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Patent No.:

US 9324890 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:

Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

David B. Mitzi, Mahopac, NY (US);

Wei Liu, Beijing, CN;

Min Yuan, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Assignee:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/0749 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0324 (2013.01); H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01L 31/0749 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract

The present invention provides a photovoltaic device, such as, a solar cell, having a substrate and an absorber layer disposed on the substrate. The absorber layer includes a doped or undoped composition represented by the formula: CuInGaSeSwherein 0≦x≦1; 0≦y≦0.15 and 0≦z≦2; wherein the absorber layer is formed by a solution-based deposition process which includes the steps of contacting hydrazine and a source of Cu, a source of In, a source of Ga, a source of Se, and optionally a source of S, and further optionally a source of a dopant, under conditions sufficient to produce a homogeneous solution; coating the solution on the substrate to produce a coated substrate; and heating the coated substrate to produce the photovoltaic device. A photovoltaic device and a process for making same based on a hydrazinium-based chalcogenide precursor are also provided.


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Mitzi, David. (2016). Photovoltaic device with solution-processed chalcogenide absorber layer (U.S. Patent No. 9324890). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9324890

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