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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Hariklia Deligianni, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Lian Guo, Yorktown, NY (US);
Marinus Johannes Petrus Hopstaken, Carmel, NY (US);
Maurice Mason, Yorktown, NY (US);
Lubomyr T Romankiw, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Hariklia Deligianni, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Lian Guo, Yorktown, NY (US);
Marinus Johannes Petrus Hopstaken, Carmel, NY (US);
Maurice Mason, Yorktown, NY (US);
Lubomyr T Romankiw, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a flexible photovoltaic film cell with an iron diffusion barrier layer. The method includes: providing a foil substrate including iron; forming an iron diffusion barrier layer on the foil substrate, where the iron diffusion barrier layer prevents the iron from diffusing; forming an electrode layer on the iron diffusion barrier layer; and forming at least one light absorber layer on the electrode layer. A flexible photovoltaic film cell is also provided, which cell includes: a foil substrate including iron; an iron diffusion barrier layer formed on the foil substrate to prevent the iron from diffusing; an electrode layer formed on the iron diffusion barrier layer; and at least one light absorber layer formed on the electrode layer.