Patents by Inventor Chie Gau

Chie Gau 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: 9966547
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic solar cell having surface heterojunctions active layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic solar cell comprises a glass substrate, a first electrode, a first transmission layer, an active layer, a second transmission layer and a second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the glass substrate. The first transmission layer is formed on the first electrode. The active layer is deposited on the first transmission layer. The second transmission layer is formed on the active layer, and the second electrode is formed on the second transmission layer. The active layer comprises a donor layer and a plurality of acceptor particles partially embedded in a surface of the donor layer. By hydrophobic phenomenon occurred among the donor layer and the acceptors, the interface enables to be increased to transfer the electron and hole without obstacles for promoting the efficiency of the organic solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chie Gau, Yu-Shun Cheng, Yu-Cheng Hong
  • Publication number: 20160149148
    Abstract: The invention relates to an organic solar cell having a planar heterojunction active layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic solar cell comprises a glass substrate, a first electrode, a first transmission layer, an active layer, a second transmission layer and a second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the glass substrate. The first transmission layer is formed on the first electrode. The active layer is deposited on the first transmission layer. The second transmission layer is formed on the active layer, and the second electrode is formed on the second transmission layer. The active layer comprises a donor layer and a plurality of acceptor particles partially embedded in the donor layer. By hydrophobic phenomenon occurred among the donor layer and the acceptors, the interface enables to be increased to transfer the electron and hole without obstacles for promoting the efficiency of the organic solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: CHIE GAU, YU-SHUN CHENG, YU-CHENG HONG
  • Patent number: 9202953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell with a nanostructural film, including steps of treating a glass substrate with UV ozone, uniformly coating a polystyrene nanospherical layer containing plural nanospheres on the surface of the glass substrate and curing the polystyrene nanospherical layer for adhesion onto the glass substrate, forming a first optical layer on the surface of the polystyrene nanospherical layer, curing and releasing the first optical layer from the polystyrene nanospherical layer to obtain a concave spherical nanostructured film, and finally affixing the concave spherical nanostructured film on the surface of a solar cell to manufacture a solar cell with nanostructure after curing by baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Yu-Shun Cheng, Chie Gau, Chi-Feng Chang, Chih-Hung Chuang, Yu-Cheng Hong, Kai-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20150333194
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nanostructural film in a solar cell is revealed herein to include steps of forming an optical layer on a surface of a solar cell, heating a substrate of the solar cell at a temperature ranging from 100° C. to 200° C., imprinting a micro-pattern of a brightness enhanced film (BEF) on the optical layer in a vacuum environment, wherein the micro-pattern has a triangular pyramid shape and arranged periodically on the optical layer, finally removing the BEF after cooling so that the optical layer is formed into a nanostructured film corresponding to the micro-pattern of the BEF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: YU-SHUN CHENG, CHIE GAU, CHI-FENG CHANG, CHIH-HUNG CHUANG, YU-CHENG HONG, KAI-HUNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150333195
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell with a nanostructural film, including steps of treating a glass substrate with UV ozone, uniformly coating a polystyrene nanospherical layer containing plural nanospheres on the surface of the glass substrate and curing the polystyrene nanospherical layer for adhesion onto the glass substrate, forming a first optical layer on the surface of the polystyrene nanospherical layer, curing and releasing the first optical layer from the polystyrene nanospherical layer to obtain a concave spherical nanostructured film, and finally affixing the concave spherical nanostructured film on the surface of a solar cell to manufacture a solar cell with nanostructure after curing by baking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: YU-SHUN CHENG, CHIE GAU, CHI-FENG CHANG, CHIH-HUNG CHUANG, YU-CHENG HONG, KAI-HUNG CHEN
  • Patent number: 9093645
    Abstract: The invention relates to a manufacturing method of an organic solar cell. First deposit in order a first electrode and a first transmission layer on a substrate. Then coat a photoresist layer having a preferred thickness ranging from 1000 nm to 1600 nm on the surface of the first transmission layer by a spin coater at a preferred spin-coating speed ranging from 3000 rpm and 6000 rpm for 30 seconds. Then develop an area by a photolithograph process, and coat an organic active layer in the area and on the surface of the photoresist layer by use of the spin coater at a preferred spin-coating speed ranging from 500 rpm and 800 rpm, in which the organic active layer has a thickness ranging from 230 nm to 320 nm at 500 rpm. Final deposit a second transmission layer and a second electrode on the organic active layer to obtain the organic solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chie Gau, Yu-Shun Cheng, Chih-Hung Chuang, Yu-Cheng Hong, Yung-Tsan Lin
  • Publication number: 20150013759
    Abstract: A microcrystalline silicon solar cell structure and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed to comprise a substrate, a n-type semiconductor layer deposited on the substrate, an intrinsic layer deposited on n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer deposited on the intrinsic layer and a transparent conductive oxide layer on the p-type semiconductor layer, wherein the intrinsic layer also acts as a major light-absorbing layer of the microcrystalline silicon solar cell by doping 8˜12 vppm p-type ions of the group III element therein, which enables to modify the intrinsic layer with slight n type to improve the conversion efficiency of a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Chie Gau, Yeu-Long Jiang, Pei-Ling Li
  • Publication number: 20150013757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a manufacturing method of an organic solar cell. First deposit in order a first electrode and a first transmission layer on a substrate. Then coat a photoresist layer having a preferred thickness ranging from 1000 nm to 1600 nm on the surface of the first transmission layer by a spin coater at a preferred spin-coating speed ranging from 3000 rpm and 6000 rpm for 30 seconds. Then develop an area by a photolithograph process, and coat an organic active layer in the area and on the surface of the photoresist layer by use of the spin coater at a preferred spin-coating speed ranging from 500 rpm and 800 rpm, in which the organic active layer has a thickness ranging from 230 nm to 320 nm at 500 rpm. Final deposit a second transmission layer and a second electrode on the organic active layer to obtain the organic solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: CHIE GAU, YU-SHUN CHENG, CHIH-HUNG CHUANG, YU-CHENG HONG, YUNG-TSAN LIN
  • Publication number: 20120280213
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) and a top-gate type thin film transistor are disclosed, the method of fabricating a TFT of the present invention comprises steps: (A) providing a substrate; (B) forming a source electrode, a drain electrode, and SWCNT (singled-walled carbon nanotubes) layer on the substrate, in which the source electrode and the drain electrode are spaced in a distance and the SWCNT layer is located between the source electrode and the drain electrode; (C) forming a gate oxide layer on the SWCNT layer; (D) annealing the gate oxide layer with oxygen or nitrogen gas; and (E) forming a gate electrode on the gate oxide layer; wherein the temperature used in the step (D) for annealing is a 500° C. to 600° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chie Gau, Shiuan-Hua Shiau, Bai-Sheng Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110126896
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hybrid solar cells and methods for fabricating the same. In one aspect, the method is characterized in transferring nanowires from one substrate to another substrate. In another aspect, the method is characterized in having an organic active layer that is not made of [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and said organic active layer comprises nanowires embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Rui-Ren Wang, Chie Gau, Cheng-Yung Kuo, Chen-Kai Hsu
  • Publication number: 20030150248
    Abstract: A cylindrical door lock includes an escutcheon member having a sleeve, a tube rotatably engaged in the sleeve, a knob rotatably secured to the sleeve and having a lock device, a barrel rotatably received in the escutcheon member and having one or more projections for engaging into the tube, an inner knob secured to the barrel, a rod slidably engaged in the inner knob and having two depressions, a spring catch engaged on the barrel and having two legs for selectively engaging with the depressions of the rod and for selectively locking the barrel to the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Mei Li Wu, Kuo Chih Hsia, Chie Gau, Yi Hsiung Chao, Kung Da Huang