Patent ID: 8613984
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: C23C,H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A plasma vapor deposition method for making multi-junction silicon thin film solar cell modules and panels, comprising: providing a rotatable substrate support; providing a high frequency induction coupled plasma torch comprising a coil, the induction coupled plasma torch being selectively positionable along the surface area of rotatable substrate support; mounting a flexible sheet-like substrate about an outer surface of the rotatable substrate support, the flexible sheet-like substrate substantially taking the shape of the rotatable substrate support; introducing a plasma gas into the high frequency induction coupled plasma torch to form a plasma within the coil; injecting at least one source chemical into the high frequency induction coupled plasma torch; and depositing at least one thin film layer on the outer surface of the sheet-like flexible substrate, wherein the depositing includes traversing the sheet-like flexible substrate back and forth along a longitudinal axis of the rotatable substrate support.