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Integrated CO2 Capture and Conversion to Methanol Using Zeolite Membrane Reactor
Invention Description Capturing CO2 from stationary sources, such as power plants and industrial facilities, is essential in addressing climate change. These sources are major emitters of greenhouse gasses, and without mitigation efforts, they significantly contribute to global warming. Carbon capture technologies can reduce the carbon footprint of...
Published: 10/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jerry Lin, Shuguang Deng
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Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Environmental, Physical Science
Transparent Conductive Metal Oxide coating for Solar Cells, Displays, and Touch Screen Devices
Invention Description Solar cell fabrication requires the use of transparent conductive oxides on the front face (sun facing side) and rear contact to provide a current path for operation. Typically, only one layer of Indium Tin Oxide is sputtered from an alloy composition target, Researchers at Arizona State University have developed a technology...
Published: 10/27/2025   |   Inventor(s): Peter East
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Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Physical Science, Alternative Energy, Environmental, Energy & Power
Antisolvent-mediated Air Quench for High Efficiency Air-processed Carbon-Based Planar Perovskite Solar Cells
Invention Description Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been rigorously researched and pursued as a potential low-cost, next-generation thin-film photovoltaic technology. PSCs have now achieved certified power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) exceeding 26%, which paves the way to commercial upscale manufacturing. However, the commercialization of PSCs...
Published: 10/7/2025   |   Inventor(s): Feng Yan, Jacob Wall
Keywords(s): Materials and Electronics, Solar cells
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Physical Science, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes
10kV-Class Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power Device with Hydrogen Plasma Manufacturing
Invention Description Gallium Nitride (GaN) is a wide bandgap semiconductor that has gained significant attention in recent years specifically for use in RF and power electronics due to its excellent material properties and better performance compared to traditional silicon (Si) devices. GaN based lateral high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): Houqiang Fu, Dawei Wang, Dinusha Herath Mudiyanselage
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Category(s): Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Semiconductor Devices, Physical Science, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Printable and Lightweight Perovskite Solar Films and Devices
Invention Description Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a next generation thin film solar cell technology with advantages including high efficiency, low-cost fabrication approaches and flexile applications. However, current PSCs still require noble metal electrodes as well as expensive transparent electrodes which increase overall cost and may have...
Published: 9/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): Feng Yan
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Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Physical Science, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power
Ultrafast Doping in Polycrystalline Chalcogenides
Background Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic technology is considered one of the most successful commercial thin film solar cell technologies, boasting a power conversion efficiency of approximately 23%. Despite this achievement, the current power conversion efficiency for CdTe modules is still far from the theoretical power conversion efficiency...
Published: 9/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Feng Yan
Keywords(s): PS-Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PS-Energy and Power, PS-Environmental, Solar cells, Solar Energy, Thin Films
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Environmental, Physical Science
All-Inorganic Perovskites/Chalcogenides Multijunction Solar Cells
Background All-inorganic perovskite solar cells (AI-PSCs) have emerged as a promising technology in the field of photovoltaics, offering significant advancements in efficiency and stability. Perovskite materials as solar energy absorbers are traditionally developed with hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites. These types of hybrid materials demonstrate...
Published: 9/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Feng Yan
Keywords(s): PS-Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PS-Energy and Power, PS-Environmental, Solar cells, Solar Energy, Thin Films
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Environmental, Physical Science
Transformer-Less, Reduced Volume PV Inverter Topology
Inverters are devices typically used in solar power generation systems to convert electric current to a more useful type, but are prone to failure and are the main cause of malfunction in solar power systems. Using transformer-less (TL) inverters is a desirable alternative because of their higher efficiency, lower size, and lower cost. However, TL inverters...
Published: 4/2/2025   |   Inventor(s): Rajapandian Ayyanar, Yinglai Xia, Jinia Roy
Keywords(s): Power Electronics, Power generation, PV inverter, PWM converters
Category(s): Alternative Energy, Applied Technologies, Computing & Information Technology, Energy & Power, Physical Science, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes
Systems and Optimization Methods for Multi-Winding Magnetics in Power Converters
Background With growing environmentally friendly energy consumption and increasing efficiency needs, there is an increasing need for distributed versatile energy management systems. For cutting-edge applications such as electric-vehicle power train, space station power supplies, microgrids, or wherever multiple energy resources and/or loads are connected...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ayan Mallik, Saikat Dey
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Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Alternative Energy
High Voltage Gain DC-DC Converters
Background Battery-to-Grid (B2G) integration is a pivotal step towards a cleaner, more resilient, and efficient energy system. B2G offers numerous benefits, including grid stability, cost reduction, and support for renewable energy sources. In current grid-integrated energy storage systems, multiple cells are connected in series to create a battery...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ayan Mallik, Writtik Dutta, Naveed Ishraq
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Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes
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