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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-junction thin film photoelectric conversion device with improved optical absorption rate.SOLUTION: A multi-junction thin film photoelectric conversion device has a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive film formed on the transparent substrate, a first photoelectric conversion element formed on the transparent conductive film, an intermediate layer formed on the first photoelectric conversion element, a second photoelectric conversion element formed on the intermediate layer, a rear face electrode formed on the second photoelectric conversion element, a thick film part having thickness thicker than an average thickness of the intermediate layer, and a thin film part having thickness thinner than the average thickness of the intermediate layer. The thickness of the thick film part is 1.5 times or more of the thickness of the thin film part.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming method and an image forming device capable of achieving formation of highly fine images and highly accurate superposition of images. SOLUTION: The image forming method includes: a process of forming an image on a transfer plate 40 by pressing the transfer plate 40 bent projectingly with respect to a printing plate 20 from one end to the other end on the surface of the printing plate 20 sequentially; and a process of transferring the image from the transfer plate 40 to a glass substrate 30 by pressing the transfer plate 40 bent projectingly with respect to the glass substrate 30 from one end to the other end on the surface of the glass substrate 20 sequentially after completion of the process of forming the image on the transfer plate 40. The curvature radius of the transfer plate 40 in the process of forming the image on the transfer plate 40 is different from that of the transfer plate 40 in the process of transferring the image from the transfer plate 40 to the glass substrate 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a crystal solar cell capable of holding down manufacturing costs by reducing man-hours in a manufacturing step, and a crystal solar cell.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a crystal solar cell includes the steps of: forming a texture structure on both surfaces of a crystal substrate; forming a mask layer on a surface of the crystal substrate; and providing an opening in a part of the mask layer by irradiating the mask layer with a laser beam. There is also provided a crystal solar cell manufactured by this method.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a solar cell capable of simplifying a manufacturing step of the solar cell, reducing a manufacturing cost of the solar cell, and further achieving high conversion efficiency, and to provide a solar cell.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a solar cell patterns a diffusion prevention mask layer 3 by irradiating the layer with a short pulse laser beam having a pulse width of not more than 100 ps.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plasma processing method and a plasma processing device for processing a pattern that is finer in dimension than plasma. SOLUTION: The plasma processing device includes an upper electrode 2 for generating plasma 1, a stage 3 on which a base material 6 to be subjected to plasma processing is disposed, a power supply 4 which applies a voltage to the upper electrode 2, a moving mechanism 5 disposed on the upper electrode 2, and a control unit 120. The control unit 120 controls the operation of the power supply 4 and the moving mechanism 5 to repeat generation of the plasma 1 and move of the upper electrode 2 through the moving mechanism 5. The moving mechanism 5 moves the upper electrode 2 so that an exposure area of the base material 6 to the plasma 1 before the move overlaps the exposure area after the move. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transparent conductive film, capable of securing workability of contact line formation in a post-process and reducing generation of a leak path from a contact line, while maintaining or improving characteristics of the transparent electrode film.SOLUTION: A transparent conductive film 2 has a multilayer structure in which a carrier density of a lower layer transparent conductive film 2a is lower than that of an upper layer transparent conductive film 2b, thus the lower layer becomes hard to process and the upper layer becomes easy to process, and it becomes possible to make a cross-sectional taper angle after a laser processing in a post-process small.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photoelectric conversion element having excellent durability and capable of suppressing a decrease in photoelectric conversion efficiency.SOLUTION: A deposition method of a thin film for a solar cell comprises the steps of: forming an alkaline barrier film on a surface of a glass substrate heated at a first temperature; and forming a transparent conductive film on the alkaline barrier film on the surface of the glass substrate heated at a second temperature. The step of forming the alkaline barrier film sprays a cooled material solution (A) on the surface of the glass substrate. The alkaline barrier film is composed of aluminum oxide. In the material solution (A), a main solvent is water and contains aluminum triacetylacetonate.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a metal oxide thin film, which can stably form a metal oxide thin film having a uniform thickness even when high density mist is carried.SOLUTION: The method for producing the metal oxide thin film includes: a step of generating the mist for atomizing a material solution; a first heating step of heating a carrier gas for carrying the mist; a second heating step of heating the mist to a temperature higher than in the first heating step; a step of forming a filmy object on a substrate by supplying the mist heated by the second heating step on the substrate; and a third heating step of heating the filmy object formed to a temperature higher than in the second heating step.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a solar cell capable of forming an alignment mark whose image recognition is easy in a simple method.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a solar cell comprises the steps of: forming a diffusion prevention mask layer 2 on at least one surface of a substrate 1; and patterning the diffusion prevention mask layer by irradiating it with a short pulse laser beam 4 and patterning an alignment mark on the substrate exposed as a result of patterning the diffusion prevention mask layer.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a back-electrode-type solar cell of high mass productivity capable of reducing pattern formation steps, and to provide a back-electrode-type solar cell.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a back-electrode-type solar cell comprises the steps of: forming a first conductivity type region by diffusing a first conductivity type impurity to a rear surface of a substrate; removing a part of the first conductivity type region; and forming a second conductivity type region by diffusing a second conductivity type impurity to at least a part of the portion from which the first conductivity type region was removed.