Patent ID: 7641937
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: C23C,H01L,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a thin film of an I-III-VI 2 , compound of an element from each of Groups I and III of the Periodic Table with two atoms of a Group VI element, comprising: (i) forming a thin film of an III-VI compound on a substrate by Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition employing a single precursor containing elements of Groups III and VI; (ii) forming a thin film of an I (iii) forming a thin film of the I-III-VI wherein, in the steps of the process, the element of Group I is Cu or Ag, the element of Group III is at least one of Al, Ga or In, and the element of Group VI is at least one of S, Se or Te.