Patent ID: 6200825
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: C23C,H01L,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a silicon-based thin film photoelectric conversion device having a stacked structure composed of a p type semiconductor layer, an i type crystalline silicon-based photoelectric conversion layer, and an n type semiconductor layer by plasma CVD, whereinsaid p type semiconductor layer, said i type crystalline silicon-based photoelectric conversion layer, and said n type semiconductor layer are successively deposited in the same plasma CVD reaction chamber,said p type semiconductor layer is formed under conditions that pressure in said reaction chamber is at least 5 Torr and that temperature of an underlayer is at most 550.degree. C., silane-type gas as a main component of raw material gas which is supplied into said reaction component of raw material gas which is supplied into said reaction chamber and dilution gas containing hydrogen are used, and flow rate of said dilution gas is at least 100 times higher than that of said silane-type gas.