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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Chad E. Duty, Loudon, TN (US);
Charlee J C Bennett, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ji-won Moon, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Tommy J. Phelps, Knoxville, TN (US);
Craig A. Blue, Knoxville, TN (US);
Quanqin Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael Z. HU, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ilia N. Ivanov, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gerald E. Jellison, Jr., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Lonnie J. Love, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ronald D. Ott, Knoxville, TN (US);
Chad M. Parish, Knoxville, TN (US);
Steven Walker, Memphis, TN (US);
Chad E. Duty, Loudon, TN (US);
Charlee J C Bennett, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ji-Won Moon, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Tommy J. Phelps, Knoxville, TN (US);
Craig A. Blue, Knoxville, TN (US);
Quanqin Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael Z. Hu, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ilia N. Ivanov, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gerald E. Jellison, Jr., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Lonnie J. Love, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ronald D. Ott, Knoxville, TN (US);
Chad M. Parish, Knoxville, TN (US);
Steven Walker, Memphis, TN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a film, the method comprising melting a layer of precursor particles on a substrate until at least a portion of the melted particles are planarized and merged to produce the film. The invention is also directed to a method for producing a photovoltaic film, the method comprising depositing particles having a photovoltaic or other property onto a substrate, and affixing the particles to the substrate, wherein the particles may or may not be subsequently melted. Also described herein are films produced by these methods, methods for producing a patterned film on a substrate, and methods for producing a multilayer structure.