Semiconductor structures for fuel generation
Abstract
This disclosure relates to photovoltaic and photoelectrosynthetic cells, devices, methods of making and using the same.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1435618
- Patent Number(s):
- 9947816
- Application Number:
- 13/856,353
- Assignee:
- California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0004993
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Apr 03
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Ardo, Shane, Shaner, Matthew, Coridan, Robert, Strandwitz, Nicholas C., McKone, James R., Fountaine, Katherine, Atwater, Harry A., and Lewis, Nathan S. Semiconductor structures for fuel generation. United States: N. p., 2018.
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Ardo, Shane, Shaner, Matthew, Coridan, Robert, Strandwitz, Nicholas C., McKone, James R., Fountaine, Katherine, Atwater, Harry A., & Lewis, Nathan S. Semiconductor structures for fuel generation. United States.
Ardo, Shane, Shaner, Matthew, Coridan, Robert, Strandwitz, Nicholas C., McKone, James R., Fountaine, Katherine, Atwater, Harry A., and Lewis, Nathan S. Tue .
"Semiconductor structures for fuel generation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1435618.
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