Patents by Inventor Michelle JoAnn Thompson

Michelle JoAnn Thompson 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).

  • SOLUTION PHASE SYNTHESIS OF HIGHLY PROCESSIBLE NANOCRYSTALLINE LiZnP AND SIMILAR TERNARY SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20180076373
    Abstract: Nowotny-Juza phases offer a wide range of potential applications including solar cell and thermoelectric device fabrication. The disclosure presents a solution phase synthesis of the Nowotny-Juza semiconductors LiZnP, LiCdP, and LiZnSb. These samples are phase pure, crystalline, and exhibit particle sizes of around 20 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Javier Vela-Becerra, Miles Arthur Burris White, Michelle JoAnn Thompson, Gordon J. Miller