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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Patrick Timothy Hurley, Allentown, PA (US);
Robert Gordon Ridgeway, Quakertown, PA (US);
Katherine Anne Hutchison, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Giles Langan, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Timothy Hurley, Allentown, PA (US);
Robert Gordon Ridgeway, Quakertown, PA (US);
Katherine Anne Hutchison, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Giles Langan, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Chemical additives are used to increase the rate of deposition for the amorphous silicon film (αSi:H) and/or the microcrystalline silicon film (μCSi:H). The electrical current is improved to generate solar grade films as photoconductive films used in the manufacturing of Thin Film based Photovoltaic (TFPV) devices.