Patents by Inventor Jinhui TONG

Jinhui TONG 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: 11964995
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite having a stoichiometry comprising A1-xFAxSn1-yBy(I1-zXz)3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a halide, and 0.5?x?0.9, 0.5?y?0.9, and 0?z?1. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include at least one of cesium, guanidinium, and/or methylammonium. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include at least one of bromide and/or chloride. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, z may be equal to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Brown University
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Jinhui Tong, Yuanyuan Zhou, Nitin P. Padture, Jue Gong
  • Patent number: 11950435
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite phase having the stoichiometry ABX3 and a perovskite-like phase having the stoichiometry A?2A?B?2X?, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a first anion, A? is a third cation, A? is a fourth cation, B? is a fifth cation, X? is a second anion, and A? is different than A?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Jinhui Tong, Qi Jiang
  • Publication number: 20230380266
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite having a surface, where the surface includes a pyridine compound. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pyridine compound may include an amine functional group. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pyridine compound may be selected from a group that includes N(2-methylpyridine)A, N(3-methylpyridine)A, N(4-(methyl)pyridine)A, N(3-(2-ethyl)pyridine)A, and N(4-(2-ethyl)pyridine)A, where A is a cation, and the pyridine compound has an ionic radius larger than 10 ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kai ZHU, Qi JIANG, Jinhui TONG
  • Patent number: 11753422
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a material of at least one of a perovskite structure, a perovskite-like structure, and/or a perovskitoid structure, where the material includes an isotope of an element, the isotope has more neutrons than protons, and the isotope is incorporated into the perovskite structure, the perovskite-like structure, and/or the perovskitoid structure. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the isotope may make up between greater than 0% and 100% of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Jinhui Tong, Tao Xu, Xun Li
  • Publication number: 20230284468
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a layer that includes a perovskite, where the layer has a first side and a second side defining a thickness, the perovskite has a bulk composition as defined by AB(X1-yXy?)3, where A includes a first cation, B includes a second cation, X includes iodide, and X? includes bromide, y is between 0.2 and 0.8, inclusively, and the thickness has a bromide concentration gradient across the thickness with a maximum concentration at or in the proximity of the first side and a minimum concentration at the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kai ZHU, Qi JIANG, Jinhui TONG
  • Publication number: 20230157039
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite phase having the stoichiometry ABX3 and a perovskite-like phase having the stoichiometry A?2A?B?2X?, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a first anion, A? is a third cation, A? is a fourth cation, B? is a fifth cation, X? is a second anion, and A? is different than A?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kai ZHU, Jinhui TONG, Qi JIANG
  • Publication number: 20220235076
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite having a stoichiometry comprising A1-xFAxSn1-yBy(I1-zXz)3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a halide, and 0.5?x?0.9, 0.5?y?0.9, and 0?z?1. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include at least one of cesium, guanidinium, and/or methylammonium. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include at least one of bromide and/or chloride. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, z may be equal to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHU, Jinhui TONG, Yuanyuan ZHOU, Nitin P. PADTURE, Jue GONG
  • Publication number: 20220059780
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a material of at least one of a perovskite structure, a perovskite-like structure, and/or a perovskitoid structure, where the material includes an isotope of an element, the isotope has more neutrons than protons, and the isotope is incorporated into the perovskite structure, the perovskite-like structure, and/or the perovskitoid structure. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the isotope may make up between greater than 0% and 100% of the element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHU, Jinhui TONG, Tao XU, Xun LI