Patents by Inventor Giles EPERON

Giles EPERON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240065009
    Abstract: Solar cell stack-ups are described in which fullerene based transport layers are blended with a metal halide such as LiF, CsF or MgF2. In particular, perovskite solar cell stack-ups are described in which an electron transport layer includes a metal halide and fullerene blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Tomas Leijtens, Giles Eperon, Rohit Prasanna, Annikki Santala
  • Patent number: 11864399
    Abstract: Solar cell stack-ups are described in which fullerene based transport layers are blended with a metal halide such as LiF, CsF or MgF2. In particular, perovskite solar cell stack-ups are described in which an electron transport layer includes a metal halide and fullerene blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Solar Inc.
    Inventors: Tomas Leijtens, Giles Eperon, Rohit Prasanna, Annikki Santala
  • Publication number: 20230096010
    Abstract: Solar cell interconnect with bypass diodes are described. In an embodiment, a semiconductor-based bypass layer is formed over a top electrode layer of a solar cell and spans over a vertical interconnect providing vertical interconnection between the bottom electrode layer and top electrode layer of serial solar cells. A bypass electrode layer is formed over the semiconductor-based bypass layer and in contact with the top electrode layer for one of the solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Alexander Bush, Giles Eperon
  • Patent number: 10374181
    Abstract: The invention relates to processes for producing semi-transparent photoactive layers, and devices comprising the same. The invention provides a process for producing a semi-transparent photoactive layer comprising: a) disposing on a substrate a composition, which composition comprises a photoactive material or one or more precursors of a photoactive material, to form a resulting layer; and b) dewetting the resulting layer to form a dewet layer of the photoactive material, wherein the dewet layer of the photoactive material is semi-transparent. The invention also provides a semi-transparent photoactive layer comprising a substrate and, disposed on the substrate, a dewet layer of a photoactive material, wherein the dewet layer of a photoactive material comprises a plurality of absorbing regions which comprise the photoactive material and a plurality of transparent regions which do not substantially comprise the photoactive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Henry Snaith, Victor Burlakov, James Ball, Giles Eperon, Alain Goriely
  • Publication number: 20160141535
    Abstract: The invention relates to processes for producing semi-transparent photoactive layers, and devices comprising the same. The invention provides a process for producing a semi-transparent photoactive layer comprising: a) disposing on a substrate a composition, which composition comprises a photoactive material or one or more precursors of a photoactive material, to form a resulting layer; and b) dewetting the resulting layer to form a dewet layer of the photoactive material, wherein the dewet layer of the photoactive material is semi-transparent. The invention also provides a semi-transparent photoactive layer comprising a substrate and, disposed on the substrate, a dewet layer of a photoactive material, wherein the dewet layer of a photoactive material comprises a plurality of absorbing regions which comprise the photoactive material and a plurality of transparent regions which do not substantially comprise the photoactive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Henry SNAITH, Victor BURLAKOV, James BALL, Giles EPERON, Alain GORIELY