Patents by Inventor Tsun-Neng Yang

Tsun-Neng Yang 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: 7485560
    Abstract: An amorphous silicon (Si) film is taken to form a metal silicide of Si—Al(aluminum) under a high temperature. Al atoms is diffused into the amorphous Si film for forming the metal silicide of Si—Al as nucleus site. Then through heating and annealing, a microcrystalline or nano-crystalline silicon thin film is obtained. The whole process is only one process and is done in only one reacting chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan
  • Publication number: 20080187685
    Abstract: A carbon nanotube is prepared under a non-vacuum environment. An atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) is processed with an external high frequency source and a perpendicularly-supplied gas material source for a cold-wall heating treatment. The carbon nanotube is thus obtained with a vertically aligned arrangement at a high speed and a pure quality for production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan
  • Patent number: 7399654
    Abstract: A distribution layer of silicon quantum dots are fabricated. After the layer is exposed to sun light for a while, the layer absorbs energy and produces pairs of electron and hole. By limiting the movement of the electrons and their moving directions through the structure obtained, the efficiency of an optoelectronic conversion is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Lin, Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Tsong-Yang Wei, Jyh-Perng Chiu, Wei-Yang Ma
  • Publication number: 20080118662
    Abstract: An amorphous silicon (Si) film is taken to form a metal silicide of Si—Al(aluminum) under a high temperature. Al atoms is diffused into the amorphous Si film for forming the metal silicide of Si—Al as nucleus site. Then through heating and annealing, a microcrystalline or nano-crystalline silicon thin film is obtained. The whole process is only one process and is done in only one reacting chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: High Power-Factor AC/DC Converter with Parallel Power Processing
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan
  • Patent number: 7358101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an optical active layer with 1˜10 nm distributed silicon quantum dots, it adopts high temperature processing and atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD), and directly deposit to form a silicon nitrite substrate containing 1˜10 nm distributed quantum dots, said distribution profile of quantum dot size from large to small is corresponding to from inner to outer layers of film respectively, and obtain a 400˜700 nm range of spectrum and white light source under UV photoluminescence or electro-luminescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun Neng Yang, Shan Ming Lan
  • Publication number: 20080050522
    Abstract: A protective layer for a susceptor is prepared. The susceptor is a graphite block; and the protective layer consists of a titanium nitride film and a titanium carbide film. The susceptor with the protective layer is used in epitaxial growth and device process with life time prolonged, energy saved, and cost reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Hung-Sheng Chiu
  • Publication number: 20080048554
    Abstract: A white fluorescent lamp is prepared with a substrate and a high voltage circuit. The substrate has a fluorescent layer with silicon quantum dots. The lamp generates a white light by exciting the substrate with the circuit through a spark gap. A photoelectronic conversion is improved and a cost is lowered by using a cheap material as silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Wei-Yang Ma
  • Publication number: 20080032497
    Abstract: A solar cell is prepared. The solar cell is photo-sensitized. The solar cell has a semiconductor layer. And carbon nanotubes are deposited on the semiconductor layer with an arrangement. The solar cell is prepared with a reduced amount of fabrication material, a lowered fabrication cost and a prolonged lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Ying-Ru Chen, Chin-Chen Chiang, Wei-Yang Ma, Chien-Te Ku
  • Publication number: 20070257285
    Abstract: A white light photodiode has a film layer and an ultraviolet (UV) photodiode. The film layer is made of an oxide rich in silicon; and is formed through a chemical vapor deposition. A white light can be generated by exciting the film layer with a UV light from the UV photodiode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Wei-Yang Ma
  • Publication number: 20070243660
    Abstract: The present invention is to fabricate a flip-chip diode which emits a white light. The diode has a film embedded with silicon quantum dots. And the white light is formed by mixing colorful lights through the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Tsun-Neng Yang
  • Patent number: 7271021
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, an epitaxial structure positioned on the substrate, an ohmic contact electrode positioned on the epitaxial structure and a current blocking structure positioned in the epitaxial structure. The epitaxial structure includes a bottom cladding layer, an upper cladding layer, a light-emitting layer positioned between the bottom and the upper cladding layer, a window layer positioned on the upper cladding layer and a contact layer positioned on the window layer. The current blocking structure can extend from the bottom surface of the ohmic contact electrode to the light-emitting layer. According to the present invention, at least one ionic implanting process is performed to implant at least one proton beam into the epitaxial structure to form the current blocking structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan
  • Publication number: 20070207563
    Abstract: A distribution layer of silicon quantum dots are fabricated. After the layer is exposed to sun light for a while, the layer absorbs energy and produces pairs of electron and hole. By limiting the movement of the electrons and their moving directions through the structure obtained, the efficiency of an optoelectronic conversion is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Lin, Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Tsong-Yang Wei, Jyh-Perng Chiu, Wei-Yang Ma
  • Publication number: 20070204905
    Abstract: The present invention is a photosensitized electrode which absorbs sunlight to obtain electron-hole pair. The photosensitized electrode is fabricated with simple procedure and has low cost. The electrode has excellent chemical resist to be applied in a solar cell device with enhanced sun-light absorbing ability. The present invention can be applied in an optoelectronic device or a hydrogen generator device too.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Lin, Yen-Chang Tzeng, Shan-Ming Lan, Chi-Shen Lee, Tsun-Neng Yang, Tsong-Yang Wei, Jyh-Perng Chiu, Li-Fu Lin, Der-Jhy Shieh, Ming-Chao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20070155030
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making a light emitting diode (LED) through a silica film growth, an annealing treatment and a surface treatment so that the LED whose spectrum covers the whole red-light zone of a white-light spectrum is obtained with stability, economy, environmental protection and high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan
  • Publication number: 20070080338
    Abstract: The present infra-red light-emitting device includes a substrate with a first window layer, a silicon dioxide layer positioned on the first window layer, silicon nanocrystals distributed in the silicon dioxide layer, a second window layer, a transparent conductive layer and a first ohmic contact electrode positioned in sequence on the silicon dioxide layer, and a second ohmic contact electrode positioned on the bottom surface of the substrate. The present method forms a sub-stoichiometric silica (SiOx) layer on a substrate, wherein the numerical ratio (x) of oxygen atoms to silicon atoms is smaller than 2. A thermal treating process is then performed in a nitrogen or argon atmosphere to transform the SiOx layer into a silicon dioxide layer with a plurality of silicon nanocrystals distributed therein. The thickness of the silicon dioxide layer is between 1 and 10,000 nanometers, and the diameter of the silicon nanocrystal is between 4 and 8 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL - INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun Neng Yang, Shan Lan
  • Publication number: 20070056627
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solar cell that absorbs a light source within a spectrum range from ultraviolet to far infrared with two surfaces by an absorption layer made of a semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan, Chin-Chen Chiang
  • Publication number: 20070057274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a luminescent component with silicon quantum dots and its fabricating method, where the luminescent component includes a light-emitting device of high luminescent efficiency, large-area luminescence, cheap raw material and low producing cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tsun-Neng Yang, Shan-Ming Lan
  • Publication number: 20070054426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an optical active layer with 1˜10 nm distributed silicon quantum dots, it adopts high temperature processing and atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD), and directly deposit to form a silicon nitride substrate containing 1˜10 nm distributed quantum dots, said distribution profile of quantum dot size from large to small is corresponding to from inner to outer layers of film respectively, and obtain a 400˜700 nm range of spectrum and white light source under UV photoluminescence or electro-luminescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tsun Neng Yang, Shan Ming Lan
  • Patent number: 7163902
    Abstract: The present infra-red light-emitting device includes a substrate with a first window layer, a silicon dioxide layer positioned on the first window layer, silicon nanocrystals distributed in the silicon dioxide layer, a second window layer, a transparent conductive layer and a first ohmic contact electrode positioned in sequence on the silicon dioxide layer, and a second ohmic contact electrode positioned on the bottom surface of the substrate. The present method forms a sub-stoichiometric silica (SiOx) layer on a substrate, wherein the numerical ratio (x) of oxygen atoms to silicon atoms is smaller than 2. A thermal treating process is then performed in a nitrogen or argon atmosphere to transform the SiOx layer into a silicon dioxide layer with a plurality of silicon nanocrystals distributed therein. The thickness of the silicon dioxide layer is between 1 and 10,000 nanometers, and the diameter of the silicon nanocrystal is between 4 and 8 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun Neng Yang, Shan Ming Lan
  • Patent number: 7115427
    Abstract: The present red light-emitting device includes a substrate with a first window layer, a silicon dioxide layer positioned on the first window layer, a plurality of silicon nanocrystals distributed in the silicon dioxide layer, a second window layer, a transparent conductive layer and a first ohmic contact electrode positioned in sequence on the silicon dioxide layer, and a second ohmic contact electrode positioned on the bottom surface of the substrate. The present method forms a sub-stoichiometric silica (SiOx) layer on a substrate, wherein the numerical ratio (x) of oxygen atoms to silicon atoms is smaller than 2. A thermal treating process is then performed in an oxygen atmosphere to transform the SiOx layer into a silicon dioxide layer with a plurality of silicon nanocrystals distributed therein. The thickness of the silicon dioxide layer is between 1 and 10,000 nanometers, and the diameter of the silicon nanocrystal is between 3 and 5 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council - Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Tsun Neng Yang, Shan Ming Lan