Photovoltaic device

A photovoltaic device comprising:

• a crystalline semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type;
• a first non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type on one of faces of the crystalline semiconductor substrate;
• a second non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type that is opposite the first conductivity type at least on parts of that one of the faces of the crystalline semiconductor substrate, there being provided no first non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer in the parts;
• a first electrode on the first non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer;
• and
• a second electrode on the second non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer,
• wherein:
• the second non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer includes a first electrode-provided region, a first no-electrode-provided region and a second electrode-provided region in this order along a first direction from the first non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer toward the second non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer;
• each of the first electrode-provided region and the second electrode-provided region is a region where the second electrode is disposed, and the first no-electrode-provided region is a region where the second electrode is not disposed;
• and
• the first electrode-provided region, the first no-electrode-provided region, and the second electrode-provided region are consecutively arranged in this order in the first direction.