Semiconductor structures for fuel generation

Ardo, Shane; Shaner, Matthew; Coridan, Robert; Strandwitz, Nicholas C.; McKone, James R.; Fountaine, Katherine; Atwater, Harry A.; Lewis, Nathan S.

Title: Semiconductor structures for fuel generation

Patent · Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1435618

Ardo, Shane; Shaner, Matthew; Coridan, Robert; Strandwitz, Nicholas C.; McKone, James R.; Fountaine, Katherine; Atwater, Harry A.; Lewis, Nathan S.

This disclosure relates to photovoltaic and photoelectrosynthetic cells, devices, methods of making and using the same.

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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):: 9,947,816

Application Number:: 13/856,353

OSTI ID:: 1435618

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Apr 03

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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