Abstract: A solar cell module includes first and second plates, a solar cell section positioned in a gap between the first plate and the second plate, and a plurality of wiring materials electrically connected to the solar cell section. The first plate has a first face, and a second face opposite the first face. The second plate has a third face opposed to the second face, and a fourth face opposite the third face. At least one of the first and second plates has a light-transmitting property. At least one wiring material of the plurality of wiring materials is positioned from the inside of the gap to the outside of the gap, along a cutout part that is cut out in a part along one side of the second plate with the first plate as a reference, in plan view of the second plate part.

Abstract: A solar cell module includes first and second plate parts, a solar cell section, a wiring material, and first and second sealing materials. The second plate part is facing the first plate part. The solar cell section is positioned in a gap between the first and second plate parts. The wiring material is electrically connected to the solar cell section and is positioned from an inside of the gap to an outside of the gap via a through hole of the first plate part. The first sealing material is positioned in a region covering the solar cell section in the gap. The second sealing material with a higher water barrier property than the first sealing material is filled in an annular region that is closer to the through hole than the first sealing material in the gap and surrounds the through hole in plan perspective view.

Abstract: A method for producing a granular crystal includes steps of melting a crystal to be a molten solution, ejecting a droplet of the molten solution from a nozzle with a three dimensional motion. An apparatus for producing a granular crystal includes a crucible, an actuator, and at least one nozzle. The crucible contains a molten solution of a crystal. The actuator moves at least one nozzle with three-dimensional motion. At least one nozzle ejects a droplet of the molten solution with a three dimensional motion.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a granular silicon crystal by allowing silicon melt in a crucible to be granularly discharged and fallen from a nozzle part composed of silicon carbide or silicon nitride, and cooling and solidifying the granular silicon melt during falling, a carbon source is added when the nozzle part is composed of silicon carbide, and a nitrogen source is added when the nozzle part is composed of silicon nitride, to the silicon melt in the crucible. Thereby, melt droplets of uniform size can be generated, so that granular silicon crystals having narrow variations in particle size can be manufactured at high productivity and superior reproducibility.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a granular silicon crystal by allowing silicon melt in a crucible to be granularly discharged and fallen from a nozzle part composed of silicon carbide or silicon nitride, and cooling and solidifying the granular silicon melt during falling, a carbon source is added when the nozzle part is composed of silicon carbide, and a nitrogen source is added when the nozzle part is composed of silicon nitride, to the silicon melt in the crucible. Thereby, melt droplets of uniform size can be generated, so that granular silicon crystals having narrow variations in particle size can be manufactured at high productivity and superior reproducibility.