Patents by Inventor Wallace C.H. Choy

Wallace C.H. Choy 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: 10604419
    Abstract: High-quality noN-stoichiometric NiOx nanoparticles are synthesized by a facile chemical precipitation method. The NiOx film can function as an effective p-type semiconductor or hole transport layer (HTL) without any post-treatments, while offering wide temperature applicability from room-temperature to 150° C. For demonstrating the potential applications, high efficiency is achieved in organic solar cells using NiOx HTL. Better performance in NiOx based organic light emitting diodes is obtained as compared to devices using PEDOT:PSS. The solution-processed NiOx semiconductors at room temperature can favor a wide-range of applications of large-area and flexible optoelectronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Wallace C. H. Choy, Fei Jiang
  • Publication number: 20190248674
    Abstract: High-quality non-stoichiometric NiOx nanoparticles are synthesized by a facile chemical precipitation method. The NiOx film can function as an effective p-type semiconductor or hole transport layer (HTL) without any post-treatments, while offering wide temperature applicability from room-temperature to 150° C. For demonstrating the potential applications, high efficiency is achieved in organic solar cells using NiOx HTL. Better performance in NiOx based organic light emitting diodes is obtained as compared to devices using PEDOT:PSS. The solution-processed NiOx semiconductors at room temperature can favor a wide-range of applications of large-area and flexible optoelectronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Wallace C.H. Choy, Fei Jiang
  • Patent number: 10315929
    Abstract: High-quality non-stoichiometric NiOx nanoparticles are synthesized by a facile chemical precipitation method. The NiOx film can function as an effective p-type semiconductor or hole transport layer (HTL) without any post-treatments, while offering wide temperature applicability from room-temperature to 150° C. For demonstrating the potential applications, high efficiency is achieved in organic solar cells using NiOx HTL. Better performance in NiOx based organic light emitting diodes is obtained as compared to devices using PEDOT:PSS. The solution-processed NiOx semiconductors at room temperature can favor a wide-range of applications of large-area and flexible optoelectronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Wallace C.H. Choy, Fei Jiang
  • Patent number: 9972780
    Abstract: A NiOx:electron acceptor nanocomposite based film is prepared by synthesizing NiOx nanoparticles (NPs) by a solvothermal synthesis treatment; dispersing the NiOx NPs and an electron acceptor into an alcohol solvent to form a NiOx:electron acceptor solution; conducting an ultrasonic treatment on the NiOx:electron acceptor solution; and solution-processing the NiOx:electron acceptor solution onto a substrate to form a NiOx:electron acceptor nanocomposite based film on the substrate. The film may be used to form an optoelectronic device such as solar cell, a light emitting diode, a laser, or a photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Wallace C. H. Choy, Jiaqi Cheng
  • Patent number: 9808781
    Abstract: Methods for the fabrication of transparent conductive metal nanowire networks are provided, as well as metal nanowire networks fabricated by such methods. A metal nanowire network can be immersed in a solution and illuminated for a duration of time. Selective nucleation and growth of metal nanoparticles can be induced at the junctions between metal nanowires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Wallace C. H. Choy, Haifei Lu
  • Publication number: 20170110679
    Abstract: High-quality non-stoichiometric NiOx nanoparticles are synthesized by a facile chemical precipitation method. The NiOx film can function as an effective p-type semiconductor or hole transport layer (HTL) without any post-treatments, while offering wide temperature applicability from room-temperature to 150° C. For demonstrating the potential applications, high efficiency is achieved in organic solar cells using NiOx HTL. Better performance in NiOx based organic light emitting diodes is obtained as compared to devices using PEDOT:PSS. The solution-processed NiOx semiconductors at room temperature can favor a wide-range of applications of large-area and flexible optoelectronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Wallace C.H. Choy, Fei Jiang
  • Publication number: 20160038909
    Abstract: Methods for the fabrication of transparent conductive metal nanowire networks are provided, as well as metal nanowire networks fabricated by such methods. A metal nanowire network can be immersed in a solution and illuminated for a duration of time. Selective nucleation and growth of metal nanoparticles can be induced at the junctions between metal nanowires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Wallace C.H. Choy, Haifei Lu