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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Holly Ann Blaydes, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
George Theodore Dalakos, Niskayuna, NY (US);
David William Vernooy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Allan Robert Northrup, Schenectady, NY (US);
Juan Carlos Rojo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Peter Joel Meschter, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Hongying Peng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Hongbo Cao, Cohoes, NY (US);
Yangang Andrew Xi, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert Dwayne Gossman, Aurora, CO (US);
Anping Zhang, Rexford, NY (US);
Holly Ann Blaydes, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
George Theodore Dalakos, Niskayuna, NY (US);
David William Vernooy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Allan Robert Northrup, Schenectady, NY (US);
Juan Carlos Rojo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Peter Joel Meschter, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Hongying Peng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Hongbo Cao, Cohoes, NY (US);
Yangang Andrew Xi, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert Dwayne Gossman, Aurora, CO (US);
Anping Zhang, Rexford, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided. The method includes disposing a substantially amorphous cadmium tin oxide layer on a support; and thermally processing the substantially amorphous cadmium tin oxide layer in an atmosphere substantially free of cadmium from an external source to form a transparent layer, wherein the transparent layer has an electrical resistivity less than about 2×10Ohm-cm. Method of making a photovoltaic device is also provided.