Thin films of mixed metal compounds

Mickelsen, Reid A; Chen, Wen S

Title: Thin films of mixed metal compounds

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A compositionally uniform thin film of a mixed metal compound is formed by simultaneously evaporating a first metal compound and a second metal compound from independent sources. The mean free path between the vapor particles is reduced by a gas and the mixed vapors are deposited uniformly. The invention finds particular utility in forming thin film heterojunction solar cells.

Inventors:

Mickelsen, Reid A ^[1]; Chen, Wen S ^[2]

Bellevue, WA
Seattle, WA

Issue Date:: 1985-01-01

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

OSTI Identifier:: 865480

Patent Number(s):: 4523051

Assignee:: Boeing Company (Seattle, WA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/072 - the potential barriers being only of the PN heterojunction type
H01L31/022425 - {for solar cells}

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
Y02E10/541 - CuInSe2 material PV cells

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/0749 - including a AIBIIICVI compound, e.g. CdS/CulnSe2 [CIS] heterojunction solar cells
H01L31/0322 - {comprising only AIBIIICVI chalcopyrite compounds, e.g. Cu In Se2, Cu Ga Se2, Cu In Ga Se2}

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DOE Contract Number:: EG-77-C-01-4042

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: films; mixed; metal; compounds; compositionally; uniform; film; compound; formed; simultaneously; evaporating; independent; sources; mean; free; path; vapor; particles; reduced; gas; vapors; deposited; uniformly; particular; utility; forming; heterojunction; solar; cells; free path; mean free; heterojunction solar; metal compound; metal compounds; mixed metal; solar cell; solar cells; particular utility; junction solar; film heterojunction; mixed vapor; /136/427/438/

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