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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Donald Franklin Foust, Glenville, NY (US);
Assignee:
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0445 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/0475 (2014.01); H01L 31/0296 (2006.01); H01L 31/073 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1828 (2013.01); H01L 31/02963 (2013.01); H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/0445 (2014.12); H01L 31/0475 (2014.12); H01L 31/073 (2013.01); Y02E 10/543 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for treating a semiconductor material, and for making devices containing a semiconducting material, are presented. One embodiment is a method for treating a semiconductor material that includes a chalcogenide. The method comprises contacting at least a portion of the semiconductor material with a chemical agent. The chemical agent comprises a solvent, and an iodophor dissolved in the solvent.