Having Organic Semiconductor Component Patents (Class 438/82)
  • Patent number: 12096671
    Abstract: An organic EL device is constructed with a structure that can prevent deterioration in characteristics. An organic EL device is provided that includes at least two or more subpixels each including an organic compound layer including at least a light-emitting layer that emits light of a different color from the other light-emitting layer(s), the organic compound layer being interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode in a stacking manner, the subpixels being disposed separately from one another on a plane perpendicular to a direction of the stacking. Lateral surfaces of the organic compound layers are covered with films differing from subpixel to subpixel. This structure can prevent the organic EL device from deterioration in characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu Kato
  • Patent number: 12077841
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a mask assembly includes forming a cell mask including masking patterns and a mesh frame including conductive patterns disposed to correspond to the masking patters and disposing the cell mask and the mesh frame on a mask frame. The forming the cell mask and the mesh frame includes forming a polymer layer, a conductive layer, and a hard masking layer, forming a mask pattern layer including etch patterns, and forming the cell mask and the mesh frame using the mask pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwanghyun Kim, Heonsik Ha, Woo-Seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 11985836
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a layer that includes a perovskite, where the layer has a first side and a second side defining a thickness, the perovskite has a bulk composition as defined by AB(X1-yXy?)3, where A includes a first cation, B includes a second cation, X includes iodide, and X? includes bromide, y is between 0.2 and 0.8, inclusively, and the thickness has a bromide concentration gradient across the thickness with a maximum concentration at or in the proximity of the first side and a minimum concentration at the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Qi Jiang, Jinhui Tong
  • Patent number: 11917839
    Abstract: To improve an SN ratio of a photoelectric conversion element. A photoelectric conversion element (10) includes an anode (12), a cathode (16), an active layer (14) provided between the anode and the cathode, and a hole transport layer (13) provided between the anode and the active layer. The active layer includes a p-type semiconductor material, which is a polymer compound having an absorption peak wavelength of 900 nm or higher, and an n-type semiconductor material, and an energy gap between an LUMO of the n-type semiconductor material contained in the active layer and a HOMO of a hole transport material contained in the hole transport layer is less than 0.9 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Furukawa, Takafumi Araki
  • Patent number: 11792541
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a voltage applier. The first electrode includes a plurality of electrodes independent from each other. The second electrode is disposed opposite to the first electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The voltage applier applies different voltages to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode during a charge accumulation period and a charge non-accumulation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taiichiro Watanabe, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yusuke Sato, Fumihiko Koga
  • Patent number: 11711931
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a photoelectric conversion element, a measuring method of the same, a solid-state imaging device, an electronic device, and a solar cell capable of further improving a quantum efficiency in a photoelectric conversion element using a photoelectric conversion layer including an organic semiconductor material. The photoelectric conversion element includes two electrodes forming a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode (14), at least one charge blocking layer (13, 15) arranged between the two electrodes, and a photoelectric conversion layer (12) arranged between the two electrodes. The at least one charge blocking layer is an electron blocking layer (13) or a hole blocking layer (15), and a potential of the charge blocking layer is bent. The present technology is applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device, a solar cell, and the like having a photoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Kaneda, Ryoji Arai, Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 11678550
    Abstract: An organic EL device is constructed with a structure that can prevent deterioration in characteristics. An organic EL device is provided that includes at least two or more subpixels each including an organic compound layer including at least a light-emitting layer that emits light of a different color from the other light-emitting layer(s), the organic compound layer being interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode in a stacking manner, the subpixels being disposed separately from one another on a plane perpendicular to a direction of the stacking. Lateral surfaces of the organic compound layers are covered with films differing from subpixel to subpixel. This structure can prevent the organic EL device from deterioration in characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu Kato
  • Patent number: 11676980
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate and a first photodiode (PD) having a first size in the substrate. The image sensor further includes a second PD having a second size in the substrate, wherein the first size is different from the second size. The image sensor further includes a first buffer layer over the substrate. The image sensor further includes a shield layer over the first buffer, wherein the first buffer layer and the shield layer define a first recess aligned with the first PD and a second recess aligned with the second PD. The image sensor further includes a flicker reduction layer in the first recess, wherein the second recess is free of the flicker reduction layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Han Chen, Chen-Chun Chen, Fu-Cheng Chang, Kuo-Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11600788
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a ternary polymer solar cell. A photoactive layer of the ternary polymer solar cell includes two non-fullerene electron acceptors with large planarity. The weight percentage composition of the photoactive layer in the ternary polymer solar cell is: 41.6-50% of polymer electron donor, 0-50% of polymer electron acceptor, and 0-50% of non-fullerene perylene diimide (PDI) electron acceptor. The non-fullerene PDI electron acceptor is added into the photoactive layer to broaden the spectral absorption of the photoactive layer, improve the phase separation of the photoactive layer and inhibit the recombination of bimolecular charges, resulting in more efficient generation and transport of charges, thereby increasing a short-circuit current density of the ternary polymer solar cell device, and finally improving the power conversion efficiency of the ternary polymer solar cell device. Moreover, a new direction is provided for the selection of the all-polymer non-fullerene acceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: Wenyong Lai, Jiandong Zhang, Bin Du, Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11594686
    Abstract: Organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) and their compositions are described herein. one or more embodiments, the acceptor with an active layer of an OPV includes is a non-fullerene acceptor. Such non-fullerene acceptors may provide improved OPV performance characteristics such as improved power conversion efficiency, open circuit voltage, fill factor, short circuit current, and/or external quantum efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Xiaheng Huang, Yongxi Li, Stephen R. Forrest
  • Patent number: 11538863
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided are a photoelectric conversion device and an imaging apparatus capable of improving quantum efficiency and a response speed. [Solving means] A first photoelectric conversion device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposed to the first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes at least one type of one organic semiconductor material having crystallinity. Variation in a ratio between horizontally-oriented crystal and vertically-oriented crystal in the photoelectric conversion layer is three times or less between a case where film formation of the one organic semiconductor material is performed at a first temperature and a case where the film formation of the one organic semiconductor material is performed at a second temperature. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Kato, Yuta Inaba, Masato Kanno, Hideaki Mogi, Miki Kimijima, Sae Miyaji
  • Patent number: 11532678
    Abstract: A touch display device is provided, which includes an organic light-emitting diode display panel, the organic light-emitting diode display panel includes support pillars and a cathode, a part of the cathode is formed on the support pillars; a touch layer includes an insulation layer and a first conductive layer, the insulation layer is provided with protrusions, a part of the first conductive layer is positioned on a side of the protrusions away from the cathode, and orthographic projections of the protrusions on the touch display device at least partially coincide with orthographic projections of the support pillars on the touch display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian Ye
  • Patent number: 11382245
    Abstract: Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields and methods for broadband EMI shielding are provided. An EMI shield disposed in a path of electromagnetic radiation blocks a broad range of frequencies (>about 800 MHz to <about 90 GHz) to a shielding efficiency of >to 20 dB, while transmitting wavelengths in a visible range to an average transmission efficiency of >about 85% through the electromagnetic shield. The shield includes a flexible stack comprising a continuous ultrathin metal film comprising silver (Ag) and copper (Cu) and two antireflection dielectric layers disposed on either side of the ultrathin metal film. The shield may also include multiple stacks or an optional graphene layer that may be spaced apart from the flexible stack to achieve radiofrequency (RE) absorption, which provides additional form of EMI shielding. The EMI shield can be made via roll-to-roll sputtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Lingjie Jay Guo, Heyan Wang
  • Patent number: 11342130
    Abstract: A continuous inline method for production of photovoltaic devices at high speed includes: providing a substrate; depositing a first carrier transport solution layer with a first carrier transport deposition device to form a first carrier transport layer on the substrate; depositing a Perovskite solution comprising solvent and perovskite precursor materials with a Perovskite solution deposition device on the first carrier transport layer; drying the deposited Perovskite solution to form a Perovskite absorber layer; and depositing a second carrier transport solution with a second carrier transport deposition device to form a second carrier transport layer on the Perovskite absorber layer, wherein the deposited Perovskite solution is dried at least partially with a fast drying device which causes a conversion reaction and the Perovskite solution to change in optical density by at least a factor of 2 in less than 0.5 seconds after the fast drying device first acts on the Perovskite solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Energy Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Kenneth Christensen, Qi Li, Thomas Nathaniel Tombs, Stephan J. DeLuca
  • Patent number: 11257839
    Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a conductor tier comprising conductor material on a substrate. A stack comprising vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers is formed above the conductor tier. The stack comprises laterally-spaced memory-block regions that have horizontally-elongated trenches there-between. Channel-material strings extend through the first tiers and the second tiers. Material of the first tiers is of different composition from material of the second tiers. A lowest of the first tiers comprises sacrificial material of different composition from the first-tier material there-above and from the second-tier material tier there-above. The sacrificial material is of different composition from that of an uppermost portion of the conductor material of the conductor tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John D. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 11158828
    Abstract: A buffer layer for protecting an organic layer during high-energy deposition of an electrically conductive layer is disclosed. Buffer layers in accordance with the present invention are particularly well suited for use in perovskite-based single-junction solar cells and double-junction solar cell structures that include at least one perovskite-based absorbing layer. In some embodiments, the buffer layer comprises a layer of oxide-based nanoparticles that is formed using solution-state processing, in which a solution comprising the nanoparticles and a volatile solvent is spin coated onto a structure that includes the organic layer. The solvent is subsequently removed in a low-temperature process that does not degrade the organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Kevin Alexander Bush, Colin David Bailie, Michael David McGehee, Tomas Leijtens
  • Patent number: 11050030
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display screen and an OLED display device are provided. The OLED display screen has a first display region, a second display region, and a folded display region. A bonding region is disposed on a side edge of the second display region away from the folded display region. Only part of a first backplate disposed on the second display region close to the bonding region is retained and replaced with a buffer layer to ensure stability of a shape of the folded display region and prevent wave warping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhitao Zhu
  • Patent number: 10790096
    Abstract: A method of forming a Pb-free perovskite film is provided, the method based on vacuum evaporation and comprising: first depositing a first material comprising Sn halide on a substrate to form a first layer; second depositing a second material comprising organic halide to form a second layer on the first layer to obtain a sequentially-deposited two-layer film on the substrate; and annealing the sequentially-deposited two-layer film on the substrate. During the annealing, the first and second materials inter-diffuse and react to form the Pb-free perovskite film. The second layer is formed to cover the first layer so as to prevent the first layer from air exposure. The solar cell device including the Pb-free perovskite film formed by using the present method exhibits good stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yabing Qi, Min-cherl Jung, Sonia Ruiz Raga
  • Patent number: 10770669
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a flexible OLED panel, a flexible OLED panel, and a display is disclosed. The flexible OLED panel is manufactured by the manufacturing method, and the display includes the flexible OLED panel. The disclosure functions as a role of blocking crack diffusion by forming the opening holes in the inorganic layer to release the cracking stress; the opening holes are arranged in at least two rows, and two of the rows of the opening holes adjacent to each other are arranged in a dislocation manner in the surrounding direction so as to distribute at least one of the opening holes on a line connecting any position on the boundary of the second area away from the first area to any position of the display area, the diffusion of cracks at any position in the inorganic layer can be blocked by at least one of the opening holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peng Li
  • Patent number: 10483411
    Abstract: A solar cell includes: a first electrode; a first hole transport layer containing nickel; an inorganic material layer containing titanium; a light-absorbing layer converting light into electric charge; and a second electrode. The first electrode, the first hole transport layer, the inorganic material layer, the light-absorbing layer, and the second electrode are layered in that order. The light-absorbing layer contains a perovskite compound represented by a formula AMX3, where A is a monovalent cation, M is a divalent cation, and X is a monovalent anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nishihara, Shinya Fujimura, Takayuki Negami
  • Patent number: 10157710
    Abstract: A process of forming a thin film photoactive layer of an optoelectronic device comprising: providing a substrate having a surface comprising or coated with a metal M selected from at least one of Pb, Sn, Ge, Si, Ti, Bi, or In; and converting the metal surface or metal coating of the substrate to a perovskite layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Timothy William Jones, Gregory Joseph Wilson, Kenrick Forrest Anderson, Anthony Frank Hollenkamp, Noel William Duffy, Nienke Joan Firet
  • Patent number: 10121993
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device described herein, in one aspect, comprises a first electrode and second electrode and a light emitting layer positioned between the first and second electrodes. A current injection gate is positioned between the first electrode and the light emitting layer or the second electrode and the light emitting layer. In some embodiments, the current injection gate comprises a semiconductor layer of electronic structure restricting injected current flow from the first or second electrode through the semiconductor layer as a function of alternating current voltage frequency applied to the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Wake Forest University
    Inventors: David Carroll, Robert Summers, Yonghua Chen
  • Patent number: 10109795
    Abstract: The embodiment provides a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor element showing high conversion efficiency and having a perovskite structure. The embodiment is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor element comprising an active layer having a perovskite structure. Said active layer is produced by the steps of: forming a coating film by directly or indirectly coating a first or second electrode with a coating solution containing a precursor compound for the perovskite structure and an organic solvent capable of dissolving said precursor compound; and then starting to blow a gas onto said coating film before formation reaction of the perovskite structure is completed in said coating film. Another embodiment is an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor element according to the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi Gotanda, Shigehiko Mori, Akihiro Matsui, Haruhi Oooka
  • Patent number: 10043923
    Abstract: Techniques and structures for laser doping of crystalline semiconductors using a dopant-containing amorphous silicon stack for dopant source and passivation are provided. An example method includes forming a dopant-containing amorphous silicon layer stack on at least one portion of a surface of a crystalline semiconductor layer; and irradiating a selected area of the dopant-containing amorphous silicon layer stack, wherein the selected area of the dopant-containing amorphous silicon layer stack interacts with an upper portion of the underlying crystalline semiconductor layer to form a doped, conductive crystalline region, and each non-selected area of the dopant-containing amorphous silicon layer stack remains intact on the at least one portion of the surface of the crystalline semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Deborah A. Neumayer, Katherine L. Saenger
  • Patent number: 10020466
    Abstract: A flexible multilayer scattering substrate is disclosed. Built on a flexible supporting layer, the multilayer contains one or more scattering layers and other functional layers so that it can extract the trapped light in substrate and waveguide of an OLED. The processing of each layer is fully compatible with large area, flexible OLED manufactory, and by controlling processing conditions of each incorporated layer, the substrate microstructure can be tuned. Topographic features can be created on the top surface of substrate by changing the thickness and properties of the multilayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Chaoyu Xiang, Ruiqing Ma, Renata Saramak
  • Patent number: 10015933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laminar body for making greenhouse roofs, comprising at least one laminar layer, which defines at least one main surface of the laminar body and comprises a polymer matrix and nano-particles of titanium dioxide TiO2 in the anatase and/or rutilium form, dispersed in the polymer matrix. The nano-particles have dimensions not greater than 100 nm. The titanium dioxide is present with a concentration in weight of between ?30 and 1500 ppm in relation to the polymer matrix. The invention also relates to a method of greenhouse cultivation and the use of the laminar body according to the invention for making greenhouse roofs. The invention also relates to a greenhouse having a roof comprising at least one laminar body according to the invention and to a masterbatch for making a laminar layer of a laminar body according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Lanfranco Boldrin
  • Patent number: 9978968
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for fabricating organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with a vertical compositionally graded organic active layer. The processes use either a single-stamp or double-stamp printing technique to transfer the vertical compositionally graded organic active layer from a starting substrate to a device layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Dankook University
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Jun Yeob Lee, Yong Joo Cho
  • Patent number: 9947900
    Abstract: An organic EL device according to the present invention includes: a first structure section; and a second structure section. The first structure section includes: a recess; a reflection layer provided along an inner surface of the recess; a filling layer filled at an inner side of the recess via the reflection layer; a first electrode; an organic layer including a light-emitting layer; and a second electrode. The second structure section includes: a reflection layer provided on a flat surface of the base material; a first electrode; an organic layer including a light-emitting layer; and a second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Koike, Hideki Uchida, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Isomura, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Masanori Ohara, Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 9663611
    Abstract: A conjugated polymer for electronic devices can include a repeated unit having the structure of formula (I)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Yang Yang, Letian Dou, Wei-Hsuan Chang
  • Patent number: 9570240
    Abstract: A method of forming perovskite thin films with micron-sized perovskite grains is provided. A layer of PbX2 in a solution containing a metal ion additive is applied to a structure. The structure with the PbX2 layer is annealed a first time. The PbX2 is exposed to CH3NH3X in a solvent. The structure with the exposed PbX2 layer is annealed a second time resulting in a CH3NH3PbX3 layer. X is selected from a group consisting of Cl, Br, I, CN, and SCN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Michael F Durstock, Santanu Bag
  • Patent number: 9478466
    Abstract: A method comprises removing a dummy gate electrode layer to form a gate trench in a dielectric layer over a substrate, forming a resistor trench over the substrate, depositing a plurality of films on a bottom of the gate trench, a bottom of the resistor trench, sidewalls of the gate trench and sidewalls of the resistor trench, depositing a gate electrode layer over the plurality of films and removing an upper portion of the gate electrode layer until the gate electrode layer is removed from the resistor trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Jung Yen, Jen-Pan Wang
  • Patent number: 9263678
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic solar cell is provided. According to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a laminate section can be easily removed from a substrate by causing a cleaning unit to move up and down above the substrate or to move forward and backward in a reciprocating manner in the width direction of the substrate. Furthermore, when a contact member is detachably connected to the cleaning unit, the contact member that has been contaminated with a laminate material can be separated from the cleaning unit and easily washed. Also, the laminate section can be removed by spraying a solvent through a discharging unit to dissolve the laminate section, and suctioning the laminate section through a suctioning unit. In this case, the laminate section can be easily removed from the substrate by dissolving the laminate section with the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jin Ha Kal, Jung Seok Han, Chul Oh, Kwang Su Kim
  • Patent number: 9099529
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microstructure devices, in which a conductive pattern is formed on the basis of a conductive polymer material. In order to avoid the deposition and processing of the sacrificial materials and reduce a negative influence of the lithography process on sensitive conductive polymer materials a one-layer patterning sequence is proposed, in which a trench pattern is formed in a dielectric material that is subsequently filled with the conductive polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Vincenza Di Palma, Andrea Di Matteo, Luigi Giuseppe Occhipinti
  • Publication number: 20150144899
    Abstract: A method of making a stack of the type comprising a first electrode, an active layer, and a second electrode, for use in an electronic device, in particular of the organic photodetector type or the organic solar cell type, the method comprising the following steps: a) depositing a first layer (2) of conductive material on a substrate (1) in order to form the first electrode; b) depositing an active layer (3) in the form of a thin organic semiconductor layer, this layer including non-continuous zones (30); c) locally eliminating the first conductive layer (2) through the non-continuous zones (30) of the active layer by chemical attack; and d) depositing a second layer (4) of conductive material on the active layer (3) in order to form the second conductive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et Aux Engeries Alternatives
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Verilhac, Simon Charlot
  • Patent number: 9040978
    Abstract: A sealing film includes a first inorganic layer that has, in a surface thereof, a convex portion corresponding to an upper surface of an element layer, a second inorganic layer that covers the first inorganic layer, and an organic layer disposed between these layers. The surface of the first inorganic layer includes a recurved area changed from an area around the convex portion to the convex portion, and a flat area surrounding the element layer. The flat area includes an outer peripheral area on an outer end of the first inorganic layer, and an inner peripheral area between the outer peripheral area and the recurved area. The organic layer has an end in the outer peripheral area, has another portion in the recurved area, and avoids the inner peripheral area. A part of the second inorganic layer contacts the first inorganic layer in the inner peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sato, Masamitsu Furuie
  • Patent number: 9039919
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to gel-type polymer electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell, a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising the gel-type polymer electrolyte, and a method for manufacturing the dye-sensitized solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jong Hyeok Park, Kun Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 9040968
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device includes: preparing the organic electroluminescence device that includes a lower electrode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer and formed on the lower electrode, an upper electrode formed on the organic layer, and an encapsulating layer formed on the upper electrode, and has a part in which the lower electrode and the upper electrode are shorted; and forming a mixed layer in which a constituent material of the upper electrode and at least one of constituent materials of the organic layer and the thin-film encapsulating layer which are adjacent to the upper electrode are mixed, by irradiating at least one of the shorted part and a region around the shorted part with an ultrashort pulse laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: JOLED INC
    Inventors: Tomomi Hiraoka, Yasuo Segawa
  • Patent number: 9040330
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes (i) a sheet including a slit area, first and second dummy slit areas, and a binding area; and (ii) a frame. The slit area has a plurality of patterning slits that are extended along a first direction and arranged along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first and second dummy slit areas are outside the slit area along the second direction and along the opposite direction to the second direction respectively and have a plurality of dummy slits. The binding area surrounds the slit area and the first and second dummy slit areas. The frame is attached to the binding area of the sheet and shields at least some of the plurality of dummy slits of the first and second dummy slit areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myong-Hwan Choi, Woon-Hyun Choi, Kyoung-Won Oh
  • Patent number: 9040969
    Abstract: The organic electroluminescence display device has a laminated portion on a base substrate. The device may have a cavernous portion formed by exploding a part of the laminated portion in a screening processing. A protective layer is formed to cover a whole surface of a wall defining the cavernous portion. Therefore, substances contained in the air are prevented from contacting to an organic electroluminescence layer at least partially defining the cavernous portion. Therefore, even if moisture is contained in the air, it is possible to prevent moisture from being absorbed by the organic electroluminescence layer. Moreover, since moisture is not absorbed by the organic electroluminescence layer, it is possible to reduce irregular spot on the device. In addition, it is possible to reduce a short circuit at an open defective portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akito Toyoda, Koujirou Tachi, Masayuki Katayama
  • Patent number: 9035311
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The OLED display device includes a substrate having a thin film transistor region and a capacitor region, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a lower capacitor electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer in the capacitor region, an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the substrate, and an upper capacitor electrode disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and facing the lower capacitor electrode, wherein regions of each of the buffer layer, the gate insulating layer, the interlayer insulating layer, the lower capacitor electrode, and the upper capacitor electrode have surfaces in which protrusions having the same shape as grain boundaries of the semiconductor layer are formed. The resultant capacitor has an increased surface area, and therefore, an increased capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Tae-Hoon Yang, Jin-Wook Seo, Soo-Beom Jo, Dong-Hyun Lee, Kil-Won Lee, Maxim Lisachenko, Yun-Mo Chung, Bo-Kyung Choi, Jong-Ryuk Park, Ki-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20150132872
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a device for the surface treatment of a substrate, including a processing head, which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation, and which comprises multiple gas outlets, which are at least partially implemented on a radial outer edge of the processing head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Juergen Bauer, Gerhard Doell, Klaus-Dieter Bauer, Philipp Erhard, Frank Vollkommer
  • Publication number: 20150129861
    Abstract: An organic material for deposition that is used for dry deposition of an organic layer included in an organic photoelectric conversion element is provided in which the organic material contains an organic composition of the organic layer as a principal component, and a residual solvent content of the organic material for deposition is equal to or less than 3 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsumasa HAMANO, Eiji FUKUZAKI
  • Patent number: 9029850
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a thin film transistor including an active layer, a gate electrode, source and drain electrodes, a first insulating layer between the active layer and the gate electrode, and a second insulating layer between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes, a third insulating layer covering the source and drain electrodes, the third insulating layer being an organic insulating layer, a pixel electrode including a semi-transparent metal layer and having an end located in a trench formed around the first insulating layer, a fourth insulating layer including an opening exposing a top surface of the pixel electrode, the fourth insulating layer being an organic insulating layer, an organic light-emitting layer on the pixel electrode, and a counter electrode on the organic light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yul-Kyu Lee, Kyung-Hoon Park, Sun Park, Yeong-Ho Song, Ji-Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 9029839
    Abstract: A semiconductor device containing a novel cyclosiloxane polymer showing electroconductivity or semiconductivity has a charge transport layer comprising a plasma polymer containing structural units (A) each having a transition metal as a central metal and structural units (B) each situated between structural units (A) adjacent to each other and having a cyclosiloxane skeleton. The charge transport layer is formed by plasma polymerization of an organic metal compound having the transition metal as the central metal and the cyclosiloxane compound in a reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Kawahara, Yoshihiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20150123090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the deposition of at least one layer of an organic material on a substrate by (a) providing a source of a solid organic material in an atmosphere at a pressure comprised between 50 and 200 kPa, (b) heating said organic material to a first temperature to produce a vapor of said organic material, (c) exposing at least one surface of a substrate having a second temperature lower than said first temperature to said vapor to deposit organic material from said vapor onto said at least one surface of said substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Musiol, Dieter Freyberg, Jochen Brill
  • Publication number: 20150123094
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electrochemical device and a fabrication method thereof. The organic electrochemical device according to the present invention comprises: a substrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; an intermediate layer provided on the first electrode; a second electrode provided on the intermediate layer; and a first organic material layer, in which at least a part of the first organic material layer is in contact with the second electrode and the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventor: Tae-Sik Kang
  • Patent number: 9023678
    Abstract: Discussed is a method of fabricating an organic light emitting diode display device capable of simplifying a manufacturing process by forming a photoresist pattern to cover a metal pattern to prevent a hole common layer and an electron common layer from being formed on the metal pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Young Heo, Jong-Geun Yoon
  • Patent number: 9023679
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preparation method for organic solar cells having conductive nanorods. In the process of solar cells, the present invention etches the indium-tin-oxide layer, which used as the anode, using etching fluid and forms the structure of the conductive nanorods thereon. Thereby, the distance of the holes in the active layer conducted to the anode is shorted. Besides, the light scattering or the transmittivity of the indium-tin-oxide layer is increased, which improves the efficiency of photoelectric conversion in organic solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Yu-Chiang Chao, Fu-Min Chan
  • Publication number: 20150118788
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making axially fluorinated metal phthalocyanines and their use in photovoltaic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy P. BENDER, Benoît H. LESSARD, Trevor M. GRANT
  • Patent number: 9018740
    Abstract: A field effect transistor (1) including: a semiconducting substrate (2) having two areas doped with electric charge carriers forming a source area (3) and a drain area (4), respectively; a dielectric layer positioned above the semiconducting substrate (2) between the source (3) and the drain (4) and forming the gate dielectric (9) of the field effect transistor (1); a gate (11) consisting of a reference electrode (8) and of a conductive solution (10), the solution (10) being in contact with the gate dielectric (9); and the gate dielectric (9) consists of a layer of lipids (13) in direct contact with the semiconducting layer (2). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a field effect transistor (1) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S)
    Inventors: Anne Charrier, Hervé Dallaporta, Tuyen Nguyen Duc