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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Dario Rapisarda, Villard Bonnot, FR;
Joël Dufourcq, Puyoo, FR;
Simon Perraud, Bandol, FR;
Olivier Poncelet, Grenoble, FR;
Dario Rapisarda, Villard Bonnot, FR;
Joël Dufourcq, Puyoo, FR;
Simon Perraud, Bandol, FR;
Olivier Poncelet, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for selective wet chemical etching of a thin-film substrate comprising a CIGS surface layer. The present invention also relates to a process for producing cells in series for thin-film photovoltaic modules, which process implements the selective wet chemical etching process according to the invention. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for creating small patterns, such as for example monolithic interconnects, in thin-film photovoltaic devices, which process implements the selective wet chemical etching process according to the invention.