Ultra-large grain polycrystalline semiconductors through top-down aluminum induced crystallization (TAIC)

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PATENT NO 9087694
APP PUB NO 20130320342A1
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13905966

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A seed layer structure is annealed. The seed layer structure comprises a crystallization catalyst material on a seed semiconductor over a substrate. The seed semiconductor comprises an amorphous portion. Annealing of the seed layer structure converts the amorphous portion into a crystalline portion. The crystalline portion is connected to the substrate by subsurface crystal legs. The crystallization catalyst material formed underneath the crystalline portion by annealing is removed from the underneath of the crystalline portion.

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PICASOLAR INC700 RESEARCH CENTER BOULEVARD FAYETTEVILLE AZ 72701

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Hutchings, Douglas Arthur Elkins, US 5 20
Naseem, Hameed Fayetteville, US 4 16
Shumate, Seth Daniel Fayetteville, US 5 20

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