NOVELTY - Thin film type solar cell comprises: (a) a crystalline silicon wafer subject to surface texturing and forming an n-type semiconductor layer; (b) a p-n junction formed of a non-crystalline p-type silicon layer and a non-crystalline n-type silicon layer; (c) a transparent surface electrode formed outward of the p-n junction; (d) a water repellent light transmitting layer allowing for an increase in light transmittance; and (e) a pattern electrode formed on the surface electrode or the water repellent light transmitting layer.    USE - The thin film type solar cell is useful for converting light energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film type solar cell allows for an increase in light transmittance and a reduction in specific resistance by forming a light transmitting thin film on a crystalline silicon wafer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Thin film type solar cell comprises: (a) a crystalline silicon wafer subject to surface texturing and forming an n-type semiconductor layer; (b) a p-n junction formed of a non-crystalline p-type silicon layer deposited on one surface of the crystalline silicon wafer and a non-crystalline n-type silicon layer deposited on the other surface; (c) a transparent surface electrode formed outward of the p-n junction; (d) a water repellent light transmitting layer formed on the p-n junction, the surface electrode, or both the p-n junction and the surface electrode, and allowing for an increase in light transmittance; and (e) a pattern electrode formed on the surface electrode or the water repellent light transmitting layer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing the thin film type solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the thin film type solar cell.    Pattern electrodes (12)    Crystalline silicon wafer (20)    Water repellent light transmitting (30,32)    Transparent surface electrodes (40,42)    Non-crystalline p-type silicon layer (50)    Non-crystalline n-type silicon layer (52)    Textured surfaces (60,62)