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Manufacturing apparatus and method for large-scale production of thin-film solar cells

A technology of solar cells and conductive films, applied in the fields of final product manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing/processing, semiconductor/solid-state device manufacturing, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-19
BEIJING APOLLO DING RONG SOLAR TECH
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[0020] In U.S. Patent 5,986,204 ('204) Iwasaki et al. present a solution to the problems associated with conventional CIGS solar cells

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[0055] Now, the present invention will be described and compared with the structure of a conventional prior art CIGS solar cell. A new cell structure and fabrication process will be detailed for a modular roll-to-roll sputter deposition system specifically designed to provide optimal realization of the process.

[0056] It should be noted that, as used herein, the terms "over" and "on" both inherently include "directly on.. ..." (without intervening materials, elements, or spaces disposed therebetween), and "indirectly over" (intermediate materials, elements, or spaces disposed therebetween). For example, forming a unit "on a substrate" may include directly forming a unit on a substrate without intermediate materials / units therebetween, and may also include indirectly forming a unit on a substrate with one or more intermediate materials / units therebetween.

[0057] Image 6 A simplest embodiment of a basic solar cell according to the invention comprising a barrier layer of z...

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Abstract

A method of fabricating an improved thin film solar cell entirely by sputtering comprising a high efficiency back contact / reflective multilayer comprising at least one barrier layer composed of a transition metal nitride. Copper indium gallium diselenide (Cu(InxGa1-X)Se2) absorber layers (X ranging from 1 to about 0.1) were co-sputtered from specially prepared electrically conductive targets using the dual cylinder rotating magnetron technique. By varying the gallium content, the bandgap of the absorber layer can be graded. Alternating absorber layers were reactively sputtered from a metal alloy target in hydrogen selenide gas. RF sputtering was used to deposit the cadmium-free ZnS window layer. Reactive sputtering top transparent electrode ZnO doped aluminum. A dedicated modular vacuum-to-roll sputtering machine is described. The machine is adapted to be integrated with a double-cylindrical rotating magnetron in a single route to fabricate improved solar cell materials.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application 60 / 415009, filed September 30, 2002 and US Provisional Application 60 / 435814, filed December 19, 2002. technical field [0002] The invention disclosed herein relates generally to the field of optoelectronics, and more particularly to the only highly light-transmitting optical fiber for the manufacture of thin-film solar cells based on an absorber layer comprising copper, indium, gallium, aluminum and selenium and having a polycrystalline chalcopyrite structure. Rate roll in and out vacuum deposition system and method. Background technique [0003] In recent years, interest in thin film optoelectronics has developed. This is mainly due to the improved conversion efficiency of cells manufactured at laboratory scale and the effective reduction of manufacturing costs compared to earlier and more expensive crystalline and polysilicon technologies. The term "thin film" is used to distinguish this type of so...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L31/108H01L31/06H01L21/00B22F3/00H01L31/032
CPCY02P70/50
Inventor D·R·霍拉斯
Owner BEIJING APOLLO DING RONG SOLAR TECH
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