the light receiving surface of the p-type amorphous silicon film 23.
- a finger electrode part 32 and a bus bar electrode part 33 for collecting electric power generated by the photoelectric conversion part 20 are formed on the transparent conductive film 31.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 includes an n-type amorphous silicon film 25 stacked via an i-type amorphous silicon film 24 on the back surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21. .
- a transparent conductive film 41 constituting the back electrode 40 is laminated on the back surface of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25.
- a metal film 42 for collecting the electric power generated by the photoelectric conversion unit 20 is provided on the transparent conductive film 41.
- a protruding electrode 43 is provided as a connection portion with the wiring material.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 has a structure in which amorphous semiconductor thin films are stacked on both sides of a crystalline semiconductor substrate.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 includes a p-type amorphous silicon film 23, an i-type other amorphous silicon film 22, an n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21, an i-type amorphous silicon film 24, and an n-type amorphous silicon film.
- the p-type amorphous silicon film 23 side is the light receiving surface side.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 includes an i-type amorphous silicon film 22 stacked on the entire light-receiving surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 and the entire back surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21. And an i-type amorphous silicon film 24 stacked on each other. Note that the i-type amorphous silicon films 22 and 24 may be stacked leaving the edge regions of the light-receiving surface and the back surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21.
- the i-type amorphous silicon films 22 and 24 are intrinsic amorphous silicon thin films and have, for example, the same composition.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 is stacked on the entire back surface of the i-type amorphous silicon film 24 and the p-type amorphous silicon film 23 stacked on the entire light-receiving surface of the i-type amorphous silicon film 22. And an n-type amorphous silicon film 25.
- Texture structures can be formed on the light receiving surface and the back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit 20 (n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21), respectively.
- the “texture structure” is an uneven structure that suppresses surface reflection and increases the light absorption amount of the photoelectric conversion unit 20.
- a pyramid shape (a quadrangular pyramid shape or a quadrangular pyramid shape obtained by performing anisotropic etching on the light receiving surface and the back surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 having a (100) plane is used. Can be exemplified.
- the thickness of the photoelectric conversion unit 20 (the length in the film stacking direction) is, for example, several hundred ⁇ m, and most of the thickness is the thickness of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21.
- the thickness of the amorphous silicon film is, for example, several nm to several tens of nm.
- the unevenness height of the texture structure is, for example, several ⁇ m. Therefore, the texture structure is also reflected on the light receiving surface and the back surface of the amorphous silicon film.
- the light-receiving surface electrode 30 includes a transparent conductive film 31, a plurality of finger electrode portions 32, and a plurality of bus bar electrode portions 33.
- the finger electrode portion 32 and the bus bar electrode portion 33 are electrically connected to each other, and both are formed on the transparent conductive film 31. That is, in the light receiving surface electrode 30, carriers transmitted from the p-type amorphous silicon film 23 through the transparent conductive film 31 are collected by the finger electrode portion 32 and the bus bar electrode portion 33.
- the wiring material is electrically connected to the bus bar electrode portion 33 and the collected carriers are taken out.
- the transparent conductive film 31 is made of, for example, a metal oxide such as indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ), zinc oxide (ZnO), tin oxide (SnO 2 ), and titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) having a polycrystalline structure.
- These metal oxides contain dopants such as tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), tungsten (W), antimony (Sb), titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), cerium (Ce), and gallium (Ga). It may be doped. The concentration of the dopant can be 0 to 20 wt%.
- the thickness of the transparent conductive film 31 is, for example, about 50 nm to 200 nm.
- the transparent conductive film 31 is preferably laminated on the entire light receiving surface of the p-type amorphous silicon film 23 except for the edge region (hereinafter referred to as the edge region A1).
- the edge region A1 where the transparent conductive film 31 is not laminated is a surface region having a width of about 1 to 2 mm from the end of the light receiving surface of the p-type amorphous silicon film 23, and is provided in an annular shape around the light receiving surface. Is preferred.
- the finger electrode portion 32 and the bus bar electrode portion 33 are thin wire electrode portions formed of a conductive paste in which conductive particles such as silver (Ag) are dispersed in a binder resin, for example.
- the finger electrode part 32 and the bus bar electrode part 33 are provided for collecting the electric power generated by the photoelectric conversion part 20 via the transparent conductive film 31.
- the finger electrode unit 32 is, for example, a band-shaped metal layer formed on the light receiving surface, and is arranged so that power can be collected evenly from the entire photoelectric conversion unit 20.
- the finger electrode portions 32 are preferably arranged in parallel with each other with a predetermined interval (for example, a width of 100 ⁇ m and an interval of 2 mm).
- the bus bar electrode portion 33 is provided to further collect and extract the power collected by the finger electrode portion 32.
- the bus bar electrode portion 33 is, for example, a band-shaped metal layer formed on the light receiving surface, and is disposed so as to cross the finger electrode portion 32 and be electrically connected to the finger electrode portion 32.
- the bus bar electrode portions 33 can be arranged in parallel with each other with a predetermined interval, for example. At this time, it is preferable that the bus bar electrode portion 33 is set to have a smaller line width than the finger electrode portions 32 and has a larger line width (for example, a width of 1.5 mm, two).
- the shape of the finger electrode part 32 and the bus-bar electrode part 33 is not limited to what was illustrated here, For example, it can form in various shapes, such as a zigzag shape.
- the back electrode 40 is composed of a transparent conductive film 41, a metal film 42, and a plurality of protruding electrodes 43.
- the protruding electrode 43 is a protruding electrode formed on the metal film 42 so as to protrude in the thickness direction of the photoelectric conversion unit 20, and the wiring material is electrically connected when modularized.
- the protruding electrode 43 can be formed in a band shape on the metal film 42 by, for example, a conductive paste.
- the protruding electrodes 43 can be arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval, and two protruding electrodes 43 can be arranged along the same direction as the bus bar electrode portion 33.
- the shape of the protruding electrode 43 is not limited to what was illustrated here, For example, it can form in various shapes, such as a dot shape and a zigzag shape (refer FIG. 7, 8 mentioned later).
- the transparent conductive film 41 is made of ITO, ZnO, SnO 2 or the like, like the transparent conductive film 31, and functions as a light transmissive electrode portion. Further, as will be described in detail later, the transparent conductive film 41 has a function of preventing direct contact between the photoelectric conversion unit 20 and the metal film 42 and increasing the reflectance by the interaction with the metal film 42.
- the thickness of the transparent conductive film 31 is preferably about 50 nm to 200 nm, for example, and the texture structure is also reflected on the back surface of the transparent conductive film 31.
- the transparent conductive film 41 is preferably laminated on the entire back surface area of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 except the edge area (hereinafter referred to as edge area A2).
- the edge region A2 where the transparent conductive film 41 is not laminated is a surface region having a width of about 1 to 2 mm from the end of the back surface of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25, and is provided in an annular shape around the back surface. Is preferred.
- the metal film 42 is a thin film made of a metal material having high light reflectivity and high conductivity.
- the reflectance of the metal film 42 is preferably high for light in the infrared region.
- the reflectance of the metal film 42 is preferably higher than the reflectance of the transparent conductive film 41 for at least light in the infrared region.
- the metal film 42 functions as an electrode part that collects carriers transmitted from the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 through the transparent conductive film 41.
- the metal film 42 has a function of reflecting the transmitted light that has passed through the photoelectric conversion unit 20 to the light receiving surface side.
- the thickness of the metal film 42 is preferably so thick that light cannot be transmitted and thin enough to reflect the texture structure on the back surface.
- the thickness of the metal film 42 is preferably about 0.1 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m. If the texture structure is also reflected on the back surface of the metal film 42, an effect of improving the adhesion between the metal film 42 and the protruding electrode 43 can be obtained.
- Examples of the metal material constituting the metal film 42 include silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), rhodium (Rh), copper (Cu), gold (Au), platinum (Pt), nickel ( Examples thereof include metals such as Ni) and chromium (Cr) or alloys containing one or more thereof.
- the metal material is preferably a material having a high reflectance with respect to light in the infrared region with a wavelength of about 800 nm to 1200 nm, and among the exemplified materials, Ag, Al, Ti, Rh, Cu, Au, or one or more of them are used.
- An alloy containing Ag, Al, Ti, or an alloy containing one or more thereof is more preferable, and an alloy containing Ag or Ag is particularly preferable.
- the metal film 42 may be composed of a laminate of a plurality of films made of the above metal materials.
- a laminate of an Ag film and an Al film can be exemplified, and in this case, the Ag film is preferably disposed on the transparent conductive film 41 side.
- the metal film 42 is laminated so as to cover substantially the entire area excluding the edge region (hereinafter referred to as edge region A3) on the transparent conductive film 41, and more preferably on the transparent conductive film 41 except the edge region A3. It is laminated to cover the whole.
- “so as to cover substantially the whole of the transparent conductive film 41 excluding the edge region A3” means a state that can be regarded as covering substantially the whole of the transparent conductive film 41 except for the edge region A3. For example, it includes a state where a part of the metal film 42 laminated on the transparent conductive film 41 is missing. Specifically, a state where 95% or more of the transparent conductive film 41 excluding the edge region A3 is covered with the metal film 42 can be exemplified.
- the metal film 42 is laminated so as not to cover the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 beyond the transparent conductive film 41 in at least a part of the edge region A3 of the transparent conductive film 41.
- the metal film 42 may be laminated on a part of the edge region A3.
- the metal film 42 is laminated so as not to cover the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 beyond the transparent conductive film 41 over the entire periphery of the edge region A3 of the transparent conductive film 41. That is, it is preferable that the metal film 42 is laminated on substantially the entire surface area or the entire surface area except the edge area A3 on the back surface of the transparent conductive film 41.
- the edge region A3 where the metal film 42 is not laminated is preferably narrow from the viewpoint of reflection of transmitted light and the like.
- the width of the edge region A3 is preferably 1 nm or more and 5 mm or less from the end of the transparent conductive film 41.
- the edge region A3 is preferably provided in a ring shape around the back surface of the transparent conductive film 41.
- the width of the edge region A3 can be confirmed by, for example, cross-sectional observation with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) or a transmission electron microscope (TEM) (an optical microscope or the like can be used when the width is wide). .
- the metal film 42 When the metal film 42 is in contact with the edge region A2 of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 beyond at least part of the edge region A3 of the transparent conductive film 41, the metal atoms constituting the metal film 42 in the region are n. There is a problem that a defect level is generated by diffusing into the type amorphous silicon film 25 and carriers are trapped.
- the metal film 42 is provided so as not to directly touch the back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit 20 via the transparent conductive film 41 between the back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit 20 (n-type amorphous silicon film 25). For this reason, generation
- the edge region A3 in a ring shape over the entire circumference of the transparent conductive film 41, the metal film 42 and the photoelectric conversion unit 20 (n-type amorphous silicon film 25) are formed on the entire circumference of the photoelectric conversion unit 20. Contact with can be eliminated. Thereby, generation
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 has a configuration in which an amorphous silicon film is laminated on a single crystal silicon substrate, the influence of defect levels due to the metal diffused in the amorphous silicon film becomes large. In such a case, the effect by preventing the contact between the photoelectric conversion unit 20 and the metal film 42 becomes remarkable.
- a metal film 42 is laminated over a wide area on the back side of the photoelectric conversion unit 20 (n-type amorphous silicon film 25). Thereby, the transmitted light that has entered from the light receiving surface and passed through the photoelectric conversion unit 20 can be reflected by the metal film 42 toward the light receiving surface. Therefore, the light absorption rate in the photoelectric conversion unit 20 is improved.
- the metal film 42 is laminated between the photoelectric conversion unit 20 via the transparent conductive film 41. Thereby, for example, light absorption due to generation of evanescent light is suppressed, and the reflectance of the metal film 42 is increased. A texture structure is also formed on the back surface of the photoelectric conversion unit 20. For this reason, light is scattered on the back surface, and the light is easily confined in the photoelectric conversion unit 20.
- the transparent conductive film 41 has good adhesion to both the photoelectric conversion unit 20 and the metal film 42. For this reason, the adhesion strength (peeling strength) of the metal film 42 can be improved.
- the transparent conductive film 41 has a protrusion that covers the side surface of the metal film 42 in the edge region A2.
- the “side surface” of the metal film 42 means a surface along the thickness direction of the metal film 42.
- the form which has the said projection part can be obtained by the method shown in below-mentioned FIG.
- the protrusion has, for example, a width of several nm to several hundred nm and a height (length in the thickness direction) comparable to that of the metal film 42. In such a configuration, the same effect as described above can be obtained.
- a clean n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 is placed in a vacuum chamber, and an i-type amorphous silicon film 24 is laminated on the substrate by, for example, plasma CVD (chemical vapor deposition).
- an n-type amorphous silicon film 25 is stacked on the i-type amorphous silicon film 24.
- the surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 on which the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 is stacked is the back surface.
- silane gas SiH 4
- n-type amorphous silicon film 25 for example, silane (SiH 4 ), hydrogen (H 2 ), and phosphine (PH 3 ) are used as source gases.
- silane (SiH 4 ), hydrogen (H 2 ), and phosphine (PH 3 ) are used as source gases.
- the i-type amorphous silicon film 24 and the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 are sequentially stacked on the back surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21.
- the i-type amorphous silicon film 22 and the p-type amorphous silicon film 23 can also be stacked on the light receiving surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 by plasma CVD.
- diborane B 2 H 6
- the finger electrode portion 32 and the bus bar electrode portion 33 of the light receiving surface electrode 30 can be formed, for example, by screen-printing a conductive paste on the transparent conductive film 31 in a desired pattern.
- various sputtering methods, various vapor deposition methods, various plating methods, and the like may be used instead of the screen printing method.
- the transparent conductive film 31 can be laminated by the same method as the transparent conductive film 41 (described later).
- the manufacturing process of the back electrode 40 in particular, the lamination process of the transparent conductive film 41 and the metal film 42 will be described in detail.
- the laminated structure on the light receiving surface side of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 is omitted.
- the film laminated on the mask 50 is distinguished from the film laminated on the back surface of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 by attaching “M” to the reference numeral.
- FIG. 5A shows a state in which a mask 50 is installed on the back surface of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25.
- the mask 50 is provided so as to cover the edge region A2 on the back surface of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25.
- a transparent conductive film 41 is laminated on the back surface of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 provided with the mask 50 by, for example, sputtering.
- a metal support frame support frame that supports the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 from the back surface side can be used.
- FIG. 5B shows the intermediate body 11 in which the transparent conductive film 41 is laminated on the entire surface region except the edge region A2 on the back surface of the n-type amorphous silicon film 25.
- the transparent conductive film 41M is also attached to the mask 50.
- the transparent conductive film 41 ⁇ / b> M is attached not only to the surface 51 of the mask 50 but also to the opening side surface 52.
- the transparent conductive film 41M attached to the opening side surface 52 has a thickness of, for example, several nm to several hundred nm, and is formed continuously with the transparent conductive film 41.
- the metal film 42 is laminated
- FIG. 5 (c) shows the intermediate body 12 in which the metal film 42 is laminated on the entire surface area excluding the edge area A 3 on the back surface of the transparent conductive film 41.
- the metal film 42M is also stacked on the transparent conductive film 41M attached to the surface 51 and the opening side surface 52. That is, since the transparent conductive film 41M adheres to the side surface 52 of the opening when the metal film 42 is stacked, the metal film 42 is stacked in a surface region smaller than the opening of the mask 50 by the thickness of the transparent conductive film 41M. Is done. That is, the transparent conductive film 41M attached to the opening side surface 52 functions as a mask that covers the edge region A3.
- the transparent conductive film 41 and the metal film 42 of the back electrode 40 shown in FIG. 3 are obtained.
- the transparent conductive film 41M and the metal film 42M attached to the mask 50 are removed together with the mask 50.
- a part of the transparent conductive film 41M adhering to the opening side surface 52 may be left as a protrusion as shown in FIG.
- the protruding electrode 43 can be formed on the back surface of the metal film 42 by the same method as the bus bar electrode portion 33 (for example, screen printing method, sputtering method, vapor deposition method, plating method, etc.). Alternatively, the protruding electrode 43 may be formed by laminating a plurality of films made of metal or alloy.
- the lamination process (a, b) of the transparent conductive film 41 is the same as the example shown in FIG. 5, but the lamination process (c, d) of the metal film 42 is different from the example shown in FIG. ing. That is, in the step of laminating the transparent conductive film 41, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the transparent conductive film 41 is laminated over the entire surface area except for the edge area A2, using a mask 50. On the other hand, in the stacking process of the metal film 42, as shown in FIG. 6C, a second mask 53 covering the edge region A3 on the back surface of the transparent conductive film 41 is used instead of the mask 50.
- a metal film 42 is laminated on the back surface of the transparent conductive film 41 provided with the second mask 53.
- the metal film 42 can be laminated on the entire surface area excluding the edge area A3 of the transparent conductive film 41.
- the width of the edge region A ⁇ b> 3 can be arbitrarily adjusted by changing the size of the opening of the second mask 53.
- the design of this embodiment can be changed within a range that does not impair the object of the present invention.
- the photoelectric conversion unit 20 having a structure in which amorphous silicon thin films are stacked on both surfaces of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate 21 is illustrated, but the structure of the photoelectric conversion unit is not limited thereto.
- the photoelectric conversion unit may have a structure without the i-type amorphous silicon film 24 and the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 or a structure using a semiconductor other than silicon (for example, gallium arsenide).
- the p-type amorphous silicon film 23 side is described as the light-receiving surface side.
- the light-receiving surface electrode 30 is provided on the n-type amorphous silicon film 25 to provide an n-type amorphous silicon film.
- the 25 side may be the light receiving surface side.
- the light receiving surface electrode 30 includes the bus bar electrode portion 33 and the back surface electrode 40 includes the protruding electrode 43.
- the light receiving surface electrode 30 or the back surface electrode 40 includes the bus bar electrode portion 33 or the protruding surface. A so-called bus bar-less electrode without the electrode 43 may be used.
- each protruding electrode 43 has a rectangular shape extending in a direction intersecting the column, but the shape of each electrode is not limited to this.
- Each protruding electrode 43 may have, for example, a dot shape or a shape having pleated irregularities.
- the protruding electrodes 43 may be formed in a zigzag shape.
- various shapes are exemplified for the protruding electrode 43, but the bus bar electrode portion 33 can also have various shapes similarly to the protruding electrode 43.
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- 光電変換部と、
前記光電変換部の受光面に設けられた受光面電極と、
前記光電変換部の裏面に設けられた裏面電極と、
を備え、
前記裏面電極は、
前記光電変換部の裏面に積層された透明導電膜と、
前記透明導電膜上の端縁領域を除いた略全面に積層された金属膜と、
を含む光電変換装置。 - 請求項1に記載の光電変換装置であって、
前記金属膜は、前記透明導電膜上の前記端縁領域を除いた全面に積層された光電変換装置。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の光電変換装置であって、
前記透明導電膜上の前記端縁領域の全周に亘って前記金属膜が形成されていない光電変換装置。 - 請求項1~3のいずれか1に記載の光電変換装置であって、
前記金属膜の反射率は、少なくとも赤外領域の光について、前記透明導電膜の反射率よりも高い光電変換装置。 - 請求項1~3のいずれか1に記載の光電変換装置であって、
前記金属膜は、少なくともAgを含む膜である光電変換装置。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか1に記載の光電変換装置であって、
前記光電変換部は、
結晶系半導体基板と、
前記結晶系半導体基板の裏面に積層された非晶質半導体膜と、
を含み、
前記透明導電膜は、前記非晶質半導体膜の裏面に積層されている光電変換装置。 - 光電変換部を用意し、
前記光電変換部上の端縁領域の少なくとも一部を覆うマスクを配置して、前記マスクによって覆われた端縁領域を除く前記光電変換部上の領域に透明導電膜を積層し、
前記透明導電膜が付着した前記マスクを配置した状態で、前記透明導電膜上の領域に金属膜を積層する光電変換装置の製造方法。 - 光電変換部を用意し、
前記光電変換部上の端縁領域の少なくとも一部を覆う第1のマスクを配置して、前記第1のマスクによって覆われた端縁領域を除く前記光電変換部上の領域に透明導電膜を積層し、
前記透明導電膜上の端縁領域の少なくとも一部を覆う第2のマスクを配置して、前記第2のマスクによって覆われた端縁領域を除く前記透明導電膜上の領域に金属膜を積層する光電変換装置の製造方法。
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