Patents by Inventor Paul Alivisatos

Paul Alivisatos 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).

  • Low temperature thin films formed from nanocrystal precursors
    Patent number: 5262357
    Abstract: Nanocrystals of semiconductor compounds are produced. When they are applied as a contiguous layer onto a substrate and heated they fuse into a continuous layer at temperatures as much as 250, 500, 750 or even 1000.degree. K below their bulk melting point. This allows continuous semiconductor films in the 0.25 to 25 nm thickness range to be formed with minimal thermal exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: A. Paul Alivisatos, Avery N. Goldstein