Patents by Inventor Chin-Chen Chiang

Chin-Chen Chiang 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: 8685840
    Abstract: An in-situ gettering method for removing impurities from the surface and interior of a upgraded metallurgical grade silicon wafer is continuously conducted in a reaction chamber. Chloride gas is mixed with carrier gas. The gaseous mixture is used to clean the surface of the silicon wafer. Then, the gaseous mixture is used to form a porous structure on the surface of the silicon wafer before hot annealing is executed. Finally, the gaseous mixture is used to execute hot etching on the surface of the silicon wafer and remove the porous structure from the surface of the silicon wafer. As the chloride gas is used to clean the surface of the silicon wafer and form the porous structure on the surface of the silicon wafer, external gettering is improved. Moreover, interstitial-type metal impurities are effectively removed from the interior of the silicon wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council
    Inventors: Jin-Jang Jheng, Tsun-Neng Yang, Chin-Chen Chiang
  • Publication number: 20130149843
    Abstract: An in-situ gettering method for removing impurities from the surface and interior of a upgraded metallurgical grade silicon wafer is continuously conducted in a reaction chamber. Chloride gas is mixed with carrier gas. The gaseous mixture is used to clean the surface of the silicon wafer. Then, the gaseous mixture is used to form a porous structure on the surface of the silicon wafer before hot annealing is executed. Finally, the gaseous mixture is used to execute hot etching on the surface of the silicon wafer and remove the porous structure from the surface of the silicon wafer. As the chloride gas is used to clean the surface of the silicon wafer and form the porous structure on the surface of the silicon wafer, external gettering is improved. Moreover, interstitial-type metal impurities are effectively removed from the interior of the silicon wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Jin-Jang Jheng, Tsun-Neng Yang, Chin-Chen Chiang
  • Patent number: 8053038
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a titanium-based compound film of a poly-silicon solar cell. In the method, a ceramic substrate is made of aluminum oxide. The ceramic substrate is coated with a titanium film in an e-gun evaporation system. Dichlorosilane is provided on the titanium film by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition. A titanium-based compound film is formed on the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 7896723
    Abstract: A silicon quantum dot fluorescent lamp is made via providing a high voltage source between a cathode assembly and an anode assembly. The cathode assembly is made by providing a first substrate, coating a buffer layer on the first substrate, coating a catalytic layer on the buffer layer and providing a plurality of nanometer discharging elements on the catalytic layer. The anode assembly is made via providing a second substrate, coating a silicon quantum dot fluorescent film on the second substrate with and coating a metal film on the silicon quantum dot fluorescent film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
  • Patent number: 7892953
    Abstract: A method is disclosed to make a multi-crystalline silicon film of a solar cell. The method includes the step of providing a ceramic substrate, the step of providing a titanium-based film on the ceramic substrate, the step of providing a p+-type back surface field layer on the titanium-based film, the step of providing a p?-type light-soaking layer on the p+-type back surface field layer and the step of conducting n+-type diffusive deposition of phosphine on the p?-type light-soaking layer based on atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition, thus forming an n+-type emitter on the p?-type light-soaking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 7883387
    Abstract: In a method for making a pulsed high-voltage silicon quantum dot fluorescent lamp, an excitation source is made by providing a first substrate, coating the first substrate with a buffer layer of titanium, coating the buffer layer with a catalytic layer of a material selected from a group consisting of nickel, aluminum and platinum and providing a plurality of nanometer discharging elements one the catalytic layer. An emission source is made by providing a second substrate, coating the second substrate with a transparent electrode film of titanium nitride and coating the transparent electrode film with a silicon quantum dot fluorescent film comprising silicon quantum dots. A pulsed high-voltage source is provided between the excitation source and the emission source to generate a pulsed field-effect electric field to cause the nanometer discharging elements to release electrons and accelerate the electrons to excite the silicon quantum dots to emit pulsed visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
  • Publication number: 20110003425
    Abstract: Dichlorosilane and diborane are deposited on the titanium-based alloy film to grow a p+ type back surface field film. The temperature is raised to grow a p? type light-soaking film on the p+ type back surface field film. Phosphine is deposited on the p? type light-soaking film to form an n+ type emitter. Thus, an n+-p?-p+ laminate is provided on the titanium-based alloy film. SiCNO:Ar plasma is used to passivate the n+-p?-p+ laminate, thus forming an anti-reflection film of SiCN/SiO2 on the n+ type emitter. The n+-p?-p+ laminate is etched in a patterned mask process. A p? type ohmic contact is formed on the titanium-based alloy film. The anti-reflection film is etched in a patterned mask process. The n+ type emitter is coated with a titanium/palladium/silver alloy film that is annealed in hydrogen. An n? type ohmic contact is formed on the n+ type emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 7863078
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making an anti-reflection film of a solar cell. The method includes the step of providing a laminate. The laminate includes a ceramic substrate, a titanium-based compound film, a p+ type poly-silicon back surface field, a p? type poly-silicon light-soaking film and an n+ type poly-silicon emitter. The laminate is passivated with SiCNO:Ar plasma in a plasma-enhanced vapor deposition device, thus filling the dangling bonds of the silicon atoms at the surface of the n+ type poly-silicon emitter, the dangling bonds of the silicon grains at the grain boundaries of the p? type poly-silicon light-soaking film and the dangling bonds of the silicon atoms in the p+ type poly-silicon back surface field. Finally, the n+ type poly-silicon emitter is coated with an anti-reflection film of SiCN/SiO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 7863080
    Abstract: Dichlorosilane and diborane are deposited on the titanium-based alloy film to grow a p+ type back surface field film. The temperature is raised to grow a p? type light-soaking film on the p+ type back surface field film. Phosphine is deposited on the p? type light-soaking film to form an n+ type emitter. Thus, an n+-p?-p+ laminate is provided on the titanium-based alloy film. SiCNO:Ar plasma is used to passivate the n+-p?-p+ laminate, thus forming an anti-reflection film of SiCN/SiO2 on the n+ type emitter. The n+-p?-p+ laminate is etched in a patterned mask process. A p? type ohmic contact is formed on the titanium-based alloy film. The anti-reflection film is etched in a patterned mask process. The n+ type emitter is coated with a titanium/palladium/silver alloy film that is annealed in hydrogen. An n? type ohmic contact is formed on the n+ type emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 7851249
    Abstract: A method for making a tandem solar cell includes the steps of providing a ceramic substrate, providing a titanium-based layer on the ceramic substrate, providing an n+-p?-p+ laminate on the titanium-based layer, passivating the n+-p?-p+ laminate, providing an n-i-p laminate on the n+-p?-p+ laminate, providing a p-type ohmic contact, providing an n-type ohmic contact providing an anti-reflection layer of SiCN/SiO2 on the n-i-p laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20100291322
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a titanium-based compound film of a poly-silicon solar cell. In the method, a ceramic substrate is made of aluminum oxide. The ceramic substrate is coated with a titanium film in an e-gun evaporation system. Dichlorosilane is provided on the titanium film by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition. A titanium-based compound film is formed on the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20100279453
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making an anti-reflection film of a solar cell. The method includes the step of providing a laminate. The laminate includes a ceramic substrate, a titanium-based compound film, a p+ type poly-silicon back surface field, a p? type poly-silicon light-soaking film and an n+ type poly-silicon emitter. The laminate is passivated with SiCNO:Ar plasma in a plasma-enhanced vapor deposition device, thus filling the dangling bonds of the silicon atoms at the surface of the n+ type poly-silicon emitter, the dangling bonds of the silicon grains at the grain boundaries of the p? type poly-silicon light-soaking film and the dangling bonds of the silicon atoms in the p+ type poly-silicon back surface field. Finally, the n+ type poly-silicon emitter is coated with an anti-reflection film of SiCN/SiO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20100261305
    Abstract: A method is disclosed to make a multi-crystalline silicon film of a solar cell. The method includes the step of providing a ceramic substrate, the step of providing a titanium-based film on the ceramic substrate, the step of providing a p+-type back surface field layer on the titanium-based film, the step of providing a p?-type light-soaking layer on the p+-type back surface field layer and the step of conducting n+-type diffusive deposition of phosphine on the p?-type light-soaking layer based on atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition, thus forming an n+-type emitter on the p?-type light-soaking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20100255747
    Abstract: A silicon quantum dot fluorescent lamp is made via providing a high voltage source between a cathode assembly and an anode assembly. The cathode assembly is made by providing a first substrate, coating a buffer layer on the first substrate, coating a catalytic layer on the buffer layer and providing a plurality of nanometer discharging elements on the catalytic layer. The anode assembly is made via providing a second substrate, coating a silicon quantum dot fluorescent film on the second substrate with and coating a metal film on the silicon quantum dot fluorescent film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERG Y RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
  • Publication number: 20100216278
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a multi-crystalline silicon film of a solar cell. In the method, a titanium-based film is coated on a ceramic substrate. A back surface field layer is coated on the titanium-based film via providing dichlorosilane and diborane in an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition process at a first temperature. A light-soaking layer is coated on the back surface field layer via providing more dichlorosilane and diborane in the atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition process at a second temperature higher than the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20100216266
    Abstract: In a method for making a pulsed high-voltage silicon quantum dot fluorescent lamp, an excitation source is made by providing a first substrate, coating the first substrate with a buffer layer of titanium, coating the buffer layer with a catalytic layer of a material selected from a group consisting of nickel, aluminum and platinum and providing a plurality of nanometer discharging elements one the catalytic layer. An emission source is made by providing a second substrate, coating the second substrate with a transparent electrode film of titanium nitride and coating the transparent electrode film with a silicon quantum dot fluorescent film comprising silicon quantum dots. A pulsed high-voltage source is provided between the excitation source and the emission source to generate a pulsed field-effect electric field to cause the nanometer discharging elements to release electrons and accelerate the electrons to excite the silicon quantum dots to emit pulsed visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
  • Patent number: 7615492
    Abstract: A solar cell is prepared. The solar cell is photo-sensitized. The solar cell has a semiconductor layer. And carbon nanotubes are deposited on the semiconductor layer with an arrangement. The solar cell is prepared with a reduced amount of fabrication material, a lowered fabrication cost and a prolonged lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
  • Publication number: 20080050522
    Abstract: A protective layer for a susceptor is prepared. The susceptor is a graphite block; and the protective layer consists of a titanium nitride film and a titanium carbide film. The susceptor with the protective layer is used in epitaxial growth and device process with life time prolonged, energy saved, and cost reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Hung-Sheng Chiu
  • Publication number: 20080032497
    Abstract: A solar cell is prepared. The solar cell is photo-sensitized. The solar cell has a semiconductor layer. And carbon nanotubes are deposited on the semiconductor layer with an arrangement. The solar cell is prepared with a reduced amount of fabrication material, a lowered fabrication cost and a prolonged lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
  • Publication number: 20070056627
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solar cell that absorbs a light source within a spectrum range from ultraviolet to far infrared with two surfaces by an absorption layer made of a semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang