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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2019
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Brubaker, Gibsonburg, OH (US);
Joan King, Toledo, OH (US);
Benjamin Milliron, Sylvania, OH (US);
Jay Norman, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Jason Robinson, Perrysburg, OH (US);
John Tumbush, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1864 (2013.01); H01L 31/1832 (2013.01); H01L 31/1836 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for annealing an absorber layer is disclosed, the method including contacting a surface of the absorber layer with an annealing material provided as a gel. The annealing material comprises cadmium chloride and a thickening agent. A viscosity of the gel of the annealing material is greater than or equal to 5 millipascal seconds.