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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1にかかる薄膜光電変換装置である薄膜光電変換モジュール(以下、モジュールと呼ぶ)10の概略構成を示す平面図である。図2は、モジュール10の断面構造を説明するための図であり、図1の線分A−A’における要部断面図である。図3は、モジュール10を構成する単位薄膜光電変換セル(以下、単位セルと呼ぶ場合がある)1の長手方向における断面構造を説明するための図であり、図1の線分B−B’における断面図である。
図6は、本発明の実施の形態2にかかる薄膜光電変換装置の薄膜光電変換モジュール(以下、モジュールと呼ぶ)20の概略構成を示す平面図である。図7は、モジュール20の断面構造を説明するための図であり、図6の線分C−C’における要部断面図である。図8は、モジュール20を構成する単位セル21の長手方向における断面構造を説明するための図であり、図6の線分D−D’における断面図である。なお、以下の図面において、図1〜図3と同じ部材については同じ符号を付している。
図12は、本発明の実施の形態3にかかる薄膜光電変換装置の薄膜光電変換モジュール(以下、モジュールと呼ぶ)40の概略構成を示す平面図である。図13は、モジュール40を構成する単位セル41の長手方向における断面構造を説明するための図であり、図12の線分E−E’における断面図である。図14は、実施の形態3にかかるモジュール40に使用する絶縁性透光基板42を説明するための平面図である。なお、以下の図面において、図1〜図3と同じ部材については同じ符号を付している。
2 絶縁性透光基板
3 透明電極層
3a 小さな凹凸
3b 大きな凹凸
4 光電変換層
4a 微結晶構造層
4b 非晶質構造層
5 裏面電極層
5a 透明導電性金属化合物層
5b 金属層
6 アンダーコート層
6a 大きな凹凸6a
7 第1の溝
8 第2の溝
9 第3の溝
10 薄膜光電変換モジュール
11 透明導電膜
12 エッチング耐性膜
20 薄膜光電変換モジュール
21 単位薄膜光電変換セル(単位セル)
23 金属膜
23b 大きな凹凸
31 金属膜
40 薄膜光電変換モジュール
41 単位薄膜光電変換セル(単位セル)
42 絶縁性透光基板
42a 大きな凹凸
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- 絶縁性透光基板上に、透明導電材料からなる第1電極層と光電変換を行う光電変換層と光を反射する導電材料からなる第2電極層とがこの順で積層され、前記光電変換層と前記第2電極層とのそれぞれが分離溝によって島化されてセル分離された複数の光電変換セルが配設されるとともに、前記分離溝を介して隣接する前記光電変換セル同士が電気的に直列接続された薄膜光電変換装置であって、
前記光電変換層は、
微結晶構造を含む第1の半導体層と、
前記絶縁性透光基板の面内方向における前記第1の半導体層の全辺の側壁部を覆って設けられた非晶質構造を含む第2の半導体層と、
を有することを特徴とする薄膜光電変換装置。 - 前記第1の半導体層が微結晶シリコン膜であり、前記第2の半導体層が非晶質シリコン膜であること、
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜光電変換装置。 - 前記第1の半導体層は、p型微結晶シリコン膜と、i型微結晶シリコン膜と、n型微結晶シリコン膜と、が積層されてなること、
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜光電変換装置。 - 前記第1の半導体層は、p型非晶質シリコン膜と、i型非晶質シリコン膜と、n型非晶質シリコン膜と、p型微結晶シリコン膜と、i型微結晶シリコン膜と、n型微結晶シリコン膜と、が積層されてなること、
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜光電変換装置。 - 前記第1電極層は、前記第2の半導体層の下部に対応する領域の表面粗さが、前記第1の半導体層の下部に対応する領域の表面粗さよりも大きいこと、
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜光電変換装置。 - 前記第1電極層は、前記第2の半導体層の下部に対応する領域に、表面粗さが前記第1の半導体層の下部に対応する領域の表面粗さよりも大きい金属層を備えること、
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜光電変換装置。 - 前記絶縁性透光基板は、前記分離溝の延在方向における端部領域の表面粗さが、その他の領域の表面粗さよりも大きいこと、
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜光電変換装置。 - 絶縁性透光基板上に、透明導電材料からなる第1電極層と光電変換を行う光電変換層と光を反射する導電材料からなる第2電極層とがこの順で積層され、前記光電変換層と前記第2電極層とのそれぞれが分離溝によって島化されてセル分離された複数の光電変換セルが配設されるとともに、前記分離溝を介して隣接する前記光電変換セル同士が電気的に直列接続された薄膜光電変換装置の製造方法であって、
前記絶縁性透光基板上に前記透明導電材料からなる第1電極層を形成する第1の工程と、
前記第1電極層の表面を第1の表面粗さに粗面化する第2の工程と、
前記第1電極層における、前記分離溝の分離幅よりも幅広の領域の表面を、前記第1の表面粗さよりも大きい表面粗さである第2の表面粗さに粗面化する第3の工程と、
前記第1電極層を前記光電変換セル単位に分離する第4の工程と、
前記絶縁性透光基板上に前記光電変換層の構成材料を堆積し、微結晶構造を有する半導体薄膜を前記第1の表面粗さの前記第1電極層上に形成し、非晶質構造を有する半導体薄膜を前記第2の表面粗さの前記第1電極層上に形成して前記光電変換層を形成する第5の工程と、
前記光電変換層を前記第1電極層における第1の表面粗さの領域上で前記光電変換セル単位に分離する第6の工程と、
前記絶縁性透光基板上に前記光を反射する導電材料からなる第2電極層を形成する第7の工程と、
前記第1電極層における前記第2の表面粗さの領域上に前記分離溝を形成して前記光電変換層と前記第2電極層とを前記光電変換セル単位に分離する第8の工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする薄膜光電変換装置の製造方法。
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