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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Bastiaan Arie Korevaar, Schenectady, NY (US);
Faisal Razi Ahmad, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for processing a semiconductor assembly is presented. The method includes: (a) contacting at least a portion of a semiconductor assembly with a chalcogen source, wherein the semiconductor assembly comprises a semiconductor layer comprising a semiconductor material disposed on a support; (b) introducing a chalcogen from the chalcogen source into at least a portion of the semiconductor material; and (c) disposing a window layer on the semiconductor layer after the step (b).