Apparatus and methods for manufacturing thin-film solar cells
US8198123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Improved methods and apparatus for forming thin-film layers of semiconductor material absorber layers on a substrate web. According to the present teachings, a semiconductor layer may be formed in a multi-zone process whereby various layers are deposited sequentially onto a moving substrate web.
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