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Integration type photovoltaic apparatus and method of fabricating the same

US6239474A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 1998
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/548

Abstract

The present invention is to prevent a back metal electrode film from being insufficiently processed even if an amorphous silicon related material film is thinned, wherein a transparent conductive film 2, an amorphous silicon related material film 3, and a back metal electrode film 4 are formed in this order on one main surface of a light transmissive insulation substrate 1, a brittle film 5 having higher hardness than that of the back metal electrode film 4 in at least a fused state is provided on the back metal electrode film 4, and an energy beam is irradiated from the other main surface of the light transmissive insulation substrate 1, to remove the amorphous silicon related material film 3, the back metal electrode film 4, and the brittle film 5.

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