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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Howard G. Zolla, San Jose, CA (US);
Douglas W. Young, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bulent M. Basol, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Howard G. Zolla, San Jose, CA (US);
Douglas W. Young, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bulent M. Basol, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
SoloPower, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Processes and apparatus are described that form a solar cell absorber on a surface of a workpiece by reacting a precursor layer disposed on the surface of the workpiece with an absorber constituent vapor in a heating chamber. The absorber constituent material is delivered from an absorber constituent material delivery system in molten form into a container in the heating chamber and vaporized to be used during the reaction.