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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arindam Banerjee, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Prem Nath, Rochester, MI (US);
Herbert C Ovshinsky, Oak Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
20419229 ; 20419215 ; 20419226 ; 427 39 ; 427255 ;
Abstract
A method for the plasma coating of a layer of material atop a semiconductor body, said method and apparatus adapted to substantially prevent damage to the semiconductor body by energetic vaporized species developed during the coating process. The invention has particular utility in the high volume fabrication of thin film semiconductor devices and may be readily adapted to provide the transparent conductive electrode of photoresponsive devices in a continuous roll-to-roll deposition process.