Method and apparatus for converting precursor layers into photovoltaic absorbers

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APP PUB NO 20070111367A1
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11549590

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The present invention relates to method and apparatus for preparing thin films of semiconductor films for radiation detector and photovoltaic applications. In one aspect, the present invention includes a series of chambers between the inlet and the outlet, with each chamber having a gap that allows a substrate to pass therethrough and which is temperature controlled, thereby allowing each chamber to maintain a different temperature, and the substrate to be annealed based upon a predetermined temperature profile by efficiently moving through the series of chambers. In another aspect, each of the chambers opens and closes, and creates a seal when in the closed position during which time annealing takes place within the gap of the chamber. In a further aspect, the present invention provides a method of forming a Group IBIIIAVIA compound layer on a surface of a flexible roll.

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SOLOPOWER INC1635 MCCANDLESS DRIVE MILPITAS CA 95035

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Basol, Bulent M Manhattan Beach, CA 242 5316

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