Additives to silane for thin film silicon photovoltaic devices

Hurley, Patrick Timothy; Ridgeway, Robert Gordon; Hutchison, Katherine Anne; Langan, John Giles

Additives to silane for thin film silicon photovoltaic devices

Patent · 17 September 2013

OSTI ID:1093446

Hurley, Patrick Timothy; Ridgeway, Robert Gordon; Hutchison, Katherine Anne; Langan, John Giles

Chemical additives are used to increase the rate of deposition for the amorphous silicon film (.alpha.Si:H) and/or the microcrystalline silicon film (.mu.CSi:H). The electrical current is improved to generate solar grade films as photoconductive films used in the manufacturing of Thin Film based Photovoltaic (TFPV) devices.

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Research Organization:: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE0000580

Assignee:: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)

Patent Number(s):: 8,535,760

Application Number:: 12/872,806

OSTI ID:: 1093446

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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