Patent ID: 7131189
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: A61N,C23C,G02F,H01G,H01L,H01M,H04M,H05K,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for making a thin-film device, the system comprising: a first substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate having a major surface area, the substrate having a first layer, having a composition different than the substrate, formed on a first surface area of the substrate; a first deposition station that deposits a second layer onto the first layer, wherein the first deposition station supplies an amount of ion-assist energy to the second layer to aid in crystalline layer formation while controlling a stoichiometry of the crystalline layer without substantially heating the substrate, wherein the first and second layers are part of a battery; and a deposition station that deposits a photovoltaic cell on the battery.