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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Balakrishnan R Bathey, Andover, MA (US);
Mary C Cretalla, Bedford, MA (US);
Aaron S Taylor, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Mobil Solar Energy Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437-2 ; 437116 ; 437927 ; 148D / ; 156606 ; 156608 ; 156D / ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing crystalline substrate for use in fabricating solid state electronic devices. A hollow crystalline body is grown from a melt containing a dopant and a P-N junction is formed in said crystalline body as it is being grown. Then the hollow body is severed to provide individual solar cell substrates.