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1. 发明申请

US20130174900A1 NANOWIRE ENHANCED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于薄膜光伏器件的纳米增强透明导电氧化物
公开(公告)号：US20130174900A1
公开(公告)日：2013-07-11
申请号：US13543462
申请日：2012-07-06
申请人： Chester A. Farris, III , Robert D. Wieting , Ashish Tandon
发明人： Chester A. Farris, III , Robert D. Wieting , Ashish Tandon
IPC分类号： H01L31/18 , H01L31/0224
CPC分类号： H01L31/1884 , B82Y10/00 , B82Y99/00 , H01L31/022466 , H01L31/0749 , Y02E10/541 , Y02P70/521
摘要： A thin-film photovoltaic devices includes transparent conductive oxide which has embedded within it nanowires at less than 2% nominal shadowing area. The nanowires enhance the electrical conductivity of the conductive oxide.
摘要翻译：薄膜光伏器件包括透明导电氧化物，其内嵌有小于2％的标称阴影区域的纳米线。纳米线增强导电氧化物的导电性。

2. 发明授权

US08372684B1 Method and system for selenization in fabricating CIGS/CIS solar cells 失效
标题翻译：制造CIGS / CIS太阳能电池的硒化方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US08372684B1
公开(公告)日：2013-02-12
申请号：US12776189
申请日：2010-05-07
申请人： Robert D. Wieting , Steven Aragon , Chester A. Farris, III
发明人： Robert D. Wieting , Steven Aragon , Chester A. Farris, III
IPC分类号： H01L21/00
CPC分类号： H01L31/0322 , H01L21/02422 , H01L21/02491 , H01L21/02568 , H01L21/02614 , H01L31/03926 , H01L31/188 , Y02E10/541 , Y02P70/521
摘要： The method and system for selenization in fabricating CIS and/or CIGS based thin film solar cell overlaying cylindrical glass substrates. The method includes providing a substrate, forming an electrode layer over the substrate and depositing a precursor layer of copper, indium, and/or gallium over the electrode layer. The method also includes disposing the substrate vertically in a furnace. Then a gas including a hydrogen species, a selenium species and a carrier gas are introduced into the furnace and heated to between about 350° C. and about 450° C. to at least initiate formation of a copper indium diselenide film from the precursor layer.
摘要翻译：用于制造基于CIS和/或CIGS的薄膜太阳能电池覆盖圆柱形玻璃基板的硒化方法和系统。该方法包括提供衬底，在衬底上形成电极层，并在电极层上沉积铜，铟和/或镓的前体层。该方法还包括将基板垂直放置在炉中。然后将包括氢物质，硒物质和载气的气体引入炉中并加热至约350℃至约450℃，以至少从起始层产生铜铟二硒化物膜的形成。

3. 发明授权

US08241943B1 Sodium doping method and system for shaped CIGS/CIS based thin film solar cells 失效
标题翻译：用于成形CIGS / CIS的薄膜太阳能电池的钠掺杂方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US08241943B1
公开(公告)日：2012-08-14
申请号：US12774675
申请日：2010-05-05
申请人： Robert D. Wieting , Steven Aragon , Chester A. Farris, III
发明人： Robert D. Wieting , Steven Aragon , Chester A. Farris, III
IPC分类号： H01L21/00 , H01L31/00
CPC分类号： H01L31/0322 , H01L31/03923 , H01L31/0749 , Y02E10/541
摘要： A method of sodium doping in fabricating CIGS/CIS based thin film solar cells includes providing a shaped substrate member. The method includes forming a barrier layer over the surface region followed by a first electrode layer, and then a sodium bearing layer. A precursor layer of copper, indium, and/or gallium materials having an atomic ratio of copper/group III species no greater than 1.0 is deposited over the sodium bearing layer. The method further includes transferring the shaped substrate member to a second chamber and subjecting it to a thermal treatment process within an environment comprising gas-phase selenium species, followed by an environment comprising gas-phase sulfur species with the selenium species being substantially removed to form an absorber layer.
摘要翻译：在制造CIGS / CIS的薄膜太阳能电池中的钠掺杂的方法包括提供成形的基板部件。该方法包括在表面区域之后形成阻挡层，随后是第一电极层，然后形成含钠层。具有不大于1.0的铜/ III族原子比的铜，铟和/或镓材料的前体层沉积在承载钠层上。该方法还包括将成形的基底构件转移到第二腔室并使其在包括气相硒物质的环境中进行热处理过程，随后是包括气相硫物质的环境，其中硒物质被基本上除去以形成吸收层。

4. 发明申请

US20110259413A1 Hazy Zinc Oxide Film for Shaped CIGS/CIS Solar Cells 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于形状CIGS / CIS太阳能电池的朦胧氧化锌膜
公开(公告)号：US20110259413A1
公开(公告)日：2011-10-27
申请号：US13087082
申请日：2011-04-14
申请人： Robert D. Wieting , Chester A. Farris, III
发明人： Robert D. Wieting , Chester A. Farris, III
IPC分类号： H01L31/0224 , H01L31/18
CPC分类号： H01L21/67103 , C03C17/34 , C03C17/3678 , C03C2217/944 , C03C2218/152 , C23C16/407 , C23C16/45565 , C23C16/458 , C23C16/46 , H01L21/67109 , H01L31/022483 , H01L31/0322 , H01L31/035281 , H01L31/1884 , Y02E10/541
摘要： A method for fabricating a shaped thin film photovoltaic device includes providing a length of tubular glass substrate having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, a circumferential outer surface region covered by an absorber layer and a window buffer layer overlying the absorber layer. The substrate is placed in a vacuum of between about 0.1 Torr to about 0.02 Torr and a mixture of reactant species derived from diethylzinc species, water species, and a carrier gas are introduced, as well as a diborane species. The substrate is heated to form a zinc oxide film with a thickness of 0.75-3 μm, a haziness of at least 5%, and an electrical resistivity of less than about 2.5 milliohm-cm.
摘要翻译：一种用于制造成形薄膜光伏器件的方法，包括提供一段长度的管状玻璃基板，其具有内部直径，外径，被吸收层覆盖的周向外表面区域和覆盖在吸收层上的窗口缓冲层。将基底置于约0.1托至约0.02托的真空中，并引入衍生自二乙基锌物质，水种和载气的反应物物质的混合物，以及乙硼烷物质。将基板加热形成厚度为0.75-3μm，雾度至少为5％，电阻率小于约2.5毫欧姆 - 厘米的氧化锌膜。

5. 发明授权

US08809109B2 Method and structure for eliminating edge peeling in thin-film photovoltaic absorber materials 有权
标题翻译：消除薄膜光伏吸收材料边缘剥离的方法和结构
公开(公告)号：US08809109B2
公开(公告)日：2014-08-19
申请号：US13476594
申请日：2012-05-21
申请人： Laila Dounas , Robert D. Wieting , Chester A. Farris, III
发明人： Laila Dounas , Robert D. Wieting , Chester A. Farris, III
IPC分类号： H01L31/0248
CPC分类号： H01L31/0248 , H01L31/0236 , H01L31/03923 , H01L31/0463 , H01L31/18 , Y02E10/541 , Y02P70/521
摘要： A method for manufacturing a thin-film photovoltaic device includes providing a glass substrate contained sodium species. The glass substrate comprising a surface region and a peripheral edge region surround the surface region. The method further includes forming a barrier material overlying the surface region and partially overlying the peripheral edge region and forming a conductor material overlying the barrier material. Additionally, the method includes forming at least a first trench in a vicinity of the peripheral edge region to remove substantially the conductor material therein and forming precursor materials overlying the patterned conductor material. Furthermore, the method includes thermally treating the precursor materials to transform the precursor materials into a film of photovoltaic absorber. The first trench is configured to maintain the film of photovoltaic absorber substantially free from peeling off the conductor material.
摘要翻译：制造薄膜光伏器件的方法包括提供含有钠物质的玻璃基片。包括表面区域和周边边缘区域的玻璃基板围绕表面区域。所述方法还包括形成覆盖在所述表面区域上并且部分地覆盖所述周边边缘区域并形成覆盖所述阻挡材料的导体材料的阻挡材料。此外，该方法包括在周边边缘区域附近形成至少第一沟槽，以基本上除去其中的导体材料，并形成覆盖图案化导体材料的前体材料。此外，该方法包括热处理前体材料以将前体材料转化为光伏吸收剂的膜。第一沟槽被配置为保持光伏吸收器的膜基本上不会剥离导体材料。

6. 外观设计

USD679650S1 Multi-module utility photovoltaic apparatus 有权
标题翻译：多模光伏发电设备
公开(公告)号：USD679650S1
公开(公告)日：2013-04-09
申请号：US29362514
申请日：2010-05-26
申请人： Chester A. Farris, III , Robert D. Wieting
设计人： Chester A. Farris, III , Robert D. Wieting

7. 发明申请

US20130306150A1 METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR ELIMINATING EDGE PEELING IN THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC ABSORBER MATERIALS 有权
标题翻译：用于消除薄膜光伏吸收材料边缘剥离的方法和结构
公开(公告)号：US20130306150A1
公开(公告)日：2013-11-21
申请号：US13476594
申请日：2012-05-21
申请人： Laila Dounas , Robert D. Wieting , Chester A. Farris, III
发明人： Laila Dounas , Robert D. Wieting , Chester A. Farris, III
IPC分类号： H01L31/0248 , H01L31/18
CPC分类号： H01L31/0248 , H01L31/0236 , H01L31/03923 , H01L31/0463 , H01L31/18 , Y02E10/541 , Y02P70/521
摘要： A method for manufacturing a thin-film photovoltaic device includes providing a glass substrate contained sodium species. The glass substrate comprising a surface region and a peripheral edge region surround the surface region. The method further includes forming a barrier material overlying the surface region and partially overlying the peripheral edge region and forming a conductor material overlying the barrier material. Additionally, the method includes forming at least a first trench in a vicinity of the peripheral edge region to remove substantially the conductor material therein and forming precursor materials overlying the patterned conductor material. Furthermore, the method includes thermally treating the precursor materials to transform the precursor materials into a film of photovoltaic absorber. The first trench is configured to maintain the film of photovoltaic absorber substantially free from peeling off the conductor material.
摘要翻译：制造薄膜光伏器件的方法包括提供含有钠物质的玻璃基片。包括表面区域和周边边缘区域的玻璃基板围绕表面区域。所述方法还包括形成覆盖在所述表面区域上并且部分地覆盖所述周边边缘区域并形成覆盖所述阻挡材料的导体材料的阻挡材料。此外，该方法包括在周边边缘区域附近形成至少第一沟槽，以基本上除去其中的导体材料，并形成覆盖图案化导体材料的前体材料。此外，该方法包括热处理前体材料以将前体材料转化为光伏吸收剂的膜。第一沟槽被配置为保持光伏吸收器的膜基本上不会剥离导体材料。

8. 发明授权

US08941132B2 Application specific solar cell and method for manufacture using thin film photovoltaic materials 有权
标题翻译：专用太阳能电池及使用薄膜光伏材料的制造方法
公开(公告)号：US08941132B2
公开(公告)日：2015-01-27
申请号：US12958250
申请日：2010-12-01
申请人： Chester A. Farris, III , Albert S. Brown
发明人： Chester A. Farris, III , Albert S. Brown
IPC分类号： H01L21/32 , H01L27/144
CPC分类号： H01L27/1443 , H01L27/1446
摘要： A method for manufacture of application specific solar cells includes providing and processing custom design information to determine at least a cell size and a cell shape. The method includes providing a transparent substrate having a back surface region, a front surface region, and one or more grid-line regions overlying the front side surface region. The one or more grid regions provide one or more unit cells having the cell size and the cell shape. The method further includes forming a layered structure including photovoltaic materials overlying the front surface region. Additionally, the method includes aligning a laser beam from the back surface region to illuminate a first region within the one or more grid-line regions, subjecting a first portion of the layered structure overlying the first region to the laser beam to separate the first portion of the layered structure from the first region, and scanning the laser beam along the one or more grid-line regions to cause formation of one or more unit cells having the cell size and cell shape. The method further includes transferring the one or more unit cells.
摘要翻译：应用特定太阳能电池的制造方法包括提供和处理定制设计信息以确定至少单元尺寸和单元形状。该方法包括提供具有背表面区域，前表面区域和覆盖前侧表面区域的一个或多个栅格区域的透明基板。一个或多个栅格区域提供具有单元尺寸和单元形状的一个或多个单元单元。该方法还包括形成包括覆盖在前表面区域上的光伏材料的层状结构。此外，该方法包括对准来自后表面区域的激光束以照亮一个或多个格栅线区域内的第一区域，使覆盖第一区域的分层结构的第一部分经受激光束以将第一部分并且沿着一个或多个栅格线区域扫描激光束以形成具有单元尺寸和单元形状的一个或多个单元电池。该方法还包括传送一个或多个单位单元。

9. 发明授权

US08623677B2 Method and system for large scale manufacture of thin film photovoltaic devices using multi-chamber configuration 失效
公开(公告)号：US08623677B2
公开(公告)日：2014-01-07
申请号：US13456048
申请日：2012-04-25
申请人： Howard W. H. Lee , Chester A. Farris, III
发明人： Howard W. H. Lee , Chester A. Farris, III
IPC分类号： H01L21/00
CPC分类号： H01L21/67213 , H01L21/67167 , H01L21/67173 , H01L21/6723 , Y10S428/917
摘要： A method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices includes loading a substrate into a load lock station and transferring the substrate in a controlled ambient to a first process station. The method includes using a first physical deposition process in the first process station to cause formation of a first conductor layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method includes transferring the substrate to a second process station, and using a second physical deposition process in the second process station to cause formation of a second layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method further includes repeating the transferring and processing until all thin film materials of the photovoltaic devices are formed. In an embodiment, the invention also provides a method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices including feed forward control.

10. 发明授权

US08501507B2 Method for large scale manufacture of thin film photovoltaic devices using multi-chamber configuration 失效
标题翻译：使用多室配置大规模制造薄膜光伏器件的方法
公开(公告)号：US08501507B2
公开(公告)日：2013-08-06
申请号：US13357445
申请日：2012-01-24
申请人： Howard W. H. Lee , Chester A. Farris, III
发明人： Howard W. H. Lee , Chester A. Farris, III
IPC分类号： H01L21/00
CPC分类号： H01L21/67213 , H01L21/67167 , H01L21/67173 , H01L21/6723 , Y10S428/917
摘要： A method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices includes loading a substrate into a load lock station and transferring the substrate in a controlled ambient to a first process station. The method includes formation of a first conductor layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method includes transferring the substrate to a second process station, and forming a second layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method further includes repeating the transferring and processing until all thin film materials of the photovoltaic devices are formed. In an embodiment, the invention also provides a method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices including feed forward control. That is, the method includes in-situ monitoring of the physical, electrical, and optical properties of the thin films. These properties are used to determine and adjust process conditions for subsequent processes.
摘要翻译：一种用于大规模制造光伏器件的方法包括将衬底加载到负载锁定站中，并将受控环境中的衬底转移到第一处理站。该方法包括形成覆盖衬底表面区域的第一导体层。该方法包括将衬底转移到第二处理站，以及形成覆盖衬底的表面区域的第二层。该方法还包括重复转移和处理，直到形成光伏器件的所有薄膜材料。在一个实施例中，本发明还提供了一种用于大规模制造包括前馈控制的光伏器件的方法。也就是说，该方法包括对薄膜的物理，电学和光学性质进行现场监测。这些属性用于确定和调整后续过程的过程条件。

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