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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Sharone Zehavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Jerome S. Culik, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sharone Zehavi, San Jose, CA (US);
Jerome S. Culik, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Integrated Photovoltaic, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inline process for manufacturing a photovoltaic device on a removable substrate is disclosed. The process discloses two semiconductor layers forming an active region; at least one of the semiconductor layers is formed by a high-purity plasma spray process; optional layers include a release layer, one or more barrier layers, a cap layer, a conductive support layer, a mechanical support layer, an anti-reflection layer, and distributed Bragg reflector. The process may also be used to form multiple active regions.