Nanowire mesh solar fuels generator
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator. In one aspect, a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator includes (1) a photoanode configured to perform water oxidation and (2) a photocathode configured to perform water reduction. The photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode. The photoanode may include a high surface area network of photoanode nanowires. The photocathode may include a high surface area network of photocathode nanowires. In some embodiments, the nanowire mesh solar fuels generator may include an ion conductive polymer infiltrating the photoanode and the photocathode in the region where the photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1254179
- Patent Number(s):
- 9347141
- Application Number:
- 13/658,707
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25B - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 23
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Yang, Peidong, Chan, Candace, Sun, Jianwei, and Liu, Bin. Nanowire mesh solar fuels generator. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Yang, Peidong, Chan, Candace, Sun, Jianwei, & Liu, Bin. Nanowire mesh solar fuels generator. United States.
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"Nanowire mesh solar fuels generator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1254179.
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title = {Nanowire mesh solar fuels generator},
author = {Yang, Peidong and Chan, Candace and Sun, Jianwei and Liu, Bin},
abstractNote = {This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator. In one aspect, a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator includes (1) a photoanode configured to perform water oxidation and (2) a photocathode configured to perform water reduction. The photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode. The photoanode may include a high surface area network of photoanode nanowires. The photocathode may include a high surface area network of photocathode nanowires. In some embodiments, the nanowire mesh solar fuels generator may include an ion conductive polymer infiltrating the photoanode and the photocathode in the region where the photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2016},
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