PREPARATION OF COPPER-INDIUM-GALLIUM-DISELENIDE PRECURSOR FILMS BY ELECTRODEPOSITION FOR FABRICATING HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS - Patent 0977911

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EP 0 977 911 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	09.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/06

(21)	Application number: 98913276.6

(22)	Date of filing: 30.03.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C23C 28/02, H01L 21/14, H01L 21/306

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9806/212

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9848/079 (29.10.1998 Gazette 1998/43)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

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Priority:

21.04.1997 US 44506 P
05.06.1997 US 870081

(71)	Applicant: Davis, Joseph & Negley
	Austin, TX 78746 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BHATTACHARYA, Raghu, N. Litteton, CO 80127 (US) HASOON, Falah Arvada, CO 80004 (US) WIESNER, Holm Golden, CO 80401 (US) KEANE, James Lakewood, CO 80232 (US) RAMANATHAN, Kannan Lakewood, CO 80228 (US) NOUFI, Rommel Golden, CO 80401 (US)

(74)	Representative: Silverman, Warren
	Haseltine Lake & Co.Imperial House,15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD London WC2B 6UD (GB)

(54)	PREPARATION OF COPPER-INDIUM-GALLIUM-DISELENIDE PRECURSOR FILMS BY ELECTRODEPOSITION FOR FABRICATING HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS