Patents by Inventor Zachariah Hennighausen

Zachariah Hennighausen 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).

  • Tunable and reconfigurable atomically thin heterostructures
    Patent number: 11293116
    Abstract: Heterocrystals of metal dichalcogenides and Bi2S3, Bi2Se3 or Bi2Te3 are presented, in which the metal dichalcogenides and Bi2S3, Bi2Se3 or Bi2Te3 do not largely retain their independent properties. These heterocrystals exhibit electronic and optical changes, which make them attractive for beyond-silicon electronics and optoelectronics. Particularly, these heterocrystals can be re-configured in a manner that allows bit writing and pattern drawing. Embodiments of these heterocrystals, methods of forming these heterocrystals, methods of reconfiguring the heterocrystals, information storage devices, optoelectronic circuits and photonic crystals are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Anthony Vargas, Fangze Liu, Christopher Adrian Lane, Daniel Rubin, Swastik Kar, Arun Bansil, Gianina Buda, Zachariah Hennighausen
  • TUNABLE AND RECONFIGURABLE ATOMICALLY THIN HETEROSTRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190211474
    Abstract: Heterocrystals of metal dichalcogenides and Bi2S3, Bi2Se3 or Bi2Te3 are presented, in which the metal dichalcogenides and Bi2S3, Bi2Se3 or Bi2Te3 do not largely retain their independent properties. These heterocrystals exhibit electronic and optical changes, which make them attractive for beyond-silicon electronics and optoelectronics. Particularly, these heterocrystals can be re-configured in a manner that allows bit writing and pattern drawing. Embodiments of these heterocrystals, methods of forming these heterocrystals, methods of reconfiguring the heterocrystals, information storage devices, optoelectronic circuits and photonic crystals are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony Vargas, Fangze Liu, Christopher Adrian Lane, Daniel Rubin, Swastik Kar, Arun Bansil, Gianina Buda, Zachariah Hennighausen