Patents by Inventor Lirong Zeng

Lirong Zeng 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).

  • Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystal
    Patent number: 7482532
    Abstract: A solar cell includes a photoactive region that receives light. A photonic crystal is coupled to the photoactive region, wherein the photonic crystal comprises a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) for trapping the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yasha Yi, Lionel C. Kimerling, Xiaoman Duan, Lirong Zeng
  • Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystal
    Publication number: 20070000536
    Abstract: A solar cell includes a photoactive region that receives light. A photonic crystal is coupled to the photoactive region, wherein the photonic crystal comprises a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) for trapping the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Yasha Yi, Lionel Kimerling, Xiaoman Duan, Lirong Zeng