Patent ID: 7303788
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a solar cell module which comprises at least one photovoltaic element in which a metal oxide layer made of a metal oxide forms an outermost surface part of the photovoltaic element at a light incident side, and a sealing resin layer formed on the metal oxide layer, the method comprising: a step of providing water on a surface of the metal oxide layer, the water being chemically adsorbed onto the surface of the metal oxide layer; a step of irradiating the metal oxide layer with electromagnetic waves for a predetermined period of time so that the contact angle of the water is 60° or less, the electromagnetic waves having energy larger than the band gap of the metal oxide; and a sealing step of forming the sealing resin layer on the metal oxide layer subsequent to the step of irradiating the metal oxide layer.