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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
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
One-Bead-Two-Compound Macrocyclic Library and Methods of Preparation and Use
Competitive Advantages Chemo diversity, enhanced conformational rigidity, and greater protease resistance Increased conformational constraint and binding affinity Proven method of drug discovery Summary Combinatorial chemistry serves as a powerful tool for ligand screening against potential protein and peptide targets. However, macrocyclic peptidomimetic...
Published: 2/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jianfeng Cai, Yan Shi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Cancer
Helical Sulfono-γ-AApeptide Antagonize β-Catenin Signaling
Competitive Advantages Potent, specific, and cell permeable to target intracellular PPIs High stability against enzymatic degradation More effective than other peptides at antagonizing Wnt/β-catenin signaling Summary Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are vital to the survival of cancer cells and are therefore a good target for anti-cancer...
Published: 7/17/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jianfeng Cai, Peng Sang, Yan Shi, Haitao Ji, Min Zhang
Keywords(s): Cancer, Cancer Treatment Leukemias, Cancer Treatment Lymphomas, Peptides, Therapeutics
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Cancer
Sterically-Defined Biaryl L-Shaped N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes and Methods
​ ​ Invention Summary: Buchwald dialkylbiarylphosphines are the most widely used class of ligands in catalysis. The resulting cross-coupling reactions of this class of catalysts have a wide range of applications in both the industry and academia, especially in the fields of medical chemistry, drug discovery, biochemistry, geochemistry, natural...
Published: 9/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michal Szostak, Tongliang Zhou, Shiyi Yang
Keywords(s): Catalysts
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Catalysts, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering
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
Isothiocyanate-Containing Gel for Use Against Skin Cancer Alone or in Combination With Other Therapies
Novel treatment for skin cancer using a naturally-occurring compound Background: Approximately one in every five Americans will develop skin cancer during their lifetime. Most will develop non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), and the incidence of NMSC may increase by an estimated 50% by 2030, despite growing public awareness of the harmful effects of...
Published: 12/28/2023   |   Inventor(s): Anthony Di Pasqua, Yi Shi, Ositomiwa Osipitan
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Category(s): Campus > Binghamton University, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering
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
Zwitterionic Polymers for Fouling-Resistant Desalination Membranes
Zwitterionic copolymers for desalination membranes Background Approximately 97% of the earths water is undrinkable; of the remaining water only 1% is easily accessible. Unfortunately, current methods of sea water desalination are costly and inefficient. Polymeric membranes are a promising solution to this problem and have received significant focus...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Yi Yang
Keywords(s): Desalination, Environmental
Category(s): Applied Technologies
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