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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2021
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Dan Damjanovic, Boise, ID (US);
Feng Liao, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Rick Powell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rui Shao, Sylvania, OH (US);
Jigish Trivedi, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Zhibo Zhao, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 31/0296 (2006.01); H01L 31/073 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02966 (2013.01); H01L 31/073 (2013.01); H01L 31/1832 (2013.01); H01L 31/1864 (2013.01); Y02E 10/543 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11);
Abstract
A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and a p-type semiconductor absorber layer. A photovoltaic device may include a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing a photovoltaic device includes forming a CdSeTe layer over a substrate. The process includes forming a p-type cadmium selenide telluride absorber layer.