University of Pittsburgh

Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems

Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Enery Systems

Jung-Kun Lee

Gillsang Han

Ryan W Read

Ian Nettleship

Paul R Ohodnicki, Jr

Ruishu Wright

Fei Lu

Jeffrey Wuenschell

Yulin Liu

Various perovskite solar cell embodiments include a flexible metal substrate (e.g., including a metal doped TiOlayer), a perovskite layer, and a transparent electrode layer (e.g., including a dielectric/metal/dielectric structure), wherein the perovskite layer is provided between the flexible metal substrate and the transparent electrode layer. Also, various tandem solar cell embodiments including a perovskite solar cell and either a quantum dot solar cell, and organic solar cell or a thin film solar cell.

Perovskite solar cell configurations

A bonding tape for joining carbide ceramic structures, wherein the bonding tape comprises: a mixture comprising carbide ceramic particles, preceramic polymer liquid, fine carbon particles and metal nanoparticles that form a eutectic liquid at temperatures below 1400° C.

Apparatus and method for joining of carbide ceramics

A method of making an optical fiber-based sensor includes providing an optical fiber, and providing a sensing or protection layer on a surface of the optical fiber by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process.

Sensing and/or protection layers for optical fiber-based sensors using atomic layer deposition synthesis on optical fibers

Various perovskite solar cell embodiments include a flexible metal substrate (e.g., including a metal doped TiO2 layer), a perovskite layer, and a transparent electrode layer (e.g., including a dielectric/metal/dielectric structure), wherein the perovskite layer is provided between the flexible metal substrate and the transparent electrode layer. Also, various tandem solar cell embodiments including a perovskite solar cell and either a quantum dot solar cell, and organic solar cell or a thin film solar cell.

An electronic device, such as, without limitation, a perovskite solar cell or a light emitting diode, includes an assembly including at least one electronic portion or component, and a composite coating layer covering at least part of the assembly including the at least one electronic portion or component. The composite coating layer includes a polymer material, such as, without limitation, PMMA or PMMA-PU, having nanoparticles, such as, without limitation, reduced graphene oxide or SiO, embedded therein. The electronic device may further include a second coating layer including a second polymer material (such as, without limitation, PMMA or PMMA-PU without nanoparticles) positioned between the coating layer and the assembly.

Highly stable electronic device employing hydrophobic coating layer

A method for joining carbide ceramic particles, comprising: forming a first mixture comprising carbide ceramic particles, preceramic polymer liquid, fine carbon particles and metal nanoparticles that form a eutectic liquid at temperatures below 1400&#xb0; C.; and heating the first mixture at a temperature of about 1150&#xb0; C. to about 1400&#xb0; C.

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Sewickley Hills, PA, United States of America

Jung-Kun Lee