Patents by Inventor Ian Albuquerque

Ian Albuquerque 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).

  • ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE PRODUCED FROM AN ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD FOR DEPOSITING NANOFIBRILAR POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PEDOT) HOLE EXTRACTION LAYER IN ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20150101663
    Abstract: An electrochemical method for producing a hole extraction layer in a solar cell based on organic semiconductor materials. Conjugated polymers are used to build a hole extraction layer and a photoactive layer. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) is used as a hole extraction layer and is deposited electrochemically from an aqueous solution on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode. A nanofibrilar or nanogranular morphology of the PEDOT is achieved by carrying out the polymerization in the presence of a surfactant. A photoactive layer of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT/PCBM) can be deposited by spin-coating technique on top of the PEDOT layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: New York University
    Inventors: Kalle Levon, Eduard Nasybulin, Shu Wei, Ian Albuquerque
  • Electrochemical method for depositing nanofibrilar poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) hole extraction layer in organic solar cells
    Patent number: 8840771
    Abstract: An electrochemical method for producing a hole extraction layer in a solar cell based on organic semiconductor materials. Conjugated polymers are used to build a hole extraction layer and a photoactive layer. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) is used as a hole extraction layer and is deposited electrochemically from an aqueous solution on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode. A nanofibrilar or nanogranular morphology of the PEDOT is achieved by carrying out the polymerization in the presence of a surfactant. A photoactive layer of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT/PCBM) can be deposited by spin-coating technique on top of the PEDOT layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Kalle Levon, Eduard Nasybulin, Shu Wei, Ian Albuquerque
  • ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD FOR DEPOSITING NANOFIBRILAR POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PEDOT) HOLE EXTRACTION LAYER IN ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20110290315
    Abstract: An electrochemical method for producing a hole extraction layer in a solar cell based on organic semiconductor materials. Conjugated polymers are used to build a hole extraction layer and a photoactive layer. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) is used as a hole extraction layer and is deposited electrochemically from an aqueous solution on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode. A nanofibrilar or nanogranular morphology of the PEDOT is achieved by carrying out the polymerization in the presence of a surfactant. A photoactive layer of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT/PCBM) can be deposited by spin-coating technique on top of the PEDOT layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Kalle Levon, Eduard Nasybulin, Shu Wei, Ian Albuquerque