H10F 77/128
Comprising only group i-ii-iv-vi kesterite materials
Official title: {comprising only Group I-II-IV-VI kesterite materials, e.g. Cu2ZnSnSe4 or Cu2ZnSnS4}
H10F77/128 (Comprising only group i-ii-iv-vi kesterite materials) appears on 180 US grants and 308 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10F- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 308
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 472
- Latest grant
- 7 Oct 2025
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 30 |
| 2013 | 10 | 38 |
| 2014 | 17 | 53 |
| 2015 | 24 | 45 |
| 2016 | 26 | 49 |
| 2017 | 19 | 32 |
| 2018 | 30 | 23 |
| 2019 | 19 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
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Recent patents
- Alkali metal quaternary nanomaterials7 Oct 2025US 12,437,938 B2University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- Photovoltaic device1 Jul 2025US 12,349,530 B2Oxford Photovoltaics Limited
- Photovoltaic structure and method of fabrication28 Jan 2025US 12,211,656 B2Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
- Method to enhance the kesterite solar cell performance26 Nov 2024US 12,154,995 B2Isopan S.P.A.
- Hybrid structure using graphene-carbon nanotube and perovskite solar cell using the same7 Mar 2023US 11,597,653 B2Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
- Photovoltaic device11 Sep 2025US 2025/0287769 A1Oxford Photovoltaics Limited
- Method for planarizing cis-based thin film, cis-based thin film manufactured using the same, and solar cell comprising cis-based thin film14 Sep 2023US 2023/0290899 A1Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Cu2cdge(s,se)4 solar cell absorbers24 Aug 2023US 2023/0268451 A1The Trustees of Princeton University
- Alkali metal quaternary nanomaterials13 Apr 2023US 2023/0112176 A1University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- Precursor solution for copper-zinc-tin-sulfur thin film solar cell, preparation method therefor, and use thereof9 Mar 2023US 2023/0070055 A1Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Most cited
By later US patents
- Structure and method of fabricating a CZTS photovoltaic device by electrodeposition10US 8,426,241 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2013
- Aqueous process for producing crystalline copper chalcogenide nanoparticles, the nanoparticles so-produced, and inks and coated substrates incorporating the nanoparticles9US 8,470,636 B2E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 2013
- Protective insulating layer and chemical mechanical polishing for polycrystalline thin film solar cells6US 8,889,466 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2014
- Hybrid CZTSSe photovoltaic device6US 9,443,997 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2016
- Fabricating kesterite solar cells and parts thereof5US 8,440,497 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2013