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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
May. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Neelkanth G. Dhere, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Ankur A. Kadam, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Neelkanth G. Dhere, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Ankur A. Kadam, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a CIGSS absorber layer includes the steps of providing a metal precursor, and selenizing the metal precursor using diethyl selenium to form a selenized metal precursor layer (CIGSS absorber layer). A high efficiency solar cell includes a CIGSS absorber layer formed by a process including selenizing a metal precursor using diethyl selenium to form the CIGSS absorber layer.