Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide photochemical diodes
Abstract
Chemical compounds can be dissociated by contacting the same with a p/n type semi-conductor photochemical diode having visible light as its sole source of energy. The photochemical 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:
-
- (Berkeley, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865545
- Patent Number(s):
- 4533608
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Berkeley, CA) LBNL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrolytic; photodissociation; chemical; compounds; iron; oxide; photochemical; diodes; 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; chemical compounds; light source; energy source; visible light; iron oxide; readily available; oxide doped; sole source; electron volt; electron volts; available materials; chemical compound; type semi-conductor; electrolytic photodissociation; type electrode; photochemical diode; diode consists; /429/204/
Citation Formats
Somorjai, Gabor A., and Leygraf, Christofer H. Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide photochemical diodes. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Somorjai, Gabor A., & Leygraf, Christofer H. Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide photochemical diodes. United States.
Somorjai, Gabor A., and Leygraf, Christofer H. Tue .
"Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide photochemical diodes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865545.
@article{osti_865545,
title = {Electrolytic photodissociation of chemical compounds by iron oxide photochemical diodes},
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 photochemical diode having visible light as its sole source of energy. The photochemical 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 = {1985},
month = {1}
}
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