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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
2021-194 GASEOUS HYDROCARBON SELF-CATALYZING SOLAR REFORMING AND SOLID CARBON DEPOSITION
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a method for green hydrogen production through high flux solar heating and a porous substrate. BACKGROUND: With populations rising and the search for more sustainable sources of energy accelerating, hydrogen has been touted as a desirable sustainable...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Timothy Fisher
Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Environmental Remediation, Functional Materials, Hydrogen, Methane, Methane Reformer, Methane Reformer Hydrogen Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Thermal Energy Storage
Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency
Additive for improved stability of perovskites against water
Project ID: D2019-50 Background Perovskites are commonly used in photovoltaics, LEDs, and water splitting devices. Despite success in increasing cell efficiencies using perovskites, their instability against moisture limits their practical application. Incorporating hydrophobic materials into the perovskite has been used to mitigate this problem,...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yanfa Yan, Chongwen Li, Baicheng Weng
Keywords(s): Perovskite , Solar cell
Category(s): Materials, Solar
Inexpensive, Earth-Abundant, and Tunable Hole Transport Material for CdTe Solar Cells
Project ID: D2017-08Background Photovoltaic (PV) cells have been produced with a wide variety of materials for each functional layer. The typical PV is a substrate layer coated with a semiconductor layer and two ohmic contacts. Thin film solar cells use a thin absorbing layer, such as Cadmium telluride (CdTe). CdTe is the most eco-friendly, high efficiency,...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Randall Ellingson, Khagendra Bhandari, Michael Heben, Suneth Watthage
Keywords(s): CdTe, Hole transport layer, Photovoltaics, Solar cell
Category(s): Electrical, Solar
Atomically Smooth Nanoporous Alumina Thin Films
Technology Description This technology is a novel method for producing near-atomically smooth, porous alumina thin films by spin coating, in ambient conditions, using aqueous precursors. By utilizing this method, the refractive index of the alumina thin film is tunable from 1.56 to 1.26 by the introduction of a nonionic surfactant in the aqueous precursors....
Published: 1/16/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Keszler, Cory Perkins, Ryan Mansergh, Juan Ramos
Keywords(s): Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Inst. (ATAMI), anti-reflective coating, Nanofabrication, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, solar cell, Solar flux absorption, Solar Thermal, surface chemistry, Thermal Management, Thin layer chromatography
Category(s): Engineering
A Method for Bidding Battery Storage Into Hour-Ahead Energy Markets
Bidding Battery Storage In to Hour-Ahead Energy Markets Princeton Docket # 14-3012 There is growing interest in the use of grid-level storage to smooth variations in supply that are likely to arise with increased use of wind and solar energy. Energy arbitrage, the process of buying, storing, and selling electricity to exploit variations in electricity...
Published: 3/30/2022   |   Inventor(s): Warren Powell, Daniel Jiang
Keywords(s): computers/software, energy, solar cell
Category(s): Computer Science and Information Technology
Stress-Based State of Health and Charge Measurement for Intercalation Batteries
Stress-Based State of Health and Charge Measurement for Intercalation BatteriesPrinceton Docket # 12-2792The determination of a battery’s state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) are important for the power management system that relies on batteries as a power source, e.g., mobile phones, laptops, electric vehicles, grid level storage,...
Published: 3/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Craig Arnold, John Cannarella
Keywords(s): battery, computers/software, energy, medical device, solar cell
Category(s): Medical Devices/Diagnostics, Computer Science and Information Technology
A New Material for Solar Energy Conversion Devices
A New Material for Solar Energy Conversion Devices Princeton Docket # 13-2905-1 To reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of current solar energy conversion devices, researchers at Princeton University have developed a novel material with improved features. This novel material is fabricated by alloying nickel oxide (NiO) with lithium (Li) in a rocksalt...
Published: 3/30/2022   |   Inventor(s): Emily Carter, Nima Alidoust, Maytal Toroker
Keywords(s): green tech, Opto-Electronics/ELE ENG, solar cell
Category(s): Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Materials
A New Dopant for Iron (II) Oxide-Based Solar Energy Conversion Devices: Enhanced Conductivity and Low Cost
Princeton Docket # 12-2823 Solar energy conversion devices include photovoltaics, photoelectrochemical cells and photocatalysts, which convert the energy of sunlight into electricity and produce fuels from carbon dioxide and water. Different materials for making the solar energy conversion devices exhibit different energy conversion efficiencies...
Published: 7/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Emily Carter, Maytal Toroker
Keywords(s): solar cell
Category(s): Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
Novel Alloying Elements for Ni Cermet Anodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells-Improved Thermal Stability
Princeton Docket # 12-2824 With high electrical efficiency, long-term stability, fuel flexibility, low emissions, and relatively low cost, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) hold great potential for widescale deployment of fuel cell technology. The anodes of most solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are made of nickel/yttria-stabilized zirconia composites (Ni...
Published: 3/30/2022   |   Inventor(s): Emily Carter
Keywords(s): Opto-Electronics/ELE ENG, solar cell
Category(s): Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
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