Ascent Solar Technologies Inc (ASTI)

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"In conjunction with US patent 9,209,322 issued earlier this month and pending applications, Ascent secures an avenue of intellectual property rights covering multiple opportunities for improved processes and performance of the Company's energy products,


http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week49/OG/html/1421-2/US09209322-20151208.html



1. A method for forming a photovoltaic element, comprising:
disposing a dielectric layer over a back side of a polymer substrate;
after the step of disposing the dielectric layer, disposing a metal structure on a device side of the polymer substrate, the device side being opposite of the back side; and
disposing a CIGS photovoltaic structure on the metal structure,
the step of disposing the metal structure including:
disposing a metallic film layer on the device side of the polymer substrate, and
disposing a metallic cap layer on the metallic film layer, the metallic cap layer having a different composition than the metallic film layer.