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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Shirley Segal, Hasharon, IL;
Karen K. Gleason, Cambridge, MA (US);
Rong Yang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Yaron Segal, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tonio Buonassisi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Baby Reeja Jayan, Boston, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein are related to methods for processing substrates such as silicon substrates. In some cases, the method may provide the ability to passivate a silicon surface at relatively low temperatures and/or in the absence of a solvent. Methods described herein may be useful in the fabrication of a wide range of devices, including electronic devices such as photovoltaic devices, solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes, sensors, and the like.