Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090104557 | NEGATIVE IMAGING METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PATTERNED METAL LAYER HAVING HIGH CONDUCTIVITY - Disclosed is a method negative imaging method for making a metal pattern with high conductivity comprising providing a patterned substrate comprising a patterned catalyst layer on a base substrate by a thermal imaging method followed by plating to provide the metal pattern. The metal patterns provided are suitable for electrical devices including electromagnetic interference shielding devices and touchpad sensors. | 04-23-2009 |
20090104572 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PATTERNED METAL LAYER HAVING HIGH CONDUCTIVITY - Disclosed is a method for making a metal pattern with high conductivity comprising providing a patterned substrate comprising a patterned catalyst layer on a base substrate by a thermal imaging method followed by plating to provide the metal pattern. The metal patterns provided are suitable for electrical devices including electromagnetic interference shielding devices and touchpad sensors. | 04-23-2009 |
20090179198 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR COMPRISING NOVEL CONDUCTOR AND DIELECTRIC COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to thin film transistors comprising novel dielectric layers and novel electrodes comprising metal compositions that can be provided by a dry thermal transfer process. | 07-16-2009 |
20090297739 | METAL COMPOSITIONS, THERMAL IMAGING DONORS AND PATTERNED MULTILAYER COMPOSITIONS DERIVED THEREFROM - The invention provides metal compositions, including silver compositions, and thermal imaging donors prepared with the compositions. The donors are useful for thermal transfer patterning of a metal layers and optionally, a corresponding proximate portion of an additional transfer layer onto a thermal imaging receiver. The compositions are useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Also provided are patterned multilayer compositions comprising one or more base film(s), and one or more patterned metal layers, including EMI shields and touchpad sensors. | 12-03-2009 |
20100239794 | Donor elements and processes for thermal transfer of nanoparticle layers - The invention discloses processes for thermal transfer patterning of a nanoparticle layer and a corresponding proximate portion of a carrier layer, and optionally additional transfer layers, together onto a thermal imaging receiver. The invention is useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Additional embodiments of the invention include multilayer thermal imaging donors comprising in layered sequence: a base film, a carrier layer and a nanoparticle layer. The carrier layer can be a dielectric or conducting layer. When the carrier layer is a dielectric layer, the base film includes a light attenuating agent in the form of a dye or pigment. | 09-23-2010 |
20110151214 | METAL COMPOSITIONS, THERMAL IMAGING DONORS AND PATTERNED MULTILAYER COMPOSITIONS DERIVED THEREFROM - Thermal imaging donors are useful for thermal transfer patterning of a metal layer and optionally, a corresponding proximate portion of an additional transfer layer onto a thermal imaging receiver. The compositions are useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Also provided are patterned multilayer compositions comprising one or more base film(s), and one or more patterned metal layers. These include electromagnetic interference shields and touchpad sensors. | 06-23-2011 |
20120055554 | COPPER ZINC TIN CHALCOGENIDE NANOPARTICLES - This invention relates to nanoparticles of kesterite (copper zinc tin sulfide) and copper zinc tin selenide nanoparticles, inks and devices thereof, and processes to prepare same. The nano-particles are useful to for the absorber layer as a p-type semiconductor in a thin film solar cell application. | 03-08-2012 |
20120288987 | AQUEOUS PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE COPPER CHALCOGENIDE NANOPARTICLES, THE NANOPARTICLES SO-PRODUCED, AND INKS AND COATED SUBSTRATES INCORPORATING THE NANOPARTICLES - The present invention relates to aqueous processes to make metal chalcogenide nanoparticles that are useful precursors to copper zinc tin sulfide/selenide and copper tin sulfide/selenide. In addition, this invention provides processes for preparing crystalline particles from the metal chalcogenide nanoparticles, as well as processes for preparing inks from both the metal chalcogenide nanoparticles and the crystalline particles. | 11-15-2012 |
20130221489 | INKS AND PROCESSES TO MAKE A CHALCOGEN-CONTAINING SEMICONDUCTOR - The present invention relates to a process to make a chalcogen-containing semiconductor comprising copper, zinc and tin and to inks used in the process. The inks comprise at least one copper, zinc or tin source which is elemental particles of the particular metal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130233202 | INKS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SULFIDE/SELENIDE COATINGS AND FILMS - This invention relates to inks comprising molecular precursors to copper indium gallium sulfide/selenide (CIGS/Se) and a plurality of particles. The inks are useful for preparing coatings and films of CIGS/Se on substrates. Such films are useful in the preparation of photovoltaic devices. This invention also relates to processes for preparing coated substrates and films and also to processes for making photovoltaic devices. | 09-12-2013 |
20130264526 | MOLECULAR PRECURSORS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SULFIDE/SELENIDE COATINGS AND FILMS - This invention relates to molecular precursors and processes for preparing coated substrates and films of copper indium gallium sulfide/selenides (CIGS/Se). Such films are useful in the preparation of photovoltaic devices. This invention also relates to processes for preparing coated substrates and for making photovoltaic devices. | 10-10-2013 |
20130292800 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SULFIDE/SELENIDE FILMS - This invention relates to processes for preparing films of copper indium gallium sulfide/selenides (CIGS/Se) on substrates via inks comprising CIGS/Se microparticles and a plurality of particles. This invention relates to inks, coated layers, and film compositions. Such films are useful in the preparation of photovoltaic devices. This invention also relates to processes for preparing coated substrates and for making photovoltaic devices. | 11-07-2013 |
20140048137 | Process for preparing coated substrates and photovoltaic devices - This invention provides compositions and the processes for preparing the compositions that are useful for preparing films of CZTS and its selenium analogues on a substrate. Such films are useful in preparing photovoltaic devices. This invention also provides processes for preparing a semiconductor layer comprising CZTS/Se microparticles embedded in an inorganic matrix. This invention also provides processes for making a photovoltaic devices and the photovoltaic devices so produced. | 02-20-2014 |
20140144500 | SEMICONDUCTOR INKS FILMS, COATED SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - This invention provides compositions useful for preparing films of CZTS and its selenium analogues on a coated substrate. This invention also provides processes for preparing films and coated substrates comprising CZTS/Se microparticles embedded in an inorganic matrix. This invention also provides processes for preparing photovoltaic cells comprising films of CZTS and its selenium analogues. | 05-29-2014 |