Patents by Inventor Chenyi Yi

Chenyi Yi 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).

  • High efficiency large area perovskite solar cells and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 11355720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a solid state solar cell, including the steps of providing a conductive support layer or current collector, applying a metal oxide layer on the conducting support layer, applying at least one sensitizer layer onto the metal oxide layer or onto a first optional layer covering the metal oxide layer, the first optional layer including a charge transporting layer, applying a second optional layer onto the sensitizer layer, the second optional layer being selected from a charge transporting layer, a protective layer, or a combination of both layers, and providing a counter electrode or a metal electrode onto the sensitizer layer or the second optional layer. The at least one sensitizer layer includes an organic-inorganic or metal halide perovskite and is treated by the application of a vacuum before the annealing of the sensitizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Xiong Li, Chenyi Yi, Dongqin Bi, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Michael Graetzel, Anders Hagfeldt
  • HIGH EFFICIENCY LARGE AREA PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190044080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a solid state solar cell, including the steps of providing a conductive support layer or current collector, applying a metal oxide layer on the conducting support layer, applying at least one sensitizer layer onto the metal oxide layer or onto a first optional layer covering the metal oxide layer, the first optional layer including a charge transporting layer, applying a second optional layer onto the sensitizer layer, the second optional layer being selected from a charge transporting layer, a protective layer, or a combination of both layers, and providing a counter electrode or a metal electrode onto the sensitizer layer or the second optional layer. The at least one sensitizer layer includes an organic-inorganic or metal halide perovskite and is treated by the application of a vacuum before the annealing of the sensitizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Xiong Li, Chenyi Yi, Dongqin Bi, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Michael Graetzel, Anders Hagfeldt
  • Porphyrin based sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cell
    Patent number: 9812658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) based on a porphyrin core and a ?-conjugated linker or acceptor introduced between the porphyrin core and an anchoring group having a high absorption coefficient covering the whole UV-Visible and near-infrared spectral response, and their use as sensitizer or dye and an electrochemical or optoelectronic device including a compound of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Chenyi Yi, Fabrizio Giordano, Shaik Mohammad Zakeeruddin, Michael Graetzel
  • PORPHYRIN BASED SENSITIZER FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL
    Publication number: 20160308150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) based on a porphyrin core and a ?-conjugated linker or acceptor introduced between the porphyrin core and an anchoring group having a high absorption coefficient covering the whole UV-Visible and near-infrared spectral response, and their use as sensitizer or dye and an electrochemical or optoelectronic device including a compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Chenyi Yi, Fabrizio Giordano, Shaik Mohammad Zakeeruddin, Michael Graetzel