Patents by Inventor Jennifer G. DiStefano

Jennifer G. DiStefano 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).

  • Nanoseed-induced lateral monolayers and vertical wings of transition metal dichalcogenides
    Patent number: 11214878
    Abstract: Functionalized substrates are provided comprising a substrate and a plurality of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) heterostructures on a surface of the substrate, each TMD heterostructure comprising a TMD shell over a heterogeneous nucleation site, thereby providing a core-shell heterostructure, the heterogeneous nucleation site composed of a heterogeneous nucleation material; and a TMD wing extending outwardly from the core-shell heterostructure and non-parallel to and above the substrate surface. Electrocatalytic systems comprising the functionalized substrates are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Yuan Li, Jennifer G. DiStefano, Xinqi Chen, Vinayak P. Dravid
  • NANOSEED-INDUCED LATERAL MONOLAYERS AND VERTICAL WINGS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES
    Publication number: 20200232107
    Abstract: Functionalized substrates are provided comprising a substrate and a plurality of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) heterostructures on a surface of the substrate, each TMD heterostructure comprising a TMD shell over a heterogeneous nucleation site, thereby providing a core-shell heterostructure, the heterogeneous nucleation site composed of a heterogeneous nucleation material; and a TMD wing extending outwardly from the core-shell heterostructure and non-parallel to and above the substrate surface. Electrocatalytic systems comprising the functionalized substrates are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yuan Li, Jennifer G. DiStefano, Xinqi Chen, Vinayak P. Dravid