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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2012
Nestor A. Bojarczuk, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Keith E. Fogel, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Supratik Guha, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Byungha Shin, White Plains, NY (US);
Nestor A. Bojarczuk, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Keith E. Fogel, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Supratik Guha, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Byungha Shin, White Plains, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to a solar cell apparatus including a molybdenum (Mo) contact layer and an annealed absorber layer including zinc and sulfur directly adjacent to the Mo contact layer. The apparatus has no molybdenum disulfide (MoS) layer located between the Mo contact layer and the annealed absorber layer. The apparatus further includes a buffer layer adjacent to the annealed absorber layer.