Patents by Inventor Seongtak KIM

Seongtak KIM 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: 11515443
    Abstract: Discussed is a tandem solar cell manufacturing method including etching a crystalline silicon substrate, whereby a solar cell can be obtained which does not have a pyramid-shaped defect on a surface of the substrate, inhibits the generation of a shunt through the substrate having excellent surface roughness properties, and can secure fill factor properties, the solar cell being capable of being obtained through the tandem solar cell manufacturing method. The method includes preparing a crystalline silicon substrate; performing an isotropic etching process of the substrate; and removing a saw damage on a surface of the substrate by performing an anisotropic etching process of the isotropically etched substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yu Jin Lee, Seongtak Kim, Seh-Won Ahn, Jin-Won Chung
  • Patent number: 11251324
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a monolithic tandem solar cell in which a perovskite solar cell is laminated and bonded on a silicon solar cell. According to the present disclosure, a first microporous precursor thin film is formed through a sputtering method on a substrate having an unevenly structured texture and then a halide thin film is formed on the first microporous precursor thin film to form a perovskite absorption layer, whereby light reflectance can be reduced and a path of light can be increased, and accordingly a light absorption rate can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seongtak Kim, Seh-Won Ahn
  • Patent number: 11133481
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing: a perovskite solar cell in which the laminated shape and the composition of a perovskite absorbing layer are controlled; and a tandem solar cell comprising the perovskite solar cell, and the perovskite absorbing layer is formed through a method for manufacturing a solar cell, comprising the steps of: forming, on a substrate, an inorganic seed layer conformal with the substrate by using a BO source, an A-doped BO source or an AxOy source and the BO source; and supplying organic halides onto the seed layer, and thus a perovskite thin film having a complex composition conformal with the substrate can be formed such that an effect of enabling light absorption to increase can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seongtak Kim, Seh-Won Ahn, Yu Jin Lee, Jin-Won Chung
  • Publication number: 20210175450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing: a perovskite solar cell in which the laminated shape and the composition of a perovskite absorbing layer are controlled; and a tandem solar cell comprising the perovskite solar cell, and the perovskite absorbing layer is formed through a method for manufacturing a solar cell, comprising the steps of: forming, on a substrate, an inorganic seed layer conformal with the substrate by using a BO source, an A-doped BO source or an AxOy source and the BO source; and supplying organic halides onto the seed layer, and thus a perovskite thin film having a complex composition conformal with the substrate can be formed such that an effect of enabling light absorption to increase can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Seongtak KIM, Seh-Won AHN, Yu Jin LEE, Jin-Won CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20210126147
    Abstract: Discussed is a tandem photovoltaic cell and a manufacturing method thereof and, more specifically, to a monolithic tandem photovoltaic cell in which a perovskite photovoltaic cells is laminated and bonded on a silicon photovoltaic cell and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the present disclosure, the tandem photovoltaic cell includes: a substrate on which a texture having both valley and peak portions is formed; and a perovskite adsorption layer formed on the substrate. By providing the tandem photovoltaic cell in which valley and peak portions are rounded and the manufacturing method thereof, the efficiency of the tandem photovoltaic cell may be uniformly improved over the entire panel and avoid a short circuit of an inter-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yu Jin LEE, Seongtak KIM, Seh-Won AHN, Jin-Won CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20210005832
    Abstract: Discussed is a tandem solar cell manufacturing method including etching a crystalline silicon substrate, whereby a solar cell can be obtained which does not have a pyramid-shaped defect on a surface of the substrate, inhibits the generation of a shunt through the substrate having excellent surface roughness properties, and can secure fill factor properties, the solar cell being capable of being obtained through the tandem solar cell manufacturing method. The method includes preparing a crystalline silicon substrate; performing an isotropic etching process of the substrate; and removing a saw damage on a surface of the substrate by performing an anisotropic etching process of the isotropically etched substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yu Jin LEE, Seongtak KIM, Seh-Won AHN, Jin-Won CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20200212243
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a monolithic tandem solar cell in which a perovskite solar cell is laminated and bonded on a silicon solar cell. According to the present disclosure, a first microporous precursor thin film is formed through a sputtering method on a substrate having an unevenly structured texture and then a halide thin film is formed on the first microporous precursor thin film to form a perovskite absorption layer, whereby light reflectance can be reduced and a path of light can be increased, and accordingly a light absorption rate can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seongtak KIM, Seh-Won AHN
  • Publication number: 20200176618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perovskite solar battery and a tandem solar battery including the same and, more particularly, to a perovskite solar battery, which can ensure reliability and large area uniformity, and a tandem solar battery. According to the present invention, provided are the perovskite solar battery and the tandem solar battery including the same, the perovskite solar battery facilitating reliability and a band gap control by respectively applying a p-type Si thin film layer and an n-type Si thin film layer to a hole transport layer and an electron transport layer, and thus a lifespan and light conversion efficiency can increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seh-Won AHN, Seongtak KIM, Yu Jin LEE, Jin-Won CHUNG