Thin-film solar battery and method for producing the same
OwnerHiroshi Deguchi, Hiroshi Miura +2inventors
InventorsHiroshi Deguchi, Hiroshi Miura, Kazuaki Tsuji, Hajime Yuzurihara
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Abstract
To provide a thin-film solar battery including a substrate, a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer and a second electrode, the first electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode being placed over the substrate, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer has a laminated layer structure which includes at least a p-type layer and an n-type layer, and wherein the n-type layer is formed of a compound containing elements of Group 13, Group 16 and at least one of Groups 2, 7 and 12, the Group 13 includes at least indium, and the Group 16 includes at least sulfur.
Claims7
A thin-film solar battery comprising:
- a substrate;
- a first electrode;
- a photoelectric conversion layer;
- and
- a second electrode,
- the first electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode being placed over the substrate,
- wherein the photoelectric conversion layer has a laminated layer structure which includes at least a p-type layer and an n-type layer, and
- wherein the n-type layer is formed of a compound containing elements of Group 13, Group 16 and at least one of Groups 2, 7 and 12, the Group 13 includes at least indium, and the Group 16 includes at least sulfur.
A method for producing a thin-film solar battery, comprising:
- producing a thin-film solar battery,
- wherein the thin-film solar battery comprises a substrate, a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode, the first electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode being placed over the substrate,
- wherein the photoelectric conversion layer has a laminated layer structure which includes at least a p-type layer and an n-type layer,
- wherein the n-type layer is formed of a compound containing elements of Group 13, Group 16 and at least one of Groups 2, 7 and 12, the Group 13 includes at least indium, and the Group 16 includes at least sulfur, and
- wherein the n-type layer is formed by sputtering.
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