Thin film photovoltaic cell and method of manufacture of same

A thin film photovoltaic cell, comprising:

• an insulating substrate,
• a rear face electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a transparent electrode layer stacked in order on one face of the insulating substrate accordingly, and
• a back face electrode layer deposited on the other face of the insulating substrate,
• wherein the insulting substrate is divided into a plurality of unit cells by alternately forming patterning lines in the layers stacked on two faces of the insulating substrate in which adjacent unit cells are connected in series,
• the transparent electrode layer and the back face electrode layer are electrically connected through a first penetrating hole which penetrates the insulating substrate,
• the rear face electrode layer and the back face electrode layer are electrically connected through a second penetrating hole which penetrates the insulating substrate,
• the thin film photovoltaic cell further comprises a transparent electrode layer removal portion in which the transparent electrode layer is removed in at least a region surrounding the second penetrating hole by an ultraviolet pulsed laser, and
• in the second penetrating hole, the transparent electrode layer and the back face electrode layer are electrically insulated.