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Solar Cell Manufacturing: Thermal Deposition Versus Selenization
Two leading processes exist for CIGS thin film fabrication: two-step selenization and thermal deposition. In selenization, copper, indium and gallium source atoms are ejected from solid targets by high-energy ions (also called "sputtering"). The selenium is added in a second step through a "selenization" process using a high-temperature hydrogen selenide gas or solid source selenization.
Although sputtering is considered a mature technology for mass production of thin films, thermal deposition has proven advantages that make it the superior CIGS manufacturing approach.
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