Devices and methods featuring the addition of refractory metals to contact interface layers

Gessert, Timothy A.

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Title: Devices and methods featuring the addition of refractory metals to contact interface layers

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include CdS/CdTe PV devices (100) having a back contact (110,112) with oxygen gettering capacity. Also disclosed are back contact structures (110, 112) and methods of forming a back contact in a CdS/CdTe PV device (100). The described contacts and methods feature a contact having a contact interface layer (100) comprising a contact interface material, a p-type dopant and a gettering metal.

Inventors:: Gessert, Timothy A.

Issue Date:: 2020-05-12

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1650903

Patent Number(s):: 10651323

Application Number:: 16/106,571

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H01J37/3429 - {Plural materials}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L21/02562 - {Tellurides}
H01L31/022425 - {for solar cells}
H01L31/022441 - {Electrode arrangements specially adapted for back-contact solar cells}
H01L31/022466 - {made of transparent conductive layers, e.g. TCO, ITO layers}
H01L31/02963 - {characterised by the doping material}
H01L31/03925 - {including AIIBVI compound materials, e.g. CdTe, CdS}
H01L31/1828 - {the active layers comprising only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, CdTe}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy
Y02E10/543 - Solar cells from Group II-VI materials

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DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08 G028308

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 08/21/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers are provided. In one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device comprises: a first contact layer (140) comprising a first sputter-deposited transparent conducting oxide; an electron transport layer (130) interfacing with the first contact layer; a second contact layer (110) comprising a second sputter-deposited transparent conducting oxide; a hole transport layer interfacing with the second contact layer; and an organic semiconductor active layer (120) having a first side facing the electron transport layer and an opposing second side facing the hole transport layer; wherein either the electron transport layer or themore » « less
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Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers

Patent Hammond, Scott R.; Hest, Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van

Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers are provided. In one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device comprises: a first contact layer comprising a first sputter-deposited transparent conducting oxide; an electron transport layer interfacing with the first contact layer; a second contact layer comprising a second sputter-deposited transparent conducting oxide; a hole transport layer interfacing with the second contact layer; and an organic semiconductor active layer having a first side facing the electron transport layer and an opposing second side facing the hole transport layer; wherein either the electron transport layer or the hole transport layer comprisesmore » a buffering transport layer. « less
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Method and apparatus for fabricating ceramic and metal components via additive manufacturing with uniform layered radiation drying

Patent Leu, Ming C.; Ghazanfari, Amir; Li, Wenbin; ...

A freeform extrusion fabrication process for producing three-dimensional ceramic, metal and functionally gradient composite objects, including the steps of filling a plurality of paste sources with a respective plurality of aqueous paste compositions, operationally connecting respective syringes containing respective aqueous paste compositions to a mixing chamber, moving a first aqueous paste composition from a first respective paste source into the mixing chamber, moving a second aqueous paste composition from a second respective paste source into the mixing chamber, mixing the first and second aqueous paste compositions to define a first admixture having a first admixture composition, extruding the first admixturemore » « less
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Use of separate ZnTe interface layers to form OHMIC contacts to p-CdTe films

Patent Gessert, Timothy A [Conifer, CO]

A method of improving electrical contact to a thin film of a p-type tellurium-containing II-VI semiconductor comprising: depositing a first undoped layer of ZnTe on a thin film of p-type tellurium containing II-VI semiconductor with material properties selected to limit the formation of potential barriers at the interface between the p-CdTe and the undoped layer, to a thickness sufficient to control diffusion of the metallic-doped ZnTe into the p-type tellurim-containing II-VI semiconductor, but thin enough to minimize affects of series resistance; depositing a second heavy doped p-type ZnTe layer to the first layer using an appropriate dopant; and depositing anmore » « less
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Hybrid additive manufacturing methods using hybrid additively manufactured features for hybrid components

Patent Lacy, Benjamin Paul; Kottilingam, Srikanth Chandrudu; Schick, David Edward

A hybrid additive manufacturing method comprises building an additive structure on a pre-sintered preform base, wherein building the additive structure comprises iteratively fusing together a plurality of layers of additive material with at least a first layer of additive material joined to the pre-sintered preform base, and wherein the pre-sintered preform base comprises an initial shape. The hybrid additive manufacturing method further comprises modifying the initial shape of the pre-sintered preform base comprising the additive structure into a modified shape comprising the additive structure, and, joining the pre-sintered preform base in its modified shape to a component.
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