DE3379509D1 - Cathode assembly for glow discharge deposition apparatus - Google Patents

Cathode assembly for glow discharge deposition apparatus

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Publication number
DE3379509D1
DE3379509D1 DE8383307893T DE3379509T DE3379509D1 DE 3379509 D1 DE3379509 D1 DE 3379509D1 DE 8383307893 T DE8383307893 T DE 8383307893T DE 3379509 T DE3379509 T DE 3379509T DE 3379509 D1 DE3379509 D1 DE 3379509D1
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Prior art keywords
deposition apparatus
glow discharge
cathode assembly
discharge deposition
cathode
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Expired
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DE8383307893T
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Prem Nath
Masatsugu Izu
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Priority claimed from US06/452,224 external-priority patent/US4513684A/en
Application filed by Energy Conversion Devices Inc filed Critical Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
    • H01J37/32—Gas-filled discharge tubes
    • H01J37/32009—Arrangements for generation of plasma specially adapted for examination or treatment of objects, e.g. plasma sources
    • H01J37/32018—Glow discharge
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C16/00—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes
    • C23C16/44—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
    • C23C16/50—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges
    • C23C16/505—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using radio frequency discharges
    • C23C16/509—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using radio frequency discharges using internal electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/17—Photovoltaic cells having only PIN junction potential barriers
    • H10F10/172—Photovoltaic cells having only PIN junction potential barriers comprising multiple PIN junctions, e.g. tandem cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F71/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Chemical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
DE8383307893T 1982-12-22 1983-12-22 Cathode assembly for glow discharge deposition apparatus Expired DE3379509D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/452,224 US4513684A (en) 1982-12-22 1982-12-22 Upstream cathode assembly
US06/549,054 US4483883A (en) 1982-12-22 1983-11-07 Upstream cathode assembly

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DE3379509D1 true DE3379509D1 (en) 1989-05-03

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US (1) US4483883A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
EP (1) EP0118643B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
JP (1) JPS59155124A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
KR (1) KR840007320A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
AU (1) AU2245783A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
BR (1) BR8307045A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
CA (1) CA1248210A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
DE (1) DE3379509D1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
ES (2) ES528255A0 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
IN (1) IN159704B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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US4483883A (en) 1984-11-20
BR8307045A (pt) 1984-07-31
IN159704B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1987-06-06
ES544758A0 (es) 1987-08-01
ES8603114A1 (es) 1985-12-01
EP0118643B1 (en) 1989-03-29
EP0118643A1 (en) 1984-09-19
AU2245783A (en) 1984-06-28
ES528255A0 (es) 1985-12-01
KR840007320A (ko) 1984-12-06
JPS59155124A (ja) 1984-09-04
CA1248210A (en) 1989-01-03
ES8707630A1 (es) 1987-08-01

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