Patent ID: 6613973
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: H01L,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A method of producing a photovoltaic element comprising a conductive substrate having a through-hole, a transparent electrode layer and a photoelectric conversion layer in this order from a light-receiving face side of the conductive substrate on a major surface of the light-receiving face side of the conductive substrate, and an insulating layer and a back electrode layer in this order from the light-receiving face side on a major surface of a non-light-receiving face side of the conductive substrate; the method comprising:a first step of successively forming the photoelectric conversion layer and the transparent electrode layer on the major surface of the light-receiving face side of the conductive substrate and on an inner wall face of the through-hole; and a second step of successively forming the insulating layer and the back electrode layer on the major surface of the non-light-receiving face side of the conductive substrate and on the inner wall face of the through-hole.