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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
David B. Jackrel, Pacifica, CA (US);
Katherine Dickey, Stanford, CA (US);
Kristin Pollock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jacob Woodruff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Stone, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Gregory Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
David B. Jackrel, Pacifica, CA (US);
Katherine Dickey, Stanford, CA (US);
Kristin Pollock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jacob Woodruff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Stone, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Gregory Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
aeris CAPITAL Sustainable IP Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for forming multi-nary semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising of depositing a precursor material onto a substrate, wherein the precursor material may include or may be used with an additive to minimize concentration of group IIIA material such as Ga in the back portion of the final semiconductor layer. The additive may be a non-copper Group IB additive in elemental or alloy form. Some embodiments may use both selenium and sulfur, forming a senary or higher semiconductor alloy. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.