Patents by Inventor Phillip George Hamer
Phillip George Hamer 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).
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Patent number: 10505069Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for accelerating the formation of defects in doped silicon. A doped silicon area is exposed with high intensity electromagnetic radiation to provide a substantial excess of majority carriers and promote a high rate of defect formation to allow efficient silicon passivation.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: NewSouth Innovations Pty LimitedInventors: Brett Jason Hallam, Stuart Ross Wenham, Malcolm David Abbott, Phillip George Hamer
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Patent number: 9947821Abstract: A silicon device, has a plurality of crystalline silicon regions. One crystalline silicon region is a doped crystalline silicon region. Deactivating some or all of the dopant atoms in the doped crystalline silicon region is achieved by introducing hydrogen atoms into the doped 5 crystalline silicon region, whereby the hydrogen coulombicly bonds with some or all of the dopant atoms to deactivate the respective dopant atoms. Deactivated dopant atoms may be reactivated by heating and illuminating the doped crystalline silicon region to break at least some of the dopant-hydrogen bonds while maintaining conditions to create a high concentration of neutral hydrogen atoms whereby 10 some of the hydrogen atoms diffuse from the doped crystalline silicon region without rebinding to the dopant atoms.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Newsouth Innovations PTY LimitedInventors: Brett Jason Hallam, Matthew Bruce Edwards, Stuart Ross Wenham, Phillip George Hamer, Catherine Emily Chan, Chee Mun Chong, Pei Hsuan Lu, Ly Mai, Li Hui Song, Adeline Sugianto, Alison Maree Wenham, Guang Qi Xu
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Publication number: 20180040760Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for accelerating the formation of defects in doped silicon. A doped silicon area is exposed with high intensity electromagnetic radiation to provide a substantial excess of majority carriers and promote a high rate of defect formation to allow efficient silicon passivation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Brett Jason Hallam, Stuart Ross Wenham, Malcolm David Abbott, Phillip George Hamer
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Patent number: 9847443Abstract: A method of hydrogenation of a silicon photovoltaic junction device is provided, the silicon photovoltaic junction device comprising p-type silicon semiconductor material and n-type silicon semiconductor material forming at least one p-n junction. The method comprises: i) ensuring that any silicon surface phosphorus diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1020 atoms/cm3 or less and silicon surface boron diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1019 atoms/cm3 or less; ii) Providing one or more hydrogen sources accessible by each surface of the device; and iii) Heating the device, or a local region of the device to at least 40° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITEDInventors: Stuart Ross Wenham, Phillip George Hamer, Brett Jason Hallam, Adeline Sugianto, Catherine Emily Chan, Lihui Song, Pei Hsuan Lu, Alison Maree Wenham, Ly Mai, Chee Mun Chong, GuangQi Xu, Matthew Edwards
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Patent number: 9824897Abstract: A method is provided for the processing of a device having a crystalline silicon region containing an internal hydrogen source. The method comprises: i) applying encapsulating material to each of the front and rear surfaces of the device to form a lamination; ii) applying pressure to the lamination and heating the lamination to bond the encapsulating material to the device; and iii) cooling the device, where the heating step or cooling step or both are completed under illumination.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITEDInventors: Brett Jason Hallam, Matthew Bruce Edwards, Stuart Ross Wenham, Phillip George Hamer, Catherine Emily Chan, Chee Mun Chong, Pei Hsuan Lu, Ly Mai, Li Hui Song, Adeline Sugianto, Alison Maree Wenham, Guang Qi Xu
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Publication number: 20160372625Abstract: A method of hydrogenation of a silicon photovoltaic junction device is provided, the silicon photovoltaic junction device comprising p-type silicon semiconductor material and n-type silicon semiconductor material forming at least one p-n junction. The method comprises: i) ensuring that any silicon surface phosphorus diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1020 atoms/cm3 or less and silicon surface boron diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1019 atoms/cm3 or less; ii) Providing one or more hydrogen sources accessible by each surface of the device; and iii) Heating the device, or a local region of the device to at least 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Stuart Ross Wenham, Phillip George Hamer, Brett Jason Hallam, Adeline Sugianto, Catherine Emily Chan, Lihui Song, Pei Hsuan Lu, Alison Maree Wenham, Ly Mai, Chee Mun Chong, GuangQi Xu, Matthew Edwards
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Patent number: 9412897Abstract: A method of hydrogenation of a silicon photovoltaic junction device is provided, the silicon photovoltaic junction device comprising p-type silicon semiconductor material and n-type silicon semiconductor material forming at least one p-n junction. The method comprises: i) ensuring that any silicon surface phosphorus diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1020 atoms/cm3 or less and silicon surface boron diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1019 atoms/cm3 or less; ii) providing one or more hydrogen sources accessible by each surface of the device; and iii) heating the device, or a local region of the device to at least 40° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITEDInventors: Stuart Ross Wenham, Phillip George Hamer, Brett Jason Hallam, Adeline Sugianto, Catherine Emily Chan, Lihui Song, Pei Hsuan Lu, Alison Maree Wenham, Ly Mai, Chee Mun Chong, GuangQi Xu, Matthew Edwards
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Publication number: 20160225930Abstract: A silicon device, has a plurality of crystalline silicon regions. One crystalline silicon region is a doped crystalline silicon region. Deactivating some or all of the dopant atoms in the doped crystalline silicon region is achieved by introducing hydrogen atoms into the doped 5 crystalline silicon region, whereby the hydrogen coulombicly bonds with some or all of the dopant atoms to deactivate the respective dopant atoms. Deactivated dopant atoms may be reactivated by heating and illuminating the doped crystalline silicon region to break at least some of the dopant-hydrogen bonds while maintaining conditions to create a high concentration of neutral hydrogen atoms whereby 10 some of the hydrogen atoms diffuse from the doped crystalline silicon region without rebinding to the dopant atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Brett Jason HALLAM, Matthew Bruce EDWARDS, Stuart Ross WENHAM, Phillip George HAMER, Catherine Emily CHAN, Chee Mun CHONG, Pei Hsuan LU, Ly MAI, Li Hui SONG, Adeline SUGIANTO, Alison Maree WENHAM, Guang Qi XU
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Patent number: 9190556Abstract: A method of hydrogenation of a silicon photovoltaic junction device is provided, the silicon photovoltaic junction device comprising p-type silicon semiconductor material and n-type silicon semiconductor material forming at least one p-n junction. The method comprises: i) ensuring that any silicon surface phosphorus diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1020 atoms/cm3 or less and silicon surface boron diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1019 atoms/cm3 or less; ii) Providing one or more hydrogen sources accessible by each surface of the device; and iii) Heating the device, or a local region of the device to at least 40° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: NewSouth Innovations Pty LimitedInventors: Stuart Ross Wenham, Phillip George Hamer, Brett Jason Hallam, Adeline Sugianto, Catherine Emily Chan, Lihui Song, Pei Hsuan Lu, Alison Maree Wenham, Ly Mai, Chee Mun Chong, GuangQi Xu, Matthew Edwards
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Publication number: 20150132881Abstract: A method of hydrogenation of a silicon photovoltaic junction device is provided, the silicon photovoltaic junction device comprising p-type silicon semiconductor material and n-type silicon semiconductor material forming at least one p-n junction. The method comprises: i) ensuring that any silicon surface phosphorus diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1020 atoms/cm3 or less and silicon surface boron diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1019 atoms/cm3 or less; ii) Providing one or more hydrogen sources accessible by each surface of the device; and iii) Heating the device, or a local region of the device to at least 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: STUART ROSS WENHAM, Phillip George Hamer, Brett Jason Hallam, Adeline Sugianto, Catherine Emily Chan, Lihui Song, Pei Hsuan Lu, Alison Maree Wenham, Ly Mai, Chee Mun Chong, GuangQi Xu, Matthew Edwards
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Publication number: 20150111333Abstract: A method of hydrogenation of a silicon photovoltaic junction device is provided, the silicon photovoltaic junction device comprising p-type silicon semiconductor material and n-type silicon semiconductor material forming at least one p-n junction. The method comprises: i) ensuring that any silicon surface phosphorus diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1020 atoms/cm3 or less and silicon surface boron diffused layers through which hydrogen must diffuse have peak doping concentrations of 1×1019 atoms/cm3 or less; ii) Providing one or more hydrogen sources accessible by each surface of the device; and iii) Heating the device, or a local region of the device to at least 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: NewSouth Innovations Pty LimitedInventors: Stuart Ross Wenham, Phillip George Hamer, Brett Jason Hallam, Adeline Sugianto, Catherine Emily Chan, Lihui Song, Pei Hsuan Lu, Alison Maree Wenham, Ly Mai, Chee Mun Chong, GuangQi Xu, Matthew Edwards