Varying cadmium telluride growth temperature during deposition to increase solar cell reliability

Albin, David S.; Johnson, James Neil; Zhao, Yu; Korevaar, Bastiaan Arie

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Title: Varying cadmium telluride growth temperature during deposition to increase solar cell reliability

Inventors:: Albin, David S.; Johnson, James Neil; Zhao, Yu; Korevaar, Bastiaan Arie

Issue Date:: Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1248821

Patent Number(s):: 9324898

Application Number:: 14/036,229

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

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
H01L21/02422 - {Non-crystalline insulating materials, e.g. glass, polymers}
H01L21/02474 - {Sulfides}
H01L21/02483 - {Oxide semiconducting materials not being Group 12/16 materials, e.g. ternary compounds}
H01L21/02502 - {consisting of two layers}
H01L21/02562 - {Tellurides}
H01L31/0296 - including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, HgCdTe
H01L31/0368 - including polycrystalline semiconductors
H01L31/073 - comprising only AIIBVI compound semiconductors, e.g. CdS/CdTe solar cells
H01L31/1836 - {comprising a growth substrate not being an AIIBVI compound}

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
Y02E10/543 - Solar cells from Group II-VI materials

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P70/50 - Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Sep 25

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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