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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

2022-209 Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed an innovative and low-cost process that increases the stability of perovskite solar cells. Background: Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) are a rather new but growing technology for the efficient conversion of solar light to electricity. Most conventional silicon-based...

Published: 8/4/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Shaun Tan, Tianyi Huang

Keywords(s): Cell Surface Receptor, Compressed Air Energy Storage, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Energy Balance (Biology), Energy Density, Energy Density Boiling Point, Energy Density Silicide, Energy Density Strong Interaction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, Energy Management System, Energy Recycling, Energy Security , Exosome (Vesicle) Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Fermi Energy, Forster Resonance Energy Transfer, Free Surface, Methods Of Detecting Extrasolar Planets, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Organic Semiconductor, Organic Solar Cell, Perovskite Lead(II) Iodide, Polymer Solar Cell, Power Transmission, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, Silicon Working Electrode Perovskite (Structure), Solar Cell, Solar Cell Metamaterial, Solar Cell Molecular Electronics, Solar Energy, Specific Surface Area, Stroke Geriatrics Energy Accounting Local Area Network, Surface Charge, Surface Conductivity, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Surface Micromachining, Surface Modification, Surface Plasmon Polaritons, Surface Plasmon Resonance, Surface Tension, Thermal Energy Storage, Thin Film Solar Cell, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser, Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting-Laser, zzenergy storage, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

Transparent Barrier (THINNER) Coatings 2018-869

BACKGROUNDBuildings in cold climates tend to use thermally insulated glass to reduce energy use. Current industrial solutions use double or triple pane windows separated by air or inert gas for thermal insulation. Double or triple pane windows, however, require high quality sealing for gas retention, window frame retrofitting, and at least two panes...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Laurent Pilon, Bruce Dunn

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Energy & Environment > Thermal

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

2016-585 Multi-Point, Multi-Access Energy Storage

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel multi-point, multi-access thermal energy storage system.BACKGROUNDAs renewable energy sources become more prevalent on the grid, much more energy storage will be needed to meet electric demands during times of low generation capacity. For example,...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Richard Wirz

Keywords(s): Energy & Water, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, zzenergy storage

Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage

2015-671 Underground Shafts for Hydrogen Storage

SummaryResearchers at UCLA have developed an underground drilled shaft concept for storage of hydrogen or other gases.BackgroundOne challenge in creating a hydrogen economy is developing hydrogen gas storage solutions. Increased interest has helped the global hydrogen storage market grow to $2.6 billion in 2016, and it is expected to reach over $5...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Adrienne Lavine, Hossein Kavehpour, Dante Simonetti, Richard Wirz, Chen Chen, Gabriela Bran, Gopinath Warrier, Hamarz Aryafar, Jonathon Kennedy, Joshua Jordan, Keith Lovegrove

Keywords(s): Energy & Water

Category(s): 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

2008-662 Improved Photovoltaic Efficiency in Semiconducting Polymer/fullerene Solar Cells through Control of Fullerene Self-assembly and Stacking

Summary Researchers at UCLA have developed a method for increasing the efficiency of polymeric/organic solar cells based on fullerenes and fullerene derivatives that utilize self-assembly to achieve very dense networks. Background Polymeric solar cells based on fullerene and fullerene derivatives are a clean, renewable, and cheap energy source, however...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

2013-071 Conjugated Polymers with Selenium Substituted Diketopyrrolopyrrole Unit for Electronics Devices

Summary Organic photovoltaic devices provide an opportunity to utilize solar energy efficiently and at low cost. To harvest a greater spectrum of light, scientists have sought to reduce the energy bandgap of the active material. UCLA researchers have developed a novel low-bandgap polymer that provides excellent photovoltaic performance in single junction...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

Synthesis of Heteroatom Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heterocyclic Larock Annulations for the Synthesis of Novel Optoelectronic Materials

UC Case Nos. 2019-232 and 2019-959SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed an approach to synthesizing nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with high yield and desirable photophysical properties as well as a modular platform to synthesize small molecules with photophysical properties that...

Published: 4/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Neil Garg

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Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Chemical > Synthesis, Optics & Photonics, Electrical > Displays, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

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