摘要 |
<p>Improved techniques are provided for forming a very thin polycrystalline layer of a semiconductor material on a glass substrate. The film material may be formed from a slurry of a semiconductor powder and a liquid carrier, and the slurry economically applied at room temperature by spraying techniques. Once dried, the film is compressed by the application of a substantial mechanical force. The compressed film is regrown in a heated atmosphere, forming a polycrystalline film comprised of large mean diameter crystals, with many crystals having a mean diameter in excess of the film thickness. A high quality cadmium sulfide polycrystalline film suitable for forming a photovoltaic cells may be inexpensively manufactured according to these techniques.</p> |