Patents by Inventor Richard Notzel

Richard Notzel 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: 12255231
    Abstract: Provided is a nanowire array, in which a plurality of nanowires are densely packed and in contact with each other via side walls to form a three-dimensional, compact layer structure, wherein the plurality of nanowires are formed from InGaN-based material. Also provided is an optoelectronic device comprising the nanowire array which is epitaxially grown on a surface of a substrate (12). Further provided are methods for preparing the nanowire array and the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: South China Normal University
    Inventors: Richard Notzel, Peng Wang, Stefano Sanguinetti, Guofu Zhou
  • Patent number: 12087868
    Abstract: An epitaxial wafer, a method of manufacturing the epitaxial wafer, a diode, and a current rectifier are provided. The epitaxial wafer comprises a Si substrate layer; an insulating layer formed on the Si substrate layer; and a nitride semiconductor layer formed on a surface of the insulating layer facing away from the Si substrate layer; wherein the insulating layer has a thickness configured such that under a forward bias voltage, the insulating layer may allow electrons and holes to pass from one side to the other side of the insulating layer via quantum tunneling so as to allow a forward current flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Richard Notzel
  • Patent number: 12009455
    Abstract: An InGaN-based LED epitaxial wafer and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed, wherein the InGaN-based LED epitaxial wafer includes: a substrate; an InGaN layer, formed on a surface of the substrate, having an In content between 40% and 90%, so as to ensure that the LED epitaxial wafer is capable of emitting long-wavelength light or near-infrared rays; a p-type metal oxide layer, formed on a surface of the InGaN layer facing away from the substrate, acting as a hole injection layer for the InGaN layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: UNIV SOUTH CHINA NORMAL
    Inventor: Richard Notzel
  • Patent number: 11521852
    Abstract: Provided are a method for preparing an InGaN-based epitaxial layer on a Si substrate (12), as well as a silicon-based InGaN epitaxial layer prepared by the method. The method may include the steps of: 1) directly growing a first InGaN-based layer (11) on a Si substrate (12); and 2) growing a second InGaN-based layer on the first InGaN-based layer (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: South China Normal University
    Inventors: Richard Notzel, Peng Wang, Stefano Sanguinetti, Guofu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220254939
    Abstract: An epitaxial wafer, a method of manufacturing the epitaxial wafer, a diode, and a current rectifier are provided. The epitaxial wafer comprises a Si substrate layer; an insulating layer formed on the Si substrate layer; and a nitride semiconductor layer formed on a surface of the insulating layer facing away from the Si substrate layer; wherein the insulating layer has a thickness configured such that under a forward bias voltage, the insulating layer may allow electrons and holes to pass from one side to the other side of the insulating layer via quantum tunneling so as to allow a forward current flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Richard NOTZEL
  • Publication number: 20220214298
    Abstract: Disclosed are an epitaxial wafer and a method of fabricating the same, and an electrochemical sensor, wherein the reference electrode comprises: a substrate (11); an InGaN layer (12) formed on a surface of the substrate (11) and having an In content between 20% and 60% so as to ensure that a transition from negatively charged surface states to positively charged surface states occurs within a composition range; and an InN layer (13) formed on a surface of the InGaN layer (12) facing away from the substrate (11) to act as a stabilization layer. The InGaN layer (12) with an In content between 20% and 60% allows generation of an electrochemical response independent of the concentration of a solution to be detected; and in addition, the InN layer (13) with a high density of intrinsic, positively charged surface states further improves the electrochemical stability of the reference electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Richard NOTZEL
  • Publication number: 20220115560
    Abstract: An InGaN-based LED epitaxial wafer and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed, wherein the InGaN-based LED epitaxial wafer includes: a substrate; an InGaN layer, formed on a surface of the substrate, having an In content between 40% and 90%, so as to ensure that the LED epitaxial wafer is capable of emitting long-wavelength light or near-infrared rays; a p-type metal oxide layer, formed on a surface of the InGaN layer facing away from the substrate, acting as a hole injection layer for the InGaN layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: UNIV SOUTH CHINA NORMAL
    Inventor: Richard NOTZEL
  • Publication number: 20210336003
    Abstract: Provided is a nanowire array, in which a plurality of nanowires are densely packed and in contact with each other via side walls to form a three-dimensional, compact layer structure, wherein the plurality of nanowires are formed from InGaN-based material. Also provided is an optoelectronic device comprising the nanowire array which is epitaxially grown on a surface of a substrate (12). Further provided are methods for preparing the nanowire array and the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Notzel, Peng Wang, Stefano Sanguinetti, Guofu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210272802
    Abstract: Provided is a nanowire array, in which a plurality of nanowires are densely packed and in contact with each other via side walls to form a three-dimensional, compact layer structure, wherein the plurality of nanowires are formed from InGaN-based material. Also provided is an optoelectronic device comprising the nanowire array which is epitaxially grown on a surface of a substrate (12). Further provided are methods for preparing the nanowire array and the optoelectronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Notzel, Peng Wang, Stefano Sanguinetti, Guofu Zhou