Methods of making copper selenium precursor compositions with a targeted copper selenide content and precursor compositions and thin films resulting therefrom

Curtis, Calvin J; Miedaner, Alexander; Ginley, David S; Leisch, Jennifer; Taylor, Matthew; Stanbery, Billy J

Title: Methods of making copper selenium precursor compositions with a targeted copper selenide content and precursor compositions and thin films resulting therefrom

Patent · Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1027209

Curtis, Calvin J ^[1]; Miedaner, Alexander ^[2]; Ginley, David S ^[3]; Leisch, Jennifer ^[4]; Taylor, Matthew ^[5]; Stanbery, Billy J ^[6]

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Precursor compositions containing copper and selenium suitable for deposition on a substrate to form thin films suitable for semi-conductor applications. Methods of forming the precursor compositions using primary amine solvents and methods of forming the thin films wherein the selection of temperature and duration of heating controls the formation of a targeted species of copper selenide.

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Research Organization:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO); Heliovolt Corporation (Austin, TX)

Patent Number(s):: 8,021,641

Application Number:: 12/658,204

OSTI ID:: 1027209

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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