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Methods of growing CdTe-based materials at high rates

US10134590B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2017
Grant dateNov 20, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02568
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for growing high-quality CdTe-based materials at high growth rates are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a method includes depositing a first CdTe-based layer on a CdTe-based template at a rate of greater than 1 μm/min. Each of the first CdTe-based layer and the CdTe-based template has a single-crystal structure and/or a large-grain polycrystalline structure. The depositing is performed by physical vapor deposition.

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