Global Patent Index - EP 2179449 A2

EP 2179449 A2 20100428 - FORMATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ABSORBER LAYERS ON FOIL SUBSTRATES

Title (en)

FORMATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ABSORBER LAYERS ON FOIL SUBSTRATES

Title (de)

BILDUNG VON FOTOVOLTAISCHEN ABSORBERSCHICHTEN AUF FOLIENSUBSTRATEN

Title (fr)

FORMATION DE COUCHES D'ABSORBEURS PHOTOVOLTAÏQUES SUR DES SUBSTRATS EN FORME DE FEUILLE

Publication

EP 2179449 A2 20100428 (EN)

Application

EP 08745698 A 20080411

Priority

  • US 2008060141 W 20080411
  • US 91125907 P 20070411
  • US 6022108 A 20080331

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008128122A2] An absorber layer of a photovoltaic device may be formed on an aluminum or metallized polymer foil substrate. A nascent absorber layer containing one or more elements of group IB and one or more elements of group IIIA is formed on the substrate. The nascent absorber layer and/or substrate is then rapidly heated from an ambient temperature to an average plateau temperature range of between about 200°C and about 600°C and maintained in the average plateau temperature range 1 to 30 minutes after which the temperature is reduced.

IPC 8 full level

H01L 31/04 (2006.01); H01L 21/324 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008128122A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008128122 A2 20081023; WO 2008128122 A3 20081218; EP 2179449 A2 20100428

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2008060141 W 20080411; EP 08745698 A 20080411