Patents by Inventor James M. BURST

James M. BURST 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).

  • Methods of growing CdTe-based materials at high rates
    Patent number: 10134590
    Abstract: Systems and methods for growing high-quality CdTe-based materials at high growth rates are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a method includes depositing a first CdTe-based layer on a CdTe-based template at a rate of greater than 1 ?m/min. Each of the first CdTe-based layer and the CdTe-based template has a single-crystal structure and/or a large-grain polycrystalline structure. The depositing is performed by physical vapor deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Burst, David S. Albin, Eric Colegrove, Matthew O. Reese, Helio R. Moutinho, Wyatt K. Metzger, Joel N. Duenow
  • Methods of Growing CdTe-Based Materials At High Rates
    Publication number: 20180277365
    Abstract: Systems and methods for growing high-quality CdTe-based materials at high growth rates are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a method includes depositing a first CdTe-based layer on a CdTe-based template at a rate of greater than 1 ?m/min. Each of the first CdTe-based layer and the CdTe-based template has a single-crystal structure and/or a large-grain polycrystalline structure. The depositing is performed by physical vapor deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: James M. Burst, David S. Albin, Eric Colegrove, Matthew O. Reese, Helio R. Moutinho, Wyatt K. Metzger, Joel N. Duenow
  • Surface passivation for CdTe devices
    Patent number: 9722111
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for surface passivation for CdTe devices is provided. The method includes adjusting a stoichiometry of a surface of a CdTe material layer such that the surface becomes at least one of stoichiometric or Cd-rich; and reconstructing a crystalline lattice at the surface of the CdTe material layer by annealing the adjusted surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew O. Reese, Craig L. Perkins, James M. Burst, Timothy A. Gessert, Teresa M. Barnes, Wyatt K. Metzger
  • SURFACE PASSIVATION FOR CdTe DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150221812
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for surface passivation for CdTe devices is provided. The method includes adjusting a stoichiometry of a surface of a CdTe material layer such that the surface becomes at least one of stoichiometric or Cd-rich; and reconstructing a crystalline lattice at the surface of the CdTe material layer by annealing the adjusted surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew O. REESE, Craig L. PERKINS, James M. BURST, Timothy A. GESSERT, Teresa M. BARNES, Wyatt K. METZGER