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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yiwen Zhang, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0272 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/0256 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0272 (2013.01); H01L 21/02568 (2013.01); H01L 21/02601 (2013.01); H01L 21/02628 (2013.01); H01L 31/0256 (2013.01); H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01B 1/02 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
An ink for forming a compound semiconductor thin film is provided, which contains a binder includes a compound includes an S atom or an Se atom and metallic compound particles which are both dispersed in an organic solvent. A compound semiconductor thin film is formed by applying or printing the ink for forming a compound semiconductor thin film and heat-treating it. A solar cell is constituted, which has a light-absorbing layer formed of the compound semiconductor thin film.