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).
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Patent number: 8685840Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy CouncilInventors: Jin-Jang Jheng, Tsun-Neng Yang, Chin-Chen Chiang
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Publication number: 20130149843Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Jin-Jang Jheng, Tsun-Neng Yang, Chin-Chen Chiang
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Patent number: 8053038Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Patent number: 7896723Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
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Patent number: 7892953Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Patent number: 7883387Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
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Publication number: 20110003425Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Patent number: 7863078Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Patent number: 7863080Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear EnergyInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Tandem solar cell including an amorphous silicon carbide layer and a multi-crystalline silicon layer
Patent number: 7851249Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang -
Publication number: 20100291322Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2007Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Publication number: 20100279453Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Publication number: 20100261305Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Publication number: 20100255747Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERG Y RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
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Publication number: 20100216278Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku, Yu-Hsiang Huang
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Publication number: 20100216266Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
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Patent number: 7615492Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
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Publication number: 20080050522Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2006Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Hung-Sheng Chiu
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Publication number: 20080032497Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCHInventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
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Publication number: 20070056627Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2005Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang