ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,672, issued on July 29, was assigned to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

"Membrane-perovskite films, devices, and methods of preparation" was invented by Jinsong Huang (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Jingjing Zhao (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a composite film, comprising one or more layers, each layer comprising: i. a porous membrane comprising interconnected channels; and ii. a radiation sensitive material comprising a plurality of crystals, wherein the plurality of crystals are embedded in interconnected channels of said porous membrane. In certa...