Solar fuel generator

Lewis, Nathan S.; West, William C.

Title: Solar fuel generator

Patent · Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2017

OSTI ID:1339637

Lewis, Nathan S.; West, William C.

The disclosure provides conductive membranes for water splitting and solar fuel generation. The membranes comprise an embedded semiconductive/photoactive material and an oxygen or hydrogen evolution catalyst. Also provided are chassis and cassettes containing the membranes for use in fuel generation.

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Research Organization:: California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: SC0004993

Assignee:: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,545,612

Application Number:: 13/740,185

OSTI ID:: 1339637

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Jan 12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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