(US5103851-A)      The solar battery have a semiconductor multilayer structure (A) with a semiconductor crystal (a2) of a first conductivity type formed on the electrode (a1) and at least one set of laminate layers consisting of a high resistance semiconductor layer (a3). A semiconductor layer (a4) of a second conductivity type and a semiconductor layer (a5) of the first conductivity type are sequentially formed so as to cover the semiconductor crystal of the first conductivity type. A second semiconductor multilayer structure (B) has a semiconductor crystal (b2) of the second conductivity type formed on the electrode (b1).    A set of laminate layers consists of a high resistance semiconductor layer (b3) and a semiconductor layer (b4) of the first conductivity type and a semiconductor layer (b5) of the second conductivity type which are alternately arranged on the same insulative substrate. The semiconductor multi-layer structure sections are alternately electrically connected by high resistance semiconductor layers (C) formed so as to cover the semiconductor multilayer structure sections. The surfaces of the high resistance semiconductor layers form light receiving surfaces.    ADVANTAGE -   Improved energy converting efficiency.    (DE4039390-C2)      The solar battery has at least one first electrode (103) and at least one second electrode (104), all arranged side-by-side but alternately on that side of the solar battery opposite to the incident light. On the first electrode there is formed a first semiconductor crystal (105) of a first conducting type and on the second electrode a second semiconductor crystal (112) of a second conducting type. There is a second high ohmic semiconductor layer (109), with a surface forming the light-sensitive face.    The electrodes are formed on a common insulating substrate (101) and the two crystals are covered with a first high ohmic semiconductor layer (106), a semiconductor layer (107,111) of a conducting type opposite to that of the crystals and a semiconductor layer (108,110) of the same conducting type.    ADVANTAGE -   Improvement in efficiency of energy conversion.