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Self-Powered, Switchable Solar Windows
Published Monday, June 20, 2016Background:Many optoelectronic devices, such as smart windows, have the ability to electrically control transparency of the window and the scattering of the transmitted light. The main drawbacks to current smart windows are that they are not able to generate power and often allow unwanted optical absorption. Alternatively, building...
Categories: Engineering, Materials, Power Electronics, Devices
Keyword(s): Solar Windows, Photovoltaic, Privacy window, Window, Solar cooling, Solar heating, Green energy
Docket: PS-2016-029
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Multiple-Electron Aqueous Battery
Published Sunday, February 21, 2016Background:Lithium-ion batteries power much of our digital and mobile lifestyle. However, their adoption in more strategically important applications such as vehicle-electrification and grid-storage has been slower, mainly due to the concerns raised over their safety, cost, and environmental impact, which mostly arise from the non-aqueous...
Categories: Power Electronics, Engineering, Chemical, Materials
Keyword(s): Lithium-ion, battery, Grid-storage, Energy storage, Electric Vehicles
Docket: PS-2015-136
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Nanopore Battery
Published Wednesday, September 16, 2015Background:For advances in electrical energy storage, nanostructuring of electrode materials using nanowire or nanotube configurations holds promise for higher available energy at any given power density, due to larger available surface area and shorter ion transport time of the electrode materials; and improved mechanical flexibility and...
Categories: Clean Tech, Power Electronics, Chemical, Materials
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2014-081
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Transient Liquid Phase Sintering Paste
Published Wednesday, September 16, 2015BackgroundElectronic systems are increasingly used in harsh environments under elevated thermal conditions. This includes applications with high absolute temperatures as well as those with very large temperature swings. Some examples of these types of applications include deep well drilling, military and aerospace, or automotive products...
Categories: Power Electronics, Microelectronics, Industrial Processing, Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials, Materials
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2014-096
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Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Using Surface Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Semiconductors
Published Thursday, January 13, 2011The field of photovoltaic energy conversion is rapidly becoming more diverse. Improvements have been made in many existing devices in the form of traditional photovoltaic panels, and new fabrication techniques and materials have permitted researchers to explore different approaches in an attempt to combine improved efficiency of photovoltaic...
Categories: Microelectronics, Power Electronics, Materials, Engineering, Devices
Keyword(s): photovoltaics, surface acoustic wave, energy conversion
Docket: PS-2009-039
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Nano Arrays For Energy Storage
Published Tuesday, March 30, 2010BackgroundFabricating next generation nano-structured devices using densely packed interfaces and thin films is highly desirable in markets searching for high density energy storage, particularly with high power capability. Current high density storage systems are relatively high in per unit, installation, and maintenance costs, and are not...
Categories: Microelectronics, Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials, Power Electronics, Materials
Keyword(s): energy, nano, capacitor, array
Docket: PS-2009-094
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World’s Highest Energy Density Thin Film Battery
Published Tuesday, June 2, 2009The market for thin film batteries is projected for explosive growth in the coming years. Thin film batteries are enabling the proliferation of electronic devices in ubiquitous applications not possible before, including wireless sensor networks, active RFID, wearable electronics, and medical devices. Conventional battery technologies have...
Categories: Power Electronics, Materials, Engineering
Keyword(s): flexible high energy density rechargeable battery solar harvesting
Docket: PS-2008-041
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Magnetoelectric Composite
Published Sunday, May 17, 2009This invention consists of a Magnetoelectric composite (MEC) that has been synthesized by spinodal decomposition in a magnetic field containing the elements needed to form the MEC. The ensuing structure, consisting of periodic ferromagnetic and ferroelectric nano-lamellae displays strong magnetoelectric coupling. MECs are useful for sensors and...
Categories: Materials, Microelectronics, Power Electronics
Keyword(s): magnetoelectric composite
Docket: PS-2007-029
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Lead-Free Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Compounds with Simple Perovskite Structures at Morphotropic Phase Boundaries
Published Wednesday, April 18, 2007With an ever-expanding demand for data storage, transducers, and microelectromechanical systems applications, materials with superior ferroelectric and piezoelectric responses are of great interest. However, current materials used to construct these devices contain lead. University of Maryland material researchers have developed lead...
Categories: Chemical, Materials, Microelectronics, Power Electronics
Keyword(s): ceramic, thin films piezoelectric, lead free, ferroelectric
Docket: PS-2007-016