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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Global Solar Energy, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Britt, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott Wiedeman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Global Solar Energy, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/22 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0445 (2014.01); C23C 14/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/54 (2006.01); C23C 14/56 (2006.01); H01L 31/0392 (2006.01); H01L 31/0749 (2012.01); C23C 14/24 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1876 (2013.01); C23C 14/024 (2013.01); C23C 14/0623 (2013.01); C23C 14/22 (2013.01); C23C 14/243 (2013.01); C23C 14/542 (2013.01); C23C 14/562 (2013.01); H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01L 31/03923 (2013.01); H01L 31/03928 (2013.01); H01L 31/0445 (2014.12); H01L 31/0749 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
Improved methods and apparatus for forming thin-film layers of semiconductor material absorber layers on a substrate web. According to the present teachings, a semiconductor layer may be formed in a multi-zone process whereby various layers are deposited sequentially onto a moving substrate web.