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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Llc, Golden, CO (US);
Inventors:
William Nemeth, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Hao-Chih Yuan, Vancouver, WA (US);
Vincenzo LaSalvia, Golden, CO (US);
Pauls Stradins, Golden, CO (US);
Matthew R. Page, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 31/1872 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
Methods of hydrogenation of passivated contacts using materials having hydrogen impurities are provided. An example method includes applying, to a passivated contact, a layer of a material, the material containing hydrogen impurities. The method further includes subsequently annealing the material and subsequently removing the material from the passivated contact.