PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT

摘要

This invention provides a photoelectric conversion element and a manufacturing method therefor that make it possible to improve characteristics thereof and the reliability thereof. Said photoelectric conversion element is provided with a first i-type semiconductor film (2) and a first-conductivity-type semiconductor film (3) on part of the surface of a semiconductor substrate (1) and is provided with a second i-type semiconductor film (4) and a second-conductivity-type semiconductor film (5) on another part of the surface of the semiconductor substrate. An electrode (11) for the first conductivity type is provided on top of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor film (3), and an electrode (12) for the second conductivity type is provided on top of the second-conductivity-type semiconductor film (5). One end of the second i-type semiconductor film (4) is positioned above one end of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor film (3), and an intervening layer (8) is provided between said end of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor film (3) and said end of the second i-type semiconductor film (4).