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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Dan Damjanovic, Boise, ID (US);
Markus Gloeckler, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Feng Liao, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Andrei Los, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Dan Mao, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Benjamin Milliron, Sylvania, OH (US);
Gopal Mor, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Rick Powell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Ring, Waterville, OH (US);
Aaron Roggelin, Northwood, OH (US);
Jigish Trivedi, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Zhibo Zhao, Novi, MI (US);
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.