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AssigneeAscent Solar Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLawrence M. Woods, Rosine Ribelin, Joseph H. Armstrong
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A method for depositing one or more thin-film layers on a flexible polyimide substrate having opposing front and back outer surfaces includes the following steps: (a) heating the flexible polyimide substrate such that a temperature of the front outer surface of the flexible polyimide substrate is higher than a temperature of the back outer surface of the flexible polyimide substrate, and (b) depositing the one or more thin-film layers on the front outer surface of the flexible polyimide substrate. A deposition zone for executing the method includes (a) one of more physical vapor deposition sources adapted to deposit one or more metallic materials on the front outer surface of the substrate, and (b) one or more radiant zone boundary heaters.
A method for depositing one or more thin-film layers on a flexible polyimide substrate having opposing front and back outer surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:
A deposition zone for depositing a material on a substrate, the substrate having a first outer surface of depth by width, the deposition zone comprising:
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