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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Lucintech Inc, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Alvin D. Compaan, Holland, OH (US);
Victor V. Plotnikov, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Lucintech Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0512 (2013.01); H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method of making a photovoltaic cell includes providing a metal oxide substrate. The substrate is at least translucent to light. The substrate is directed through a deposition chamber. A semiconductor is deposited over a first major surface of the substrate. The semiconductor includes a polycrystalline p-type layer. The semiconductor is exposed to a chlorine-containing compound or a chlorine molecule. A second electrode layer is provided over the semiconductor.