EP0977911A4 - Herstellung von kupfer-indium-diselenide-ausgangsfolien mittels elektrobeschichtung zur herstellung hocheffizienter solarzellen - Google Patents
Herstellung von kupfer-indium-diselenide-ausgangsfolien mittels elektrobeschichtung zur herstellung hocheffizienter solarzellenInfo
- Publication number
- 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
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- electrodeposition
- gallium
- indium
- copper
- preparation
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Ceased
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
- H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
- H10P14/34—Deposited materials, e.g. layers
- H10P14/3402—Deposited materials, e.g. layers characterised by the chemical composition
- H10P14/3436—Deposited materials, e.g. layers characterised by the chemical composition being chalcogenide semiconductor materials not being oxides, e.g. ternary compounds
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
- H10F77/10—Semiconductor bodies
- H10F77/12—Active materials
- H10F77/126—Active materials comprising only Group I-III-VI chalcopyrite materials, e.g. CuInSe2, CuGaSe2 or CuInGaSe2 [CIGS]
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
- H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
- H10P14/22—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials using physical deposition, e.g. vacuum deposition or sputtering
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
- H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
- H10P14/26—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials using liquid deposition
- H10P14/265—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials using liquid deposition using solutions
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
- H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
- H10P14/29—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials characterised by the substrates
- H10P14/2901—Materials
- H10P14/2922—Materials being non-crystalline insulating materials, e.g. glass or polymers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
- H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
- H10P14/32—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials characterised by intermediate layers between substrates and deposited layers
- H10P14/3202—Materials thereof
- H10P14/3241—Materials thereof being conductive materials
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25D3/00—Electroplating: Baths therefor
- C25D3/02—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions
- C25D3/56—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys
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- Y—GENERAL 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
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E10/541—CuInSe2 material PV cells
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP0977911A1 EP0977911A1 (de) | 2000-02-09 |
| EP0977911A4 true EP0977911A4 (de) | 2002-05-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP98913276A Ceased EP0977911A4 (de) | 1997-04-21 | 1998-03-30 | Herstellung von kupfer-indium-diselenide-ausgangsfolien mittels elektrobeschichtung zur herstellung hocheffizienter solarzellen |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP0977911A4 (de) |
| AU (1) | AU6786998A (de) |
| CA (1) | CA2284826C (de) |
| WO (1) | WO1998048079A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB0127113D0 (en) * | 2001-11-10 | 2002-01-02 | Univ Sheffield | Copper indium based thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same |
| WO2009059128A2 (en) | 2007-11-02 | 2009-05-07 | Wakonda Technologies, Inc. | Crystalline-thin-film photovoltaic structures and methods for forming the same |
| DE102008051520A1 (de) * | 2008-10-13 | 2010-04-22 | Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin Für Materialien Und Energie Gmbh | Verfahren zur Erzeugung einer (001)-texturierten Kristallschicht aus einem photoaktiven Schichtgitter-Halbleiter auf einer metallisch leitfähigen Schicht unter Beteiligung eines Metallpromoters |
| CA2773709C (en) * | 2009-09-08 | 2016-02-23 | The University Of Western Ontario | Electrochemical method of producing copper indium gallium diselenide (cigs) solar cells |
| CN102893370B (zh) * | 2010-03-17 | 2015-12-16 | 陶氏环球技术有限责任公司 | 整合连接层的光电活性的、基于硫属元素的薄膜结构 |
| WO2013164248A1 (en) * | 2012-05-02 | 2013-11-07 | Umicore | Selenite precursor and ink for the manufacture of cigs photovoltaic cells |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1997022152A1 (en) * | 1995-12-12 | 1997-06-19 | Davis, Joseph & Negley | PREPARATION OF CuxInyGazSen (x=0-2, y=0-2, z=0-2, n=0-3) PRECURSOR FILMS BY ELECTRODEPOSITION FOR FABRICATING HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US5221660A (en) * | 1987-12-25 | 1993-06-22 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Semiconductor substrate having a superconducting thin film |
| US5441897A (en) * | 1993-04-12 | 1995-08-15 | Midwest Research Institute | Method of fabricating high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)(SeS)2 thin films for solar cells |
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1998
- 1998-03-30 WO PCT/US1998/006212 patent/WO1998048079A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-03-30 AU AU67869/98A patent/AU6786998A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-03-30 CA CA002284826A patent/CA2284826C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-03-30 EP EP98913276A patent/EP0977911A4/de not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1997022152A1 (en) * | 1995-12-12 | 1997-06-19 | Davis, Joseph & Negley | PREPARATION OF CuxInyGazSen (x=0-2, y=0-2, z=0-2, n=0-3) PRECURSOR FILMS BY ELECTRODEPOSITION FOR FABRICATING HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
| Title |
|---|
| 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 * |
| See also references of WO9848079A1 * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| CA2284826A1 (en) | 1998-10-29 |
| EP0977911A1 (de) | 2000-02-09 |
| WO1998048079A1 (en) | 1998-10-29 |
| AU6786998A (en) | 1998-11-13 |
| CA2284826C (en) | 2007-06-05 |
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