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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Pierre-philippe Grand, Rousset, FR;
Salvador Jaime, Rousset, FR;
Cedric Broussillou, Rousset, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NEXCIS, Rousset, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to the production of a thin film having photovoltaic properties, containing a I-III-VI-type alloy and deposited by electrolysis, including the following steps: (a) successive deposits of layers of metallic elements I and III; and (b) thermal post-treatment with the addition of element VI. In particular, step (a) comprises the following operations: (a1) depositing a multi-layer structure comprising at least two layers of element I and two layers of element III, deposited in an alternate manner, and (a2) annealing said structure before adding element VI in order to obtain a I-III alloy.