公开(公告)号：US08895844B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-25

申请号：US13306731

申请日：2011-11-29

申请人： I-Kang Ding ,  Jia Zhu ,  Yi Cui ,  Michael David McGehee

发明人： I-Kang Ding ,  Jia Zhu ,  Yi Cui ,  Michael David McGehee

IPC分类号： H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L51/44 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01G9/20 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/42

CPC分类号： B82Y20/00 ,  H01G9/2031 ,  H01G9/2059 ,  H01G9/209 ,  H01L51/0096 ,  H01L51/4226 ,  H01L51/447 ,  H01L2251/105 ,  Y02E10/542 ,  Y02E10/549 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method for forming a solar cell having a plasmonic back reflector is disclosed. The method includes the formation of a nanoimprinted surface on which a metal electrode is conformally disposed. The surface structure of the nanoimprinted surface gives rise to a two-dimensional pattern of nanometer-scale features in the metal electrode enabling these features to collectively form the plasmonic back reflector.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种形成具有等离子体反射器的太阳能电池的方法。 该方法包括形成其上保形地设置金属电极的纳米压印表面。 纳米压印表面的表面结构在金属电极中产生纳米尺度特征的二维图案，使得这些特征能够共同形成等离子体后向反射器。

公开(公告)号：US08877374B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-04

申请号：US12895424

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Yi Cui ,  Candace K. Chan

发明人： Yi Cui ,  Candace K. Chan

IPC分类号： H01M4/02 ,  H01M4/13 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/66 ,  H01M4/75 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/04

CPC分类号： H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/0421 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/661 ,  H01M4/75 ,  Y02E60/122 ,  Y02T10/7011 ,  Y10T29/49108

摘要： A variety of methods and apparatus are implemented in connection with a battery. According to one such arrangement, an apparatus is provided for use in a battery in which ions are moved. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a plurality of growth-rooted nanowires. The growth-rooted nanowires extend from the substrate to interact with the ions.

摘要翻译： 结合电池实现各种方法和装置。 根据一种这样的布置，提供了一种用于其中离子移动的电池中的装置。 该装置包括基底和多根生长根的纳米线。 生长根的纳米线从衬底延伸以与离子相互作用。

公开(公告)号：US08801810B1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US12944572

申请日：2010-11-11

申请人： Yi Cui ,  Eugene M. Berdichevsky ,  Graeme R. Hoste ,  Rainer J. Fasching ,  Song Han ,  Mark C. Platshon

发明人： Yi Cui ,  Eugene M. Berdichevsky ,  Graeme R. Hoste ,  Rainer J. Fasching ,  Song Han ,  Mark C. Platshon

IPC分类号： H01M10/058 ,  H01M10/44

CPC分类号： H01M10/446 ,  H01M4/0447 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/386 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0587 ,  Y10T29/49108

摘要： Provided are methods of preparing a lithium ion cell including forming the cell by charging the lithium ion cell to at least about 5% or, more specifically, to at least about 20% of the theoretical capacity of the negative electrode electrochemically active material, holding the lithium ion cell in a charged state for at least about 0.5 hours, and discharging the lithium ion cell. Holding the lithium ion cell in a partially charged state is believed to significantly improve its Coulombic efficiency during subsequent cycling.

摘要翻译： 提供了制备锂离子电池的方法，包括通过将锂离子电池充电至负电极电化学活性材料的理论容量的至少约5％，或更具体地至少约20％来形成电池， 锂离子电池处于充电状态至少约0.5小时，并且放电锂离子电池。 认为在部分充电状态下保持锂离子电池在随后的循环期间显着提高其库仑效率。

公开(公告)号：US08778537B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-15

申请号：US12914876

申请日：2010-10-28

申请人： Yi Cui ,  Yuan Yang ,  Matthew McDowell ,  Ariel Jackson

发明人： Yi Cui ,  Yuan Yang ,  Matthew McDowell ,  Ariel Jackson

IPC分类号： H01M4/58

摘要： Methods, systems and devices are implemented in connection with rechargeable batteries. One such device includes a cathode that has lithiated sulfur. The device also includes a porous structure having pores containing the lithium-sulfide particles introduced during a manufacturing stage thereof.

公开(公告)号：US08450012B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-28

申请号：US12787138

申请日：2010-05-25

申请人： Yi Cui ,  Song Han ,  Ghyrn E. Loveness

发明人： Yi Cui ,  Song Han ,  Ghyrn E. Loveness

IPC分类号： H01M5/58 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M4/583

CPC分类号： H01M4/70 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/0402 ,  H01M4/043 ,  H01M4/0438 ,  H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/049 ,  H01M4/0492 ,  H01M4/133 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/386 ,  H01M4/387 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M2004/021 ,  H01M2004/022 ,  H01M2004/027 ,  Y02E60/122

摘要： Provided are electrode layers for use in rechargeable batteries, such as lithium ion batteries, and related fabrication techniques. These electrode layers have interconnected hollow nanostructures that contain high capacity electrochemically active materials, such as silicon, tin, and germanium. In certain embodiments, a fabrication technique involves forming a nanoscale coating around multiple template structures and at least partially removing and/or shrinking these structures to form hollow cavities. These cavities provide space for the active materials of the nanostructures to swell into during battery cycling. This design helps to reduce the risk of pulverization and to maintain electrical contacts among the nanostructures. It also provides a very high surface area available ionic communication with the electrolyte. The nanostructures have nanoscale shells but may be substantially larger in other dimensions. Nanostructures can be interconnected during forming the nanoscale coating, when the coating formed around two nearby template structures overlap.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于可再充电电池的电极层，例如锂离子电池以及相关制造技术。 这些电极层具有互连的中空纳米结构，其包含高容量的电化学活性材料，例如硅，锡和锗。 在某些实施例中，制造技术包括围绕多个模板结构形成纳米级涂层，并且至少部分地去除和/或收缩这些结构以形成中空腔。 这些空穴为纳米结构的活性材料在电池循环过程中提供空间。 该设计有助于降低粉碎的风险并保持纳米结构之间的电接触。 它还提供了与电解质的非常高的表面积可用的离子连通。 纳米结构具有纳米尺寸的壳，但在其它尺寸上可能显着更大。 当形成纳米尺度涂层时，当围绕两个附近的模板结构形成的涂层重叠时，纳米结构可以相互连接。

公开(公告)号：US20130087783A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-11

申请号：US13630901

申请日：2012-09-28

申请人： Qunhua Wang ,  Weijie Wang ,  Young Jin Choi ,  Seon-Mee Cho ,  Yi Cui ,  Beom Soo Park ,  Soo Young Choi

发明人： Qunhua Wang ,  Weijie Wang ,  Young Jin Choi ,  Seon-Mee Cho ,  Yi Cui ,  Beom Soo Park ,  Soo Young Choi

IPC分类号： H01L21/316 ,  H01L21/31 ,  H01L29/786

CPC分类号： H01L21/31 ,  C23C16/24 ,  C23C16/345 ,  C23C16/401 ,  C23C16/505 ,  C23C16/56 ,  H01L21/02422 ,  H01L21/02425 ,  H01L21/02488 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02595 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02664 ,  H01L21/02675 ,  H01L29/66757 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L2021/775

摘要： Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a silicon containing layers in TFT devices. The silicon can be used to form the active channel in a LTPS TFT or be utilized as an element in a gate dielectric layer, a passivation layer or even an etch stop layer. The silicon containing layer is deposited by a vapor deposition process whereby an inert gas, such as argon, is introduced along with the silicon precursor. The inert gas functions to drive out weak, dangling silicon-hydrogen bonds or silicon-silicon bonds so that strong silicon-silicon or silicon-oxygen bonds remain to form a substantially hydrogen free silicon containing layer.

摘要翻译： 本公开的实施例通常提供在TFT器件中形成含硅层的方法。 硅可用于在LTPS TFT中形成有源沟道，或者用作栅极介电层，钝化层或甚至蚀刻停止层中的元素。 通过气相沉积工艺沉积含硅层，由此惰性气体如氩气与硅前体一起引入。 惰性气体起到驱除弱的，悬挂的硅 - 氢键或硅 - 硅键的作用，使得强硅硅或硅 - 氧键保留以形成基本上不含氢的含硅层。

公开(公告)号：US20120328936A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-27

申请号：US13482793

申请日：2012-05-29

申请人： Colin Wessells ,  Robert Huggins ,  Yi Cui ,  Mauro Pasta

发明人： Colin Wessells ,  Robert Huggins ,  Yi Cui ,  Mauro Pasta

IPC分类号： H01M4/58 ,  H01M10/056 ,  H01M4/02

CPC分类号： H01M10/054 ,  H01M4/02 ,  H01M4/366 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M6/045 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0568 ,  H01M10/36 ,  H01M2300/0005 ,  H01M2300/0091 ,  Y02E60/122 ,  Y02P70/54

摘要： A battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an aqueous electrolyte disposed between the cathode and the anode and including a cation A. At least one of the cathode and the anode includes an electrode material having an open framework crystal structure into which the cation A is reversibly inserted during operation of the battery. The battery has a reference specific capacity when cycled at a reference rate, and at least 75% of the reference specific capacity is retained when the battery is cycled at 10 times the reference rate.

摘要翻译： 电池包括阴极，阳极和设置在阴极和阳极之间并包含阳离子A的含水电解质。阴极和阳极中的至少一个包括具有开放框架晶体结构的电极材料，阳离子A 在电池运行期间可逆地插入。 当以参考速率循环时，电池具有参考比容量，并且当电池以参考速率的10倍循环时，保留参考比容量的至少75％。

公开(公告)号：US20120061124A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13214570

申请日：2011-08-22

申请人： Yi Cui ,  Hui Wu ,  Liangbing Hu

发明人： Yi Cui ,  Hui Wu ,  Liangbing Hu

IPC分类号： H01B5/08 ,  B22D11/01 ,  D02G3/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  B82Y30/00

CPC分类号： B82Y30/00 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  Y10T428/1234 ,  Y10T428/12438 ,  Y10T428/298

摘要： In accordance with various example embodiments, an apparatus includes two or more circuit nodes and a conductive material that is located between and configured to electrically couple the circuit nodes. The conductive material includes a network of elongated portions of at least one electrospun Cu-based nanostructure. Each elongated portion has an aspect ratio of at least 50,000 and a length that is greater than 100 microns, and at least one fused crossing point that joins with a fused crossing point of another of the elongated portions. The network of elongated portions is distributed and aligned in the conductive material to set a conductance level and a transparency level along the network, along at least one direction.

摘要翻译： 根据各种示例性实施例，一种装置包括两个或多个电路节点和位于电耦合电路节点之间并被配置为电耦合电路节点的导电材料。 导电材料包括至少一个电纺丝基于Cu的纳米结构的细长部分的网络。 每个细长部分具有至少50,000的长宽比和大于100微米的长度，以及与另一个细长部分的融合交叉点连接的至少一个融合的交叉点。 细长部分的网络在导电材料中分布和对准，以沿着网络沿着至少一个方向设置电导水平和透明度水平。

公开(公告)号：US20110259747A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-27

申请号：US13092883

申请日：2011-04-22

申请人： Yi Cui ,  Sarah Heilshorn ,  Liangbing Hu ,  Alia Schoen ,  David Schoen

发明人： Yi Cui ,  Sarah Heilshorn ,  Liangbing Hu ,  Alia Schoen ,  David Schoen

IPC分类号： B03C5/02 ,  C02F1/48

CPC分类号： C02F1/46109 ,  C02F1/4606 ,  C02F1/4672 ,  C02F2001/46161 ,  C02F2201/46175 ,  C02F2305/08

摘要： A water sterilization device includes: (1) a conduit including an inlet to provide entry of untreated water and an outlet to provide exit of treated water; (2) a porous electrode housed in the conduit and disposed between the inlet and the outlet, the porous electrode including a porous support and nanostructures coupled to the porous support; and (3) an electrical source coupled to the porous electrode.

摘要翻译： 水灭菌装置包括：（1）导管，其包括用于提供未经处理的水进入的入口和出口以提供处理水的出口; （2）容纳在导管中并设置在入口和出口之间的多孔电极，多孔电极包括多孔载体和耦合到多孔载体的纳米结构; 和（3）耦合到多孔电极的电源。

公开(公告)号：US20110256451A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-20

申请号：US12974552

申请日：2010-12-21

申请人： Li-Feng Cui ,  Yi Cui ,  Liangbing Hu

发明人： Li-Feng Cui ,  Yi Cui ,  Liangbing Hu

IPC分类号： H01M4/02 ,  H01L31/02 ,  B29C39/36 ,  B32B3/26 ,  H01M4/66 ,  B32B19/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  B82Y30/00

CPC分类号： H01M4/663 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B5/16 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B5/30 ,  B32B9/04 ,  B32B2255/04 ,  B32B2255/20 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2264/102 ,  B32B2264/108 ,  B32B2307/202 ,  B32B2307/50 ,  B32B2307/546 ,  B32B2307/702 ,  B32B2307/732 ,  B32B2457/10 ,  B32B2457/12 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  H01L31/0312 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/0745 ,  H01M4/0428 ,  H01M4/13 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/386 ,  H01M4/667 ,  H01M4/70 ,  H01M4/806 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0585 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02E60/122 ,  Y02P70/54 ,  Y10T428/249953

摘要： As consistent with various embodiments, an electronic device includes a carbon nanotube film having a plurality of carbon nanotubes. In certain embodiments, a coating, such as an inorganic coating, is formed on a surface of carbon nanotube. The nanotube film supports the device and facilitates electrical conduction therein. The coated nanotube is amenable to implementation with devices such as thin film batteries, a battery separator, thin film solar cells and high-energy Lithium ion batteries.

摘要翻译： 与各种实施例一致，电子设备包括具有多个碳纳米管的碳纳米管膜。 在某些实施方案中，在碳纳米管的表面上形成诸如无机涂层的涂层。 纳米管膜支撑该器件并促进其中的电传导。 涂覆的纳米管适用于薄膜电池，电池隔膜，薄膜太阳能电池和高能锂离子电池等设备的实施。