Inventors:
Kaushal K. Singh - Santa Clara CA, US
Robert Jan Visser - Menlo Park CA, US
Srikant Rao - Powai Mumba, IN
Bhaskar Kumar - Santa Clara CA, US
Claire J. Carmalt - Rickmansworth Hertfordshire, GB
Ranga Rao Arnepalli - Veeravalli Andhrapradesh, IN
Omkaram Nalamasu - San Jose CA, US
Gaurav Saraf - Santa Clara CA, US
Sanjayan Sathasivam - Finchley, GB
Christopher Stuart Blackman - Marlow, GB
Assignee:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
H01L 31/0264
H01L 31/18
B82Y 40/00
US Classification:
136262, 438 94, 977842, 257E31004
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a method of forming a doped gallium arsenide based (GaAs) layer from a solution based precursor. The doped gallium arsenide based (GaAs) layer formed from the solution based precursor may assist solar cell devices to improve light absorption and conversion efficiency. In one embodiment, a method of forming a solar cell device includes forming a first layer with a first type of dopants doped therein over a surface of a substrate, forming a GaAs based layer on the first layer, and forming a second layer with a second type of dopants doped therein on the GaAs based layer.