EP0977911A4 - Preparation of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide precursor films by electrodeposition for fabricating high efficiency solar cells - Google Patents

Preparation of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide precursor films by electrodeposition for fabricating high efficiency solar cells

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EP0977911A4
EP0977911A4 EP98913276A EP98913276A EP0977911A4 EP 0977911 A4 EP0977911 A4 EP 0977911A4 EP 98913276 A EP98913276 A EP 98913276A EP 98913276 A EP98913276 A EP 98913276A EP 0977911 A4 EP0977911 A4 EP 0977911A4
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electrodeposition
gallium
indium
copper
preparation
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Raghu N Bhattacharya
Falah Hasoon
Holm Wiesner
James Keane
Kannan Ramanathan
Rommel Noufi
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P14/00Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
    • H10P14/20Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
    • H10P14/34Deposited materials, e.g. layers
    • H10P14/3402Deposited materials, e.g. layers characterised by the chemical composition
    • H10P14/3436Deposited materials, e.g. layers characterised by the chemical composition being chalcogenide semiconductor materials not being oxides, e.g. ternary compounds
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/10Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/12Active materials
    • H10F77/126Active materials comprising only Group I-III-VI chalcopyrite materials, e.g. CuInSe2, CuGaSe2 or CuInGaSe2 [CIGS]
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P14/00Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
    • H10P14/20Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
    • H10P14/22Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials using physical deposition, e.g. vacuum deposition or sputtering
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P14/00Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
    • H10P14/20Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
    • H10P14/26Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials using liquid deposition
    • H10P14/265Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials using liquid deposition using solutions
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • H10P14/29Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials characterised by the substrates
    • H10P14/2901Materials
    • H10P14/2922Materials being non-crystalline insulating materials, e.g. glass or polymers
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    • H10P14/32Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials characterised by intermediate layers between substrates and deposited layers
    • H10P14/3202Materials thereof
    • H10P14/3241Materials thereof being conductive materials
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D3/00Electroplating: Baths therefor
    • C25D3/02Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions
    • C25D3/56Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/541CuInSe2 material PV cells
EP98913276A 1997-04-21 1998-03-30 Preparation of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide precursor films by electrodeposition for fabricating high efficiency solar cells Ceased EP0977911A4 (en)

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US4450697P 1997-04-21 1997-04-21
US44506P 1997-04-21
US870081 1997-06-05
US08/870,081 US5871630A (en) 1995-12-12 1997-06-05 Preparation of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide precursor films by electrodeposition for fabricating high efficiency solar cells
PCT/US1998/006212 WO1998048079A1 (en) 1997-04-21 1998-03-30 Preparation of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide precursor films by electrodeposition for fabricating high efficiency solar cells

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EP0977911A1 EP0977911A1 (en) 2000-02-09
EP0977911A4 true EP0977911A4 (en) 2002-05-22

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Non-Patent Citations (2)

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R. N. BHATTACHARYA C.S.: "12.3 % Efficient CuIn1-xGaxSe2-Based Device from Electrodeposited Precursor", J. ELECTROCHEM. SOC., vol. 144, no. 4, April 1997 (1997-04-01), pages 1376 - 1379, XP002189137 *
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