公开(公告)号：US20170117538A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US14922012

申请日：2015-10-23

申请人： Karim Bendimerad ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Karim Bendimerad ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/133 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/583 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1393 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/38

CPC分类号： H01M4/366 ,  H01M4/386 ,  H01M4/587 ,  H01M4/625

摘要： A nanocomposite anode structure and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. The nanocomposite comprises a set of substantially dispersed nanoparticles configured to absorb and release lithium ions, wherein each nanoparticle of the set of nanoparticles comprises a core and a shell physically coupled to the core, the core further comprising a set of bonded silicon atoms, the shell further comprising a set of bonded carbon atoms, wherein a core diameter is less than 20 nm, and wherein the shell has a thickness of about 0.1 to about 2 nm. And a set of electrically coupled carbon particles substantially dispersed in the nanocomposite, wherein the set of carbon particles is further electrically coupled with the set of nanoparticles.

公开(公告)号：US09496136B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US12889925

申请日：2010-09-24

申请人： Hyungrak Kim ,  Malcolm Abbott ,  Andreas Meisel ,  Elizabeth Tai ,  Augustus Jones ,  Dmitry Poplavskyy ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Hyungrak Kim ,  Malcolm Abbott ,  Andreas Meisel ,  Elizabeth Tai ,  Augustus Jones ,  Dmitry Poplavskyy ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： B01J13/00 ,  H01L21/02

CPC分类号： H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02381 ,  H01L21/02601 ,  H01L21/02628 ,  H01L21/02658

摘要： A silicon nanoparticle fluid including a) a set of silicon nanoparticles present in an amount of between about 1 wt % and about 20 wt % of the silicon nanoparticie fluid; b) a set of HMW binder molecules present in an amount of between about 0 wt % and about 10 wt % of the silicon nanoparticle fluid; and c) a set of capping agent molecules, such that at least some capping agent molecules are attached to the set of silicon nanoparticles. Preferably, the silicon nanoparticle fluid is a shear thinning fluid.

摘要翻译： 一种硅纳米颗粒流体，包括a）一组硅纳米颗粒，其存在量为硅纳米颗粒流体的约1重量％至约20重量％; b）以硅纳米颗粒流体的约0重量％至约10重量％的量存在的一组HMW粘合剂分子; 和c）一组封端剂分子，使得至少一些封端剂分子连接到该组硅纳米颗粒上。 优选地，硅纳米颗粒流体是剪切稀化流体。

公开(公告)号：US20120009721A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13239806

申请日：2011-09-22

申请人： Malcolm Abbott ,  Maxim Kelman ,  Francesco Lemmi ,  Andreas Meisel ,  Dmitry Poplavskyy ,  Mason Terry ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Malcolm Abbott ,  Maxim Kelman ,  Francesco Lemmi ,  Andreas Meisel ,  Dmitry Poplavskyy ,  Mason Terry ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0352 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/061 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A device for generating electricity from solar radiation is disclosed. The device includes a wafer doped with a first dopant, the wafer including a front-side and a back-side, wherein the front-side is configured to be exposed to the solar radiation. The device also includes a fused Group IV nanoparticle thin film deposited on the front-side, wherein the nanoparticle thin film includes a second dopant, wherein the second dopant is a counter dopant. The device further includes a first electrode deposited on the nanoparticle thin film, and a second electrode deposited on the back-side, wherein when solar radiation is applied to the front-side, an electrical current is produced.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从太阳辐射发电的装置。 该器件包括掺杂有第一掺杂剂的晶片，晶片包括前侧和后侧，其中前侧被配置为暴露于太阳辐射。 该装置还包括沉积在前侧的融合的IV族纳米颗粒薄膜，其中所述纳米颗粒薄膜包括第二掺杂剂，其中所述第二掺杂剂是反掺杂剂。 该装置还包括沉积在纳米颗粒薄膜上的第一电极和沉积在背面的第二电极，其中当向前侧施加太阳辐射时，产生电流。

公开(公告)号：US20110012066A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-20

申请号：US12889925

申请日：2010-09-24

申请人： Hyungrak Kim ,  Malcolm Abbott ,  Andreas Meisel ,  Elizabeth Tai ,  Augustus Jones ,  Dmitry Poplavskyy ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Hyungrak Kim ,  Malcolm Abbott ,  Andreas Meisel ,  Elizabeth Tai ,  Augustus Jones ,  Dmitry Poplavskyy ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： H01B1/12

CPC分类号： H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02381 ,  H01L21/02601 ,  H01L21/02628 ,  H01L21/02658

摘要： A Group IV based nanoparticle fluid is disclosed. The nanoparticle fluid includes a set of nanoparticles-comprising a set of Group IV atoms, wherein the set of nanoparticles is present in an amount of between about 1 wt % and about 20 wt % of the nanoparticle fluid. The nanoparticle fluid also includes a set of HMW molecules, wherein the set of HMW molecules is present in an amount of between about 0 wt % and about 5 wt % of the nanoparticle fluid. The nanoparticle fluid further includes a set of capping agent molecules, wherein at least some capping agent molecules of the set of capping agent molecules are attached to the set of nanoparticles.

摘要翻译： 公开了基于IV族的纳米颗粒流体。 纳米颗粒流体包括一组纳米颗粒，其包含一组IV族原子，其中所述纳米颗粒组以纳米颗粒流体的约1重量％至约20重量％的量存在。 纳米颗粒流体还包括一组HMW分子，其中该组HMW分子以纳米颗粒流体的约0重量％至约5重量％的量存在。 纳米颗粒流体还包括一组封端剂分子，其中所述一组封端剂分子的至少一些封端剂分子连接到该组纳米颗粒上。

公开(公告)号：US20110003466A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-06

申请号：US12794188

申请日：2010-06-04

申请人： Giuseppe Scardera ,  Homer Antoniadis ,  Nick Cravalho ,  Maxim Kelman ,  Elena Rogojina ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Giuseppe Scardera ,  Homer Antoniadis ,  Nick Cravalho ,  Maxim Kelman ,  Elena Rogojina ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： H01L21/22

CPC分类号： H01L21/2255 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method of forming a multi-doped junction on a substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing the substrate doped with boron atoms, the substrate comprising a front crystalline substrate surface; and forming a mask on the front crystalline substrate surface, the mask comprising exposed mask areas and non-exposed mask areas. The method also includes exposing the mask to an etchant, wherein porous silicon is formed on the front crystalline substrate surface defined by the exposed mask areas; and removing the mask. The method further includes exposing the substrate to a dopant source in a diffusion furnace with a deposition ambient, the deposition ambient comprising POCl3 gas, at a first temperature and for a first time period, wherein a PSG layer is formed on the front substrate surface; and heating the substrate in a drive-in ambient to a second temperature and for a second time period. Wherein a first diffused region with a first sheet resistance is formed under the porous silicon and a second diffused region with a second sheet resistance is formed under the front crystalline substrate surface without the porous silicon, and wherein the first sheet resistance is substantially smaller than the second sheet resistance.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在衬底上形成多掺杂结的方法。 该方法包括提供掺杂有硼原子的衬底，该衬底包括前结晶衬底表面; 以及在所述前晶体衬底表面上形成掩模，所述掩模包括暴露的掩模区域和未暴露的掩模区域。 该方法还包括将掩模暴露于蚀刻剂，其中多孔硅形成在由暴露的掩模区限定的前结晶衬底表面上; 并取下面罩。 该方法还包括在第一温度和第一时间段内，使沉积环境包括沉积环境包含POCl 3气体的扩散炉中的衬底暴露于掺杂剂源，其中在前衬底表面上形成PSG层; 以及将驱动环境中的衬底加热至第二温度并持续第二时间段。 其中在多孔硅下方形成具有第一薄层电阻的第一扩散区域，并且在没有多孔硅的前结晶衬底表面下形成具有第二薄层电阻的第二扩散区域，并且其中第一薄层电阻显着小于 第二片电阻。

公开(公告)号：US20100178718A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12352857

申请日：2009-01-13

申请人： Maxim Kelman ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Maxim Kelman ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： H01L21/66

CPC分类号： H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method for optimizing a solar cell manufacturing process is described. The method includes determining a reference finger spacing value and a reference bulk lifetime for the solar cell manufacturing process. The method also includes measuring an actual bulk lifetime of a wafer with an in-line measurement tool. The method further includes calculating an optimal finger spacing value with a computer coupled to the in-line measurement tool, the optimal finger spacing value being the product of the reference finger spacing value and a square root of the actual bulk lifetime divided by the square root of the reference bulk lifetime. The method further includes forming a junction on the wafer, and depositing a set of busbars and a set of fingers on the wafer with a metal deposition device, wherein a distance between a first finger and a second finger of the set of fingers is about the optimal finger spacing value.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于优化太阳能电池制造过程的方法。 该方法包括确定太阳能电池制造过程的参考手指间隔值和参考体积寿命。 该方法还包括使用在线测量工具测量晶片的实际体积寿命。 该方法还包括利用耦合到在线测量工具的计算机计算最佳手指间隔值，最佳手指间隔值是参考手指间隔值和实际体寿命的平方根除以平方根的乘积 的参考批量寿命。 该方法还包括在晶片上形成结，以及用金属沉积装置在晶片上沉积一组汇流条和一组指状物，其中该组手指的第一手指与第二手指之间的距离约为 最佳手指间距值。

公开(公告)号：US07727901B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-01

申请号：US12112640

申请日：2008-04-30

申请人： Elena V. Rogojina ,  Manikandan Jayaraman ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Elena V. Rogojina ,  Manikandan Jayaraman ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： H01L21/302 ,  H01L21/461 ,  A61K6/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/02532 ,  C09D11/326 ,  H01L21/02601 ,  H01L21/02628 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49124

摘要： A method of forming an ink, the ink configured to form a conductive densified film is disclosed. The method includes providing a set of Group IV semiconductor particles, wherein each Group IV semiconductor particle of the set of Group IV semiconductor particles includes a particle surface with a first exposed particle surface area. The method also includes reacting the set of Group IV semiconductor particles to a set of bulky capping agent molecules resulting in a second exposed particle surface area, wherein the second exposed particle surface area is less than the first exposed particle surface area. The method further includes dispersing the set of Group IV semiconductor particles in a vehicle, wherein the ink is formed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种形成油墨的方法，所述油墨构造成形成导电致密化膜。 该方法包括提供一组IV族半导体颗粒，其中该组IV族半导体颗粒的每个IV族半导体颗粒包括具有第一暴露的颗粒表面积的颗粒表面。 该方法还包括将该组IV族半导体颗粒与一组膨胀的封端剂分子反应，导致第二暴露的颗粒表面积，其中第二暴露的颗粒表面积小于第一暴露的颗粒表面积。 该方法还包括将一组IV族半导体颗粒分散在车辆中，其中形成油墨。

公开(公告)号：US20060159899A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11331187

申请日：2006-01-13

申请人： Chuck Edwards ,  James Howarth ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Chuck Edwards ,  James Howarth ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： B32B3/00 ,  B32B18/00

CPC分类号： H05K3/1275 ,  H05K1/095 ,  H05K1/16 ,  H05K3/12 ,  H05K3/1216 ,  H05K3/125 ,  H05K3/4664 ,  H05K2201/0326 ,  H05K2203/0113 ,  H05K2203/013 ,  H05K2203/0143 ,  H05K2203/0534 ,  H05K2203/1476 ,  Y10T428/24917 ,  Y10T428/24926

摘要： An apparatus and method for making a printed circuit board comprising a substrate and an electrical circuit is provided. The circuit is formed by deposition of a plurality of electronic inks onto the substrate and curing of each of the electronic inks. The deposition may be performed using an ink-jet printing process. The inkjet printing process may include the step of printing a plurality of layers, wherein a first layer includes at least one electronic ink deposited directly onto the substrate, and wherein each subsequent layer includes at least one electronic ink deposited on top of at least a portion of a previous layer when the previous layer has been cured. One or more of the layers may include at least two of the electronic inks.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于制造包括基板和电路的印刷电路板的装置和方法。 电路通过将多个电子墨水沉积到基板上并固化每个电子墨水而形成。 可以使用喷墨印刷方法进行沉积。 喷墨印刷方法可以包括打印多个层的步骤，其中第一层包括直接沉积到基材上的至少一个电子油墨，并且其中每个后续层包括沉积在至少一部分的顶部上的至少一个电子油墨 的上一层已经被治愈了。 一个或多个层可以包括至少两个电子墨水。

公开(公告)号：US20060158478A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11331188

申请日：2006-01-13

申请人： James Howarth ,  Chuck Edwards ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： James Howarth ,  Chuck Edwards ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： B41J29/393

CPC分类号： H05K3/125 ,  H05K1/16 ,  H05K3/0005 ,  H05K2203/013 ,  H05K2203/163

摘要： A process for fabricating an electrical component using an ink-jet printing process is provided. The process includes the steps of selecting at least one electronic ink having at least a first functionality when cured; determining a positional layout for a plurality of droplets of the electronic ink(s) such that, based at least on the first functionality, the positional layout provides a desired response for the electrical component; providing at least a first characteristic that relates to the electrical component; comparing the determined positional layout to at least one corresponding entry in a lookup table of empirical data relating to the first characteristic and to the determined positional layout; adjusting the determined positional layout accordingly; and printing each of the droplets of the electronic ink(s) onto a substrate according to the adjusted positional layout. The step of determining a positional layout may include determining a volume of ink to be deposited.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使用喷墨打印方法制造电气部件的工艺。 该方法包括在固化时选择至少一种具有至少第一功能性的电子墨水的步骤; 确定电子墨水的多个液滴的位置布局，使得至少基于第一功能性，位置布局为电气部件提供期望的响应; 提供至少与电气部件相关的第一特性; 将确定的位置布局与有关第一特征和确定的位置布局的经验数据的查找表中的至少一个对应条目进行比较; 相应调整确定的位置布局; 并且根据调整的位置布局将电子墨水的每个液滴印刷到基底上。 确定位置布局的步骤可以包括确定要沉积的墨水的体积。

公开(公告)号：US08334464B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-18

申请号：US11331187

申请日：2006-01-13

申请人： Chuck Edwards ,  James John Howarth ,  Karel Vanheusden

发明人： Chuck Edwards ,  James John Howarth ,  Karel Vanheusden

IPC分类号： H05K1/16

CPC分类号： H05K3/1275 ,  H05K1/095 ,  H05K1/16 ,  H05K3/12 ,  H05K3/1216 ,  H05K3/125 ,  H05K3/4664 ,  H05K2201/0326 ,  H05K2203/0113 ,  H05K2203/013 ,  H05K2203/0143 ,  H05K2203/0534 ,  H05K2203/1476 ,  Y10T428/24917 ,  Y10T428/24926

摘要： An apparatus and method for making a printed circuit board comprising a substrate and an electrical circuit is provided. The circuit is formed by deposition of a plurality of electronic inks onto the substrate and curing of each of the electronic inks. The deposition may be performed using an ink-jet printing process. The inkjet printing process may include the step of printing a plurality of layers, wherein a first layer includes at least one electronic ink deposited directly onto the substrate, and wherein each subsequent layer includes at least one electronic ink deposited on top of at least a portion of a previous layer when the previous layer has been cured. One or more of the layers may include at least two of the electronic inks.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于制造包括基板和电路的印刷电路板的装置和方法。 电路通过将多个电子墨水沉积到基板上并固化每个电子墨水而形成。 可以使用喷墨印刷方法进行沉积。 喷墨印刷方法可以包括打印多个层的步骤，其中第一层包括直接沉积到基材上的至少一个电子油墨，并且其中每个后续层包括沉积在至少一部分上的至少一个电子油墨 的上一层已经被治愈了。 一个或多个层可以包括至少两个电子墨水。