Patent ID: 8841545

Claim:
A solar cell comprising: a semiconductor thin film formed directly on a surface of a substrate that is formed of a conductive material and is connected to an electrode material for one of a negative electrode and a positive electrode; a transparent conductive film that is formed on said semiconductor thin film and is connected to an electrode material for another one of the negative electrode and the positive electrode; a nitride-containing moisture diffusion-preventing film, which covers at least an upper surface and a side surface of said transparent conductive film and a side surface of said semiconductor thin film; and a conductive body, comprising a wire-reinforced glass, that is attached to an external surface of the nitride-containing moisture diffusion-preventing film, wherein the electrode material connected to the transparent conductive film penetrates a side surface of the nitride-containing moisture diffusion-preventing film to reach the transparent conductive film; and wherein the substrate is a structural surface of at least one of a building, a civil engineering architecture, a vehicle, an airplane, and a space satellite.