Electrodeposition of gallium for photovoltaics

Title: Electrodeposition of gallium for photovoltaics

An electroplating solution and method for producing an electroplating solution containing a gallium salt, an ionic compound and a solvent that results in a gallium thin film that can be deposited on a substrate.

Inventors:: Bhattacharya, Raghu N.

Issue Date:: 2016-08-09

OSTI Identifier:: 1289618

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO) NREL

Patent Number(s):: 9,410,259

Application Number:: 14/240,679

Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Sep 04

Research Org:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY

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Kapur, Vijay K.; Basol, Bulent M.; Tseng, Eric S.
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Bhattacharya, Raghu N.; Oh, Mi-Kyung; Kim, Youngho
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