Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturing

US10529883B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• First Solar, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Dan Damjanovic · Perrysburg, US
• Markus Gloeckler · Perrysburg, US
• Feng Liao · Perrysburg, US
• Andrei Los · Perrysburg, US
• Dan Mao · Perrysburg, US
• Benjamin Milliron · Toledo, US
• Gopal Mor · Perrysburg, US
• Rick C. Powell · Ann Arbor, US
• Kenneth M. Ring · Waterville, US
• Aaron Roggelin · Millbury, US
• Jigish Trivedi · Boise, US
• Zhibo Zhao · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 3, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 7, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 24, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/543

Abstract

A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.