Patents by Inventor Huanping Zhou

Huanping Zhou 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: 11075350
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a method of producing an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film includes depositing a layer of inorganic material on a substrate to form an inorganic film, and performing an organic vapor treatment of the inorganic film to produce an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film. The layer of inorganic material comprises an inorganic anion layer having a metal-ligand framework, and the organic vapor treatment provides organic cations capable of becoming inserted into the metal-ligand framework of the inorganic anion layer to form a perovskite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Qi Chen, Huanping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190372041
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a method of producing an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film includes depositing a layer of inorganic material on a substrate to form an inorganic film, and performing an organic vapor treatment of the inorganic film to produce an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film. The layer of inorganic material comprises an inorganic anion layer having a metal-ligand framework, and the organic vapor treatment provides organic cations capable of becoming inserted into the metal-ligand framework of the inorganic anion layer to form a perovskite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Qi Chen, Huanping Zhou
  • Patent number: 10403836
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a method of producing an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film includes depositing a layer of inorganic material on a substrate to form an inorganic film, and performing an organic vapor treatment of the inorganic film to produce an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film. The layer of inorganic material comprises an inorganic anion layer having a metal-ligand framework, and the organic vapor treatment provides organic cations capable of becoming inserted into the metal-ligand framework of the inorganic anion layer to form a perovskite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Qi Chen, Huanping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180096796
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, a photoactive layer that includes an organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite material disposed between the first and second electrodes, and a layer of a hole transport material disposed between the photoactive layer and one of the first and second electrodes. A method of producing an optoelectronic device includes forming a photoactive layer of an organic-inorganic perovskite using at least one of solution processing or thermal vacuum deposition, and depositing a layer of hole transport material on the photoactive layer using at least one of solution processing or thermal vacuum deposition. The hole transport material includes non-doped donor-acceptor (D-A) conjugated small molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Yongsheng Liu, Qi Chen, Huanping Zhou
  • Patent number: 9780238
    Abstract: A metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device includes a first electrode, a window layer spaced apart from the first electrode, and a photon-absorption layer between the first electrode and the window layer. The photon-absorption layer includes a metal-chalcogenide semiconductor. The window layer includes a layer of metal-oxide nanoparticles, and at least a portion of the window layer provides a second electrode that is substantially transparent to light within a range of operating wavelengths of the metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device. A method of producing a metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device includes providing a photovoltaic substructure, providing a solution of metal-oxide nanoparticles, and forming a window layer on the substructure using the solution of metal-oxide nanoparticles such that the window layer includes a layer of metal-oxide nanoparticles formed by a solution process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Huanping Zhou, Bao Lei, Choong-Heui Chung, Brion P. Bob
  • Publication number: 20160285021
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a method of producing an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film includes depositing a layer of inorganic material on a substrate to form an inorganic film, and performing an organic vapor treatment of the inorganic film to produce an organic-inorganic perovskite thin film The layer of inorganic material comprises an inorganic anion layer having a metal-ligand framework, and the organic vapor treatment provides organic cations capable of becoming inserted into the metal-ligand framework of the inorganic anion layer to form a perovskite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Qi Chen, Huanping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140326311
    Abstract: A metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device includes a first electrode, a window layer spaced apart from the first electrode, and a photon-absorption layer between the first electrode and the window layer. The photon-absorption layer includes a metal-chalcogenide semiconductor. The window layer includes a layer of metal-oxide nanoparticles, and at least a portion of the window layer provides a second electrode that is substantially transparent to light within a range of operating wavelengths of the metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device. A method of producing a metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device includes providing a photovoltaic substructure, providing a solution of metal-oxide nanoparticles, and forming a window layer on the substructure using the solution of metal-oxide nanoparticles such that the window layer includes a layer of metal-oxide nanoparticles formed by a solution process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Huanping Zhou, Bao Lei, Choong-Heui Chung, Brion P. Bob