Patents by Inventor Philip Schulz

Philip Schulz 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).

  • Patent number: 11812621
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a three terminal tandem solar generation unit (1) comprising: —a first absorbing layer (7) made of a perovskite type compound, —a second absorbing layer (11, 11?), —a first and a second interdigitated front contacts (5a, 5b) arranged on the front side of the first absorbing layer (7), the first front contact (5a) having a first polarity and the second front contact (5b) having a second polarity, —a back contact (17, 17?) having the first or the second polarity arranged on the back side of the second absorbing layer (11, 11?), —an interface layer (9, 90, 9?, 90?) arranged between the first (7) and the second (11, 11?) absorbing layers comprising a first semiconductor sub-layer (9a, 90a, 9a?, 90a?) doped according to the first polarity and a second sub-layer (9b, 90b, 9b?, 90b?) doped according to the second polarity and configured for enabling carriers associated with a polarity different than the polarity of the back contact (17, 17?) to be transferred from the second absorbing
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Hilt, Philip Schulz, Etienne Drahi
  • Publication number: 20220045130
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a three terminal tandem solar generation unit (1) comprising: —a first absorbing layer (7) made of a perovskite type compound, —a second absorbing layer (11, 11?), —a first and a second interdigitated front contacts (5a, 5b) arranged on the front side of the first absorbing layer (7), the first front contact (5a) having a first polarity and the second front contact (5b) having a second polarity, —a back contact (17, 17?) having the first or the second polarity arranged on the back side of the second absorbing layer (11, 11?), —an interface layer (9, 90, 9?, 90?) arranged between the first (7) and the second (11, 11?) absorbing layers comprising a first semiconductor sub-layer (9a, 90a, 9a?, 90a?) doped according to the first polarity and a second sub-layer (9b, 90b, 9b?, 90b?) doped according to the second polarity and configured for enabling carriers associated with a polarity different than the polarity of the back contact (17, 17?) to be transferred from the second absorbing
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Florian HILT, Philip SCHULZ, Etienne DRAHI
  • Patent number: 10879012
    Abstract: The present application discloses devices that include a perovskite layer, a first layer that includes an oxide, and an interface layer, where the interface layer is positioned between the first layer and the perovskite layer, the interface layer is in physical contact with both the first layer and the perovskite layer, and the interface layer consists essentially of the oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Schulz, Joseph Jonathan Berry, Arrelaine Allen Dameron, Paul Francois Ndione
  • Patent number: 10734165
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosures is a method that includes applying a perovskite precursor solution to a first solid conductor and treating the perovskite precursor solution such that a first portion of the perovskite precursor solution is converted to a first solid perovskite, where the first solid conductor comprises a first charge transport characteristic, which is predominantly p-type or predominantly n-type, and the treating results in the first solid perovskite having a second charge transport characteristic that is substantially the same as the first charge transport characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Joseph Jonathan Berry, Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van Hest, Joseph Matthew Luther, Adewole Philip Schulz, Arrelaine Allen Dameron
  • Publication number: 20180350528
    Abstract: The present application discloses devices that includes a perovskite layer, a first layer that includes an oxide, and an interface layer, where the interface layer is positioned between the first layer and the perovskite layer, the interface layer is in physical contact with both the first layer and the perovskite layer, and the interface layer consists essentially of the oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Philip Schulz, Joseph Jonathan Berry, Arrelaine Allen Dameron, Paul Francois Ndione
  • Publication number: 20180269005
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosures is a method that includes applying a perovskite precursor solution to a first solid conductor and treating the perovskite precursor solution such that a first portion of the perovskite precursor solution is converted to a first solid perovskite, where the first solid conductor comprises a first charge transport characteristic, which is predominantly p-type or predominantly n-type, and the treating results in the first solid perovskite having a second charge transport characteristic that is substantially the same as the first charge transport characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Joseph Jonathan Berry, Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van Hest, Joseph Matthew Luther, Adewole Philip Schulz, Arrelaine Allen Dameron