Photoelectric conversion device

A photoelectric conversion device comprising:

• a lower electrode;
• numerous crystalline semiconductor particles of one conductivity type deposited on the lower electrode;
• an insulator formed among the crystalline semiconductor particles;
• and
• a semiconductor layer of the opposite conductivity type formed on the side of the upper portions of the crystalline semiconductor particles,
• wherein the insulator is formed of a translucent material, and a protruding portion comprising a reflective material is formed between the crystalline semiconductor particles.

A photoelectric conversion device comprising:

• a lower electrode;
• numerous crystalline semiconductor particles of one conductivity type deposited on the lower electrode;
• an insulator formed among the crystalline semiconductor particles;
• and
• a semiconductor layer of the opposite conductivity type formed on the side of the upper portions of the crystalline semiconductor particles,
• wherein the crystalline semiconductor particles are arranged such that a crystalline semiconductor particle is located on a straight line that perpendicularly crosses a line segment connecting central parts of other crystalline semiconductor particles that are adjacent to each other approximately at the midpoint of the line segment.