Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide electrodes
Abstract
Chemical compounds can be dissociated by contacting the same with a p/n type semi-conductor diode having visible light as its sole source of energy. The diode consists of low cost, readily available materials, specifically polycrystalline iron oxide doped with silicon in the case of the n-type semi-conductor electrode, and polycrystalline iron oxide doped with magnesium in the case of the p-type electrode. So long as the light source has an energy greater than 2.2 electron volts, no added energy source is needed to achieve dissociation.
- Inventors:
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- Berkeley, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865100
- Patent Number(s):
- 4460443
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Berkeley, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrolytic; photodissociation; chemical; compounds; iron; oxide; electrodes; dissociated; contacting; type; semi-conductor; diode; visible; light; sole; source; energy; consists; cost; readily; available; materials; specifically; polycrystalline; doped; silicon; n-type; electrode; magnesium; p-type; electron; volts; added; achieve; dissociation; oxide electrode; chemical compounds; light source; energy source; visible light; iron oxide; readily available; oxide doped; sole source; oxide electrodes; electron volt; electron volts; available materials; chemical compound; type semi-conductor; electrolytic photodissociation; type electrode; diode consists; /205/429/
Citation Formats
Somorjai, Gabor A, and Leygraf, Christofer H. Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide electrodes. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Somorjai, Gabor A, & Leygraf, Christofer H. Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide electrodes. United States.
Somorjai, Gabor A, and Leygraf, Christofer H. Sun .
"Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide electrodes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865100.
@article{osti_865100,
title = {Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide electrodes},
author = {Somorjai, Gabor A and Leygraf, Christofer H},
abstractNote = {Chemical compounds can be dissociated by contacting the same with a p/n type semi-conductor diode having visible light as its sole source of energy. The diode consists of low cost, readily available materials, specifically polycrystalline iron oxide doped with silicon in the case of the n-type semi-conductor electrode, and polycrystalline iron oxide doped with magnesium in the case of the p-type electrode. So long as the light source has an energy greater than 2.2 electron volts, no added energy source is needed to achieve dissociation.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
}
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