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Patents Information

  • U.S. Patent No. 6,127,202
    "Oxide-Based Method of Making Compound Films and Making Related Electronic Devices" -- Issued 10-03-00
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,985,691
    "Method of Making Compound Semi-conductor Films and Making Related Electronic Services" -- Issued 11-16-99
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,028,274
    "Improved Group I-III-V12 Semi-conductor Film for Solar Cell Application" -- Issued 07-02-91
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,950,615
    "Method and Making Group IIB Metal-Telluride Films and Solar Cells" -- Issued 08-21-90

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Selected Publications By Year

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2006-Present

  • V. K. Kapur, A. Bansal, B. Gergen, P.Le, N. Shigeoka  "Progress Towards Large Scale Fabrication of CIGS Solar Cells Using Nanoparticle Ink Based Technology"  Proceedings of the NREL Solar Review Meeting, Denver, CO (2006)

2001-2005

  • V. K. Kapur, A. Bansal, O. Asensio, P.Le, N. Shigeoka, "Fabrication of Solar Cells via Printing of Nanoparticle Inks" DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting, Denver, CO (2005) pp. 135-136 (PDF 880KB)
  • V. K. Kapur, A. Bansal, P. Le, O. Asensio and N. Shigeoka "Non-Vacuum Processing of CIGS Solar Cells on Flexible Polymer Substrates" Proceedings of the Third World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Osaka, Japan 2P-D3-43 (2003) (PDF 178KB)
  • V. K. Kapur, A. Bansal, P. Le, and O. Asensio "Non-Vacuum Processing of CuIn1-xGaxSe2 Solar Cells on Rigid and Flexible Substrates using Nanoparticle Inks", Thin Solid Films, Vol. 431-432 (2003) pp.53-57 Proceedings of Symposium B, European Materials Research Society, Strasbourg, France
    (PDF 207KB)
  • J.P. Freyenhagen, M.A. Marciniak, J.A. Lott, Y.K. Yeo, V.K. Kapur and D.C. Senft, "Fabrication of Thin Film CIGS solar cells for space-based assets" presented at the American Physical Society March 2003 Meeting (A8 7) held on 3-7 March 2003 in Austin, TX.
  • V.K. Kapur, A. Bansal, P. Le, and O. Asensio, "Non-Vacuum Printing Process for CIGS Solar Cells on Rigid and Flexible Substrates" 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., New Orleans, LA, IEEE, (2002) p. 688-691 (PDF 336KB)
  • V. K. Kapur, M. Fisher and R. Roe, “Fabrication of Light Weight Flexible CIGS Solar Cells for Space Power Applications”, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. Vol.668, (2001) ppH3.5.1 – H3.5.6, Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA 15086 (PDF 85KB)
  • V. K. Kapur, M. Fisher and R. Roe, “Nanoparticle Oxides Precursor Inks for Thin Film Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Solar Cells”, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. Vol.668, (2001) ppH2.6.1 – H2.6.7, Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA 15086 (PDF 63KB)
  • V. K. Kapur, M. Fisher and R. Roe, “ A Novel Process for Manufacturing Low-Cost CuIn1-xGaxSe2 (CIGS) Solar Cells Using Oxide Based Precursor Inks” Photovoltaics for the 21st Century II’ Proceedings Volume (2001) 10, pp309-316, The Electrochemical Society, New Jersey, USA.

2000-1996

  • Basol, B.M. "Low Cost Techniques for the preparation of Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 absorber layers" Thin Solid Films 361-362 (2000) pp. 514-519
  • V.K. Kapur, Basol, B.M., Leidholm, C.R., Northsworthy, G., Roe, R., Halani, and Matson, R. "CIS film growth by metallic ink coating and selenization" Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 60 (2000) pp. 127-134
  • Huang, C.H., Li, S.S., Halani, A., Fisher, M.L., Song, J., Anderson, T.J., Holloway, P.H. "A Comparative Study of Chemical-bath-deposited CdS, (Cd,Zn)S, ZnS, and In(OH)xSy Buffer Layers fpr CIS-based Solar Cells" IEEE (2000) pp. 696-699
  • Leidholm, C.R., Northsworthy, G., Roe, R., Halani, A. Basol, B.M., V.K. Kapur, "Advances in CIS Devices Fabricated by a Non-Vacuum Technique" NCPV Photovoltaics Program Review, AIP (1999) pp. 103-108
  • A. Rockett, K. Granath, S. Asher, M.M. Al Jassim, F. Hasoon, R. Matson, B. Basol, V. Kapur, J.S. Britt, T. Gillespie, C. Marshall, "Na incorporation and CuInSe2 from production processes" Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 59 (1999) pp. 255-264
  • V.K. Kapur, Basol, B.M., Leidholm, C.R., Northsworthy, G., Roe, R., Halani, "Efficient CuInSe2 Solar Cells Fabricated by a Novel Ink Coating Approach" Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters (1998) Vol. 6 pp. 252-254
  • V. K. Kapur, B. M. Basol, C. R. Leidholm, G. Norsworthy, A. Halani and R. Roe, “Non-Vacuum Thin-Film Process for CuInSe2 Solar Cells”, ‘Photovoltaics for the 21st Century’ Proceedings Volume 99-11, pp78-85, The Electrochemical Society, New Jersey, USA.
  • V.K. Kapur, Basol, B.M., Leidholm, C.R., Northsworthy, G., Roe, R., Halani, "Low Cost CIS Device Processing" NREL/SNL Photovoltaics Program Review, AIP (1997) pp. 107-114
  • B.M Basol, V.K. Kapur, C.R. Leidholm, A. Halani, Sharp, J., Sites, J., Swartzlander, A., Matson, R., Ullal, H., "Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films and solar cells prepared by selenization of metallic precursors" J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 14(4) (1996) pp. 2251-2256
  • B.M Basol, V.K. Kapur, C.R. Leidholm, A. Halani and Kristen Gledhill, “Flexible and Light Weight Copper Indium Diselenide Solar Cells on Polyimide Substrates”, Solar energy Materials and Solar Cells, 43, (1996), 93 –98.
  • Basol, B.M. Kapur, V.K., Halani, A. and C. Leidholm, "Flexible and Lightweight Copper Indium Selenide Solar Cells" 25th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Proceedings, IEEE, Washington, D.C., (1996) pp. 157-162

1995-1991

  • B.M. Basol and V.K. Kapur, "Processing of CuInSe2 films for photovoltaics" (invited), MRS Symp. Proc. vol 327, MRS, (1994) p. 71.
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur, A. Halani, A. Minnick and C. Leidholm, "Studies on Substrates and contacts for CIS films and devices" First World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Proceedings IEEE, (1994) Waikaloa, Hawaii, pp. 148-151
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur, C.R. Leidholm, A. Minnick and A. Halani, ”Development of low-cost thin film CuInSe2 cells and modules", 12th NREL PV Program Rev., AIP Conf. Proc. 306, New York, (1994) p. 79.
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur, A. Halani, A. Minnick and C. Leidholm, "Modules and flexible cells of CuInSe2", Proc. 23rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Louisville, KY, 1993, IEEE, New York, (1993) p. 426.
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur, A. Halani and C. Leidholm, "Copper Indium Diselenide thin film solar cells fabricated on flexible foil substrates", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 29, 163 (1993).
  • Basol, B.M., "Preparation Techniques for Thin Film Solar Cell Materials: Processing Perspective" Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Ternary and Multinary Compounds, Yokohama (1993) Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Vol 32 (1993) Suppl. 32-3, pp. 35-40 
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur, A. Halani, C.R. Leidholm and A.J. Minnick, "CuInSe2 cells and modules fabricated using the selenization techniques", Proc. 11th E.C. PVSEC, Montreux, October 12, 1992, p. 803.
  • Kapur, V.K., "Recent Developments in CIS Cell Technology" 6th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference Proceedings (PVSEC-6) New Delhi, India (1992) pp. 89-95
  • V. K. Kapur and B.M. Basol, "CuInSe2 films and devices obtained by a two-stage process", Tech. Dig. of the international PVSEC-6, New Delhi, India, (1992) p. 1109.
  • B.M. Basol and V.K. Kapur, "Preparation of CdZnTe and CuInSe2 films and devices by a two-stage process", Solar Cells, 30, 143 (1991).
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur and A. Halani, "Advances in high efficiency CuInSe2 solar cells prepared by the selenization technique", Proc. 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Las Vegas, Nevada, 1991, IEEE, New York, (1991) p. 893.
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur and R.J. Matson, "Control of CuInSe2 film quality by substrate surface modifications in a two-stage process", Proc. 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Las Vegas, Nevada, 1991, IEEE, New York, (1991) p. 1179.
  • V.K. Kapur and B.M. Basol, "Status of polycrystalline solar cell technologies" (invited), Proc. 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Las Vegas, Nevada, IEEE, New York, (1991) p. 23.
  • R.G. Dhere, K. Ramanathan, T.J. Coutts, B.M. Basol and V.K. Kapur, "Optical characterization of CuInSe2 solar cells obtained by the selenization method", Proc. 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Las Vegas, Nevada, IEEE, New York, (1991) p. 1077.

1990-1985

  • V.K. Kapur and B.M. Basol, "CuInSe2 solar cells by a two-stage process", (invited) Tech. Dig. of the International PVSEC-5, Kyoto, Japan, (1990) p. 751.
  • V.K. Kapur and B.M. Basol, "Key issues and cost estimates for the fabrication of CuInSe2 PV modules by the two-stage process", Proc. 21st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Kissimmee, Florida, IEEE, New York, (1990) p. 467.
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur and R.L. Mitchell, "CdZnTe films obtained by the solid state reaction of elemental layers", Proc. 21st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Kissimmee, Florida, 1990, IEEE, New York, (1990) p.509.
  • B.M. Basol and V.K. Kapur, "CuInSe2 thin films and high efficiency solar cells obtained by selenization of metallic layers", Proc. 21st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Kissimmee, Florida, (1990) IEEE, New York, 1990, p. 546.
  • B.M. Basol and V.K. Kapur, "Deposition of CuInSe2 films by a two-stage process utilizing E-Beam evaporation", IEEE Trans. Electron. Devices, 37, 418 (1990).
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur and R.C. Kullberg, "High efficiency CuInSe2 solar cells prepared by the two-stage process", Solar Cells, 27, 299 (1989).
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur and M.L. Ferris, "Low cost technique for preparing CdZnTe films and solar cells", J. Appl. Phys., 66, 1816 (1989).
  • B.M. Basol and V.K. Kapur, "CuInSe2 films and solar cells obtained by selenization of evaporated Cu-In layers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 54, 1918 (1989).
  • B.M. Basol, V.K. Kapur, R.C. Kullberg and R.L. Mitchell, "CdZnTe thin films prepared by a two-stage process utilizing electrodeposition", Proc. 20th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Las Vegas, Nevada, 1988, IEEE, New York, (1988) p.1500.
  • B.M. Basol and V.K. Kapur, "Preparation of ZnTe thin films using a simple two-stage process", Thin Solid Films, 165, 237 (1988).
  • V.K. Kapur, B.M. Basol and E.S. Tseng, "Low cost methods for the production of semiconductor films for CuInSe2/CdS solar cells", Solar Cells, 21, 65 (1987).
  • V.K. Kapur, B.M. Basol and E.S. Tseng, "Preparation of thin films of chalcopyrites for photovoltaics", Proc. 7th International Conf. on Ternary and Multinary Compounds, Snowmass, Colorado, 1987, MRS, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (1987), p.219.
  • V.K. Kapur, B.M. Basol and E.S. Tseng, "Low cost thin film chalcopyrite solar cells", Proc. 18th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., Las Vegas, Nevada, (1985) IEEE, New York, 1985, p.1429

 

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