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A Library of Layered Hybrid Superlattices and Artificial Quantum Solids (Case No. 2024-098)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel approach for the generation of hybrid superlattices with tunable properties. Background: Heterostructures are composed of two or more semiconductor crystals with interfaces across which chemical makeup changes, and superlattices are simply composed of nanoscale layers that allow quantum confinement...
Published: 3/27/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Jingyuan Zhou
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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Quantum Computing, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials
A Chemical-Dedoping Strategy to Tailor Electron Density in Molecular-Intercalated Bulk Monolayer MOS2 (Case No. 2024-022)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed a novel strategy to decouple the interlayer interactions in bulk MoS2 to produce a bulk material with desirable monolayer properties. Background: Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a popular and well-studied 2D semiconducting layered material. A single layer, or...
Published: 3/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Boxuan Zhou
Keywords(s): bulk material, bulk monolayer, chemical dedoping, direct bandgap, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, exciton, indirect bandgap, intercalated materials, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, molybdenum disulfide (MOS2), monolayer, Optoelectronic materials, Organic Semiconductor, photoluminescence, photon absorption, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, spin polarization, valley polarization, zzsemiconducting materials
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
Non-Noble Metal Catalysts for Effective Electrochemical Acidic Oxygen Evolution (Case No. 2024-114)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel catalytic material that improves the oxygen evolution reaction for clean hydrogen production. Background: Hydrogen is a promising green alternative to lessen reliance on non-renewable, polluting fuel sources. Current hydrogen production is mainly...
Published: 2/29/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Haotian Liu
Keywords(s): acidic water splitting, anode material, green energy, hydrogen evolution reaction, hydrogen production, mass stability, overpotential, oxygen evolution reaction, proton exchange water membrane electrolyzer (PEMWE), Renewable energy sources, spinel oxide, water splitting
Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts
High Performance Thin Films from Solution Processible Two-Dimensional Nanoplates (Case No. 2015-175)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Materials Science have recently developed a novel material for use in flexible, printed electronics. Background: Producing cheap, lightweight, and flexible electronics requires depositing electronic materials onto flexible, plastic substrates. Traditional methods of material deposition...
Published: 1/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang
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Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
Electrocatalysts With Tailored Local Chemical Environment for High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolysis and Renewable Fuel Generation (Case No. 2023-212)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel catalytic system that improves reaction kinetics, durability, and resistance to impurities, making it a promising candidate for water electrolyzers and renewable chemical fuel production. Background: Hydrogen, boasting a remarkable energy density of 140 MJ/kg (nearly triple that of typical solid fuels...
Published: 12/13/2023   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chengzhang Wan
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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Water Treatment, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency
Ultrafine Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Case No. 2023-026)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel method to synthesize platinum-based catalysts with ultralow base transition metal-oxide content. Background: Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts present a promising avenue for achieving exceptional fuel cell activity while minimizing base transition...
Published: 3/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Fuel Cell, Metals, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Platinum, transition metal catalysts
Category(s): Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials > Nanotechnology
2022-130 PM-BASED CATALYST WITH TRANSITION ULTRAFINE METAL-OXIDE CORES
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a method to synthesize uniform Pt-based catalyst nanoparticles with ultralow base transition metal content for fuel cell applications. Background: Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts with ultralow base transition metal content can provide high fuel...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Bosi Peng
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Platinum
Category(s): Chemical > Catalysts, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Chemical > Synthesis, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells
2022-132 SCALABLE AND RAPID INFRARED RADIATION ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel and scalable method to synthesize ultrafine nanoparticles. Background: Ultrafine nanoparticles are particles that often exhibit unique properties due to their small size and high surface area to volume ratio. Despite being about 10,000x smaller...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan, Bosi Peng
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Chemical > Synthesis, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
2021-295 Protected Ultrafine Catalysts, Including Pt-Based Catalysts for Fuel Cell Applications
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering developed a strategy to synthesize ultrafine carbon layers to protect nanocatalysts which are essential for the development of fuel cell technology. BACKGROUND: Platinum catalysts are essential for use in hydrogen fuel cell technologies to cleanly and efficiently produce...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yu Huang, Zipeng Zhao, Xiangfeng Duan, Zeyan Liu
Keywords(s): Carbon Nanotube, Catalysts, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly, Nanomaterials, Platinum
Category(s): Materials > Membranes, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Chemical > Catalysts, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells
2021-006 Flexible Pressure Sensors Made from Robust Conductive Micropyramids for High-Performance Pressure Sensing
SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed flexible pressure-sensors that can mimic slow-adapting type I mechanoreceptors used for human-like object manipulation. BACKGROUND Flexible pressure sensors that mimic slow-adapting type I (SA-I) mechanoreceptors are essential for AI, smart robotics and prosthetics...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chao Ma
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Category(s): Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Nanotechnology
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