Patents by Inventor Kalenga MUBIAYI

Kalenga MUBIAYI 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).

  • ALKALI METAL QUATERNARY NANOMATERIALS
    Publication number: 20230112176
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the manufacture an alkali metal quaternary crystalline nanomaterial. an alkali metal quaternary crystalline nanomaterial having general Formula A (I2-II-IV-VI4); and wherein I is sodium (Na) or lithium (Li), II and IV are Zn or Sn, and VI is a chalcogens selected from the group comprising: sulphur (S), selenium (Se) or tellurium (Te). The crystal phase of the alkali metal quaternary crystalline nanomaterial may be a primitive mixed Cu—Au like structure (PMCA) and may have a space group: P42m. The nanomaterials may be adapted to provide a solar cell. Methods of manufacture are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG
    Inventors: Nosipho MOLOTO, Kalenga MUBIAYI, Grace NGUBENI