Patents
US 10179740 B2: Form of silicon and method of making the same
- Granted
- 2019-01-15
- Filed
- 2017-06-30 application 15639626
- Type
- Utility · 7 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The invention relates to a new phase of silicon, Si24, and a method of making the same. Si24 has a quasi-direct band gap, with a direct gap value of 1.34 eV and an indirect gap value of 1.3 eV. The invention also relates to a compound of the formula Na4Si24 and a method of making the same. Na4Si24 may be used as a precursor to make Si24.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190115.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Institution of Washington 37 patents | US company or organization | Washington, DC | Carnegie Institution of Washington State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Strobel | Washington, DC | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Duck Young Kim | Washington, DC | 35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Oleksandr Kurakevych | Washington, DC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C01B | Non-metallic elements; compounds thereof; ; metalloids or compounds thereof not covered by subclass c01c | C01B33/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STROBEL, TIMOTHY A. signed 2017-03-07 KIM, DUCK YOUNG signed 2017-03-08 KURAKEVYCH, OLEKSANDR O. signed 2017-03-10 | CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, DC | 47652/181 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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