Patents by Inventor Byung-hee Sohn

Byung-hee Sohn 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).

  • Patent number: 7482067
    Abstract: An electroluminescent (EL) device which has a light emitting layer including metal nanoparticles coated with an organic layer. The metal nanoparticles coated with the organic layer selectively remove an absorption band appearing at an excimer level without affecting a maximum absorption or emission wavelength, thereby enhancing the color purity and emission efficiency of the EL device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Hee Sohn, Kyung-Kon Kim, Jung-Il Jin, Lyong-Sun Pu
  • Publication number: 20080163925
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell using an ion-bound oligomer complex is provided. The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises an electrolyte, comprising a first oligomer having a C5-30 heteroaryl group containing a nitrogen heteroatom as a basic functional group at both ends of the molecule, mixed with a second oligomer having an acidic functional group selected from among carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, and sulfonic acid, at both ends of the molecule, to thus form a salt, which then leads to an ion-bound oligomer complex that constitutes the electrolyte. The solar cell exhibits excellent mechanical properties, can be manufactured conveniently, and can have a high energy conversion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hee SOHN, Sang Cheol PARK, Jung Gyu NAM, Won Cheol JUNG, Young Jun PARK, Yong Soo KANG, Yong Gun LEE
  • Publication number: 20080163927
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a polymer solar cell, comprising a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a photoactive layer, and a second electrode, characterized in that an electron-accepting layer is formed between the photoactive layer and the second electrode, and a method of manufacturing the polymer solar cell. The polymer solar cell comprises an electron-accepting layer between the photoactive layer and the second electrode, thereby assuring excellent power conversion efficiency. Furthermore, high power conversion efficiency can also be attained in a low-temperature thermal annealing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hee SOHN, Sang Cheol PARK, Seok Gwang DOO, Ji Young KIM, Seung Ook ROH, Chang Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20080110496
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a novel dye for a photoelectric device and a photoelectric device comprising the dye. More particularly, the dye for a photoelectric device incorporates different quaternary ammoniums into a carboxyl or phosphoric acid-substituted bipyridyl ligand of the dye, and a photoelectric device comprising the same. The dye for a photoelectric device as disclosed herein exhibits improved photosensitivity and light absorbing characteristics, thereby making it possible to fabricate a highly efficient photoelectric device when the dye is included in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Cheol JUNG, Eun Sung LEE, Sang Cheol PARK, Young Jun PARK, Byung Hee SOHN, Jung Gyu NAM, Hye Suk JO
  • Publication number: 20070289628
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for modifying the surface of a counter electrode. According to the method, the surface modification is achieved by treating the surface of a counter electrode with a polyethylene glycol derivative having a pendant group at one end. Also disclosed is a counter electrode whose surface is modified by the method. The electron transfer rate at the interface between the counter electrode and an electrolyte layer of a photovoltaic device is increased and the affinity of the counter electrode for the electrolyte layer is improved, resulting in an improvement in the power conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hee Sohn, Sang Cheol Park, Yong Soo Kang, Young Gun Lee
  • Patent number: 7309532
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound and an organic electroluminescence device using the same. In particular, the cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound offers several advantages, including easy processibility, high solubility, superior color purity, color stability and thermal stability. Moreover, the cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound may be used not only as a material for forming an organic layer of an organic electroluminescence device, particularly, a light-emitting layer, but also as a material of an organic pigment or nonlinear optical substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-Sik Kim, Byung-Hee Sohn, Lyong-Sun Pu, Jhun-Mo Son, Sang-Hoon Park, Ji-Hoon Lee, Woon-Jung Paek
  • Publication number: 20070181178
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrolyte composition useful in a dye-sensitized solar cell. The electrolyte includes a ring compound to which metal cations of an oxidation-reduction derivative are bound, so that the anions of the oxidation-reduction derivative can freely deliver electrons, thereby significantly improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Byung Hee Sohn, Jung Gyu Nam, Sang Cheol Park, Jae Gu Yoon
  • Publication number: 20070151601
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor electrode including a layer of metal oxide particles; a dye coating a surface of the layer of metal oxide particles; and a carbon nanotube, having at least one anchoring functional group, attached to the layer of metal oxide particles through the anchoring functional group. Also disclosed are a method for preparing the semiconductor electrode and a solar cell including the semiconductor electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Won Cheol Jung, Jin Gyu Lee, Jung Gyu Nam, Sang Cheol Park, Young Jun Park, Byung Hee Sohn, Eun Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 7172823
    Abstract: A blue electroluminescent polymer having an indolocarbazole unit in the backbone of a polyarylene polymer and an organo-electroluminescent device using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-hee Sohn, Sang-hoon Park, Soo-Hyoung Lee, In-sung Song, Jhun-mo Son, Woon-jung Paek
  • Publication number: 20060147753
    Abstract: A blue-emitting polymer in which a bisindenospirofluorene unit is incorporated in a polyarylene polymer backbone, and an organic EL device using the blue-emitting polymer as a light-emitting material. The organic EL device exhibits excellent emission efficiency, low turn-on voltage, good color stability and color purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Byung-Hee Sohn, Woon-Jung Paek, In-Nam Kang
  • Publication number: 20060147736
    Abstract: An organic EL device has a layer containing a polyimide having a triphenylamine derivative (TPD) unit. The use of the polyimide as a polymer layer material can ensure solvent selectivity in coating the light-emitting layer and the organic EL device exhibits good luminance efficiency even after a prolonged period use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Myung-Sup Jung, Byung-Hee Sohn, Tae-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20060063033
    Abstract: A blue light polymer containing an indenocarbazole unit in its main polyarylene chain and an organoelectroluminescent device using the same are provided. The organoelectroluminescent device exhibits high luminous efficiency and high color purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Byung-Hee Sohn, Woon-Jung Paek, Myung-Sup Jung, In-Nam Kang
  • Publication number: 20050276993
    Abstract: An electroluminescent (EL) device which has a light emitting layer including metal nanoparticles coated with an organic layer. The metal nanoparticles coated with the organic layer selectively remove an absorption band appearing at an excimer level without affecting a maximum absorption or emission wavelength, thereby enhancing the color purity and emission efficiency of the EL device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Byung-Hee Sohn, Kyung-Kon Kim, Jung-Il Jin, Lyong-Sun Pu
  • Patent number: 6955856
    Abstract: A biphenyl derivative having an amino group with or without alkoxy substituent in the biphenyl backbone, and an organic electroluminescent device using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-hyoung Lee, Ji-hoon Lee, Sang-yeol Kim, Byung-hee Sohn, Jhun-mo Son
  • Publication number: 20050181233
    Abstract: A thieno[3,2-b]indole-based polymer and an organo-electroluminescent device in which the polymer is introduced into an organic layer are provided. The thieno[3,2-b]indole-based polymer may be easily prepared and has blue light-emitting characteristic. The organo-electroluminescent device adopting the organic layer using the thieno[3,2-b]indole-based polymer has improved color purity, efficiency, and luminance characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Byung-Hee Sohn, Hyun-Ju Lim
  • Publication number: 20050106418
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound and an organic electroluminescence device using the same. In particular, the cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound offers several advantages, including easy processibility, high solubility, superior color purity, color stability and thermal stability. Moreover, the cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound may be used not only as a material for forming an organic layer of an organic electroluminescence device, particularly, a light-emitting layer, but also as a material of an organic pigment or nonlinear optical substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Kyu-Sik Kim, Byung-Hee Sohn, Lyong-Sun Pu, Jhun-Mo Son, Sang-Hoon Park, Ji-Hoon Lee, Woon-Jung Paek
  • Patent number: 6824892
    Abstract: An electroluminescnet polymer is represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 to X5 are independently a hydrogen atom, a linear alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl or alkoxy group having 3 to 40 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 5 to 40 carbon atoms, a silyl group, or an aromatic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms and an amine group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hee Sohn, Kwang Yeon Lee, Jung Il Jin, Kyung Kon Kim, Young Rae Hong
  • Publication number: 20040214040
    Abstract: A biphenyl derivative having an amino group with or without alkoxy substituent in the biphenyl backbone, and an organic electroluminescent device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Soo-hyoung Lee, Ji-hoon Lee, Sang-yeol Kim, Byung-hee Sohn, Jhun-mo Son
  • Publication number: 20040137271
    Abstract: A blue electroluminescent polymer having an indolocarbazole unit in the backbone of a polyarylene polymer and an organo-electroluminescent device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Byung-Hee Sohn, Sang-Hoon Park, Soo-Hyoung Lee, In-Sung Song, Jhun-Mo Son, Woon-Jung Paek
  • Publication number: 20020093005
    Abstract: An electroluminescnet polymer is represented by the following formula (1): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hee Sohn, Kwang Yeon Lee, Jung Il Jin, Kyung Kon Kim, Young Rae Hong