Patents by Inventor Maeng-Je Seong

Maeng-Je Seong 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).

  • Multi-junction, monolithic solar cell with active silicon substrate
    Publication number: 20060162767
    Abstract: A monolithic multi-junction (tandem) photo-voltaic (PV) device includes one or more PV subcells epitaxially formed on a compliant silicon substrate (102). The compliant silicon substrate (102) includes a base silicon layer (108), a conductive perovskite layer (112), and an oxide layer (110) interposed between the base silicon layer (108) and the conductive perovskite layer (112). A PV subcell is formed within the base silicon layer (108) of the conductive silicon substrate (102). The conductive perovskite layer (112) facilitates the conduction of charge carriers between the PV subcell formed in the compliant silicon substrate (102) and the one or more PV subcells formed on the compliant silicon substrate (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Angelo Mascarenhas, Maeng-Je Seong