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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Raghu Nath Bhattacharya, Littleton, CO (US);
Inventor:
Raghu Nath Bhattacharya, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Davis, Joseph & Negley, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photovoltaic cell exhibiting an overall conversion efficiency of at least 9.0% is prepared from a copper-indium-gallium-diselenide thin film. The thin film is prepared by simultaneously electroplating copper, indium, gallium, and selenium onto a substrate using a buffered electro-deposition bath. The electrodeposition is followed by adding indium to adjust the final stoichiometry of the thin film.