Patent ID: 7638707

Claim:
A method of fabricating a photovoltaic cell comprising the steps of: forming, in order, a first electrode, a first photovoltaic conversion layer, a conductive intermediate reflective layer, a second photovoltaic conversion layer, and a second electrode; forming a first groove by removing a region of a predetermined width from said second electrode; forming a second groove having a width smaller than that of said first groove by removing said second photovoltaic conversion layer and said intermediate reflective layer in said first groove; forming a third groove having a width smaller than that of said second groove by removing said first photovoltaic conversion layer and said first electrode in said second groove; and removing said second photovoltaic conversion layer at an edge portion of said second groove so that an upper surface of a side end of said intermediate reflective layer is exposed, and also removing said first photovoltaic conversion layer at an edge portion of said third groove.