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2023-087 Thiophene Configurable Amorphous Small Molecular Hole Transporting Material for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cell
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have invented a series of hole transporting materials that have enabled among the highest recorded power conversion efficiencies for perovskite solar cells while maintaining high device stability and low cost. Background: Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging...
Published: 6/25/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
Keywords(s): buffer layer, charge collection, charge collection efficiency, charge extraction, charge-transfer, device architectures, device stability, hole transporting material, hydrophobicity, interfacial layer, ion-migration, n-i-p device, perovskite, Perovskite Lead(II) Iodide, perovskite solar cell, photostability, p-i-n device, power conversion efficiency, radiosurgery, Silicon Working Electrode Perovskite (Structure), spinal surgery, thermal stability
Category(s): Chemical, Electrical, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
Nanoparticles for Direct Regulation of Mitochondrial Gene Expression
​ Schematic representation of MitoScript and its components Invention Summary: Abnormal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) transcription has been associated with a multitude of human diseases that requires both an effective and dynamic approach to control mitochondrial DNA. While nanoparticle(NP)-mediated drug delivery systems (DDSs) have emerged as...
Published: 9/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences
New Small Molecules for Stable and Efficient Organic Photovoltaics (UCLA Case No. 2023-086)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel molecule for organic photovoltaics, photodetectors, organic field effect transistors, and other relevant applications. Background: Among all competing photovoltaic technologies, the organic photovoltaics (OPVs) market is likely to grow the fastest,...
Published: 12/8/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, energy conversion, energy conversion applications, energy recycle, interfacial layer, Methods Of Detecting Extrasolar Planets, multi-junction tandem devices, near-infrared, organic field effect transistors, organic photo detector, organic photovoltaics, Organic Solar Cell, perovskite devices, perovskite solar cell, Polymer Solar Cell, rganic light-emitting diodes, Solar Cell, Solar Cell Metamaterial, Solar Cell Molecular Electronics, Solar Energy, Thin Film Solar Cell, transparent OPVs, ultra-narrow bandgap
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar
2022-216 Electrode for Rechargeable Batteries that Resists Dendrite Growth
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed electrodes for rechargeable batteries which resist dendrite growth. Background: Rechargeable batteries have attracted attention due to their wide array of applications and environmental benefits. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Xiaochun Li
Keywords(s): Alloy, Dendrite, Electrode, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nanoelectronics, Nanoparticle, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity
Category(s): Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
High-throughput Nanoarray Screening Platform for Multi-Cellular Applications
Scope of the combinatorial nanoarray cell screening platform – varying parameters can all be contained in the CBC array to match the complexity of natural ECMs and biophysical cues. Invention Summary: Biophysical cues mediated by natural or synthetic extracellular matrices (ECMs) play an essential role in cellular reprogramming. In nature,...
Published: 9/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang
Keywords(s): Biosensor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
2019-994 Targeted Drug Delivery with Near-IR Light
SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a targeted drug delivery platform that can release drugs upon exposure to near-infrared light. BACKGROUND Stimuli-responsive delivery of drugs is an effective way to achieve spatially and temporally controlled drug release. Various stimuli-responsive...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
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Category(s): Electrical, Chemical, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Optics & Photonics
Rapid Cell Assembly for 3D Culture
A. Schematic diagram showing the self-assembly of a spheroid. B. Schematic showing transplantation of spheroids for the repair/regeneration of spinal cord Invention Summary: 3D cell culture including organoid and spheroid cultures is at the center stage of biomedical research. It is widely applied in organ development research, disease modeling,...
Published: 9/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Christopher Rathnam, Letao Yang
Keywords(s): Bioengineering scaffolds, Tissue Engineering
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Research Tools
Dual-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Nanoarray Biosensors
A schematic showing graphene-gold hybrid nanoarray for nucleic acid detection and cellular biosensing Invention Summary: Raman spectroscopy is a nondestructive, label-free technique that uses laser light to discriminate cell and tissue types. While Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has demonstrated great potential to analyze a variety of bio/chemical...
Published: 9/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang
Keywords(s): Biosensor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
Perovskite Technologies
Yang Yang Group Website: http://yylab.seas.ucla.edu/ UC Case Nos. 2015-556, 2018-019, 2022-209 ----- Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells (UCLA Case No. 2022-206) Researchers at UCLA have developed a novel fabrication approach that stabilizes the surface of perovskite solar cells without hindering...
Published: 8/31/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang
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Category(s): Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Chemical > Polymers, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Thermoelectrics, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
2011-853 Titanium Oxide as the Window Layer for Metal Chalcogenide Photovoltaic Devices
Innovation Professor Yang and colleagues have developed a transparent charge collection layer for solar cells. The technology's solution processable window results in significantly lower manufacturing costs compared to vacuum-deposited materials, such as standard zinc oxide. Solution coating can cause less damage to lower layers than magnetron sputtering,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Huanping Zhou, Bao Lei, Choong-Heui Chung, Brion Bob
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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar
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