Photoelectrochemical cell

Patent · Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:864580

Rauh, R David ^[1]; Boudreau, Robert A ^[2]

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1. Newton, MA
2. Norton, MA

A photoelectrochemical cell comprising a sealed container having a light-transmitting window for admitting light into the container across a light-admitting plane, an electrolyte in the container, a photoelectrode in the container having a light-absorbing surface arranged to receive light from the window and in contact with the electrolyte, the surface having a plurality of spaced portions oblique to the plane, each portion having dimensions at least an order of magnitude larger than the maximum wavelength of incident sunlight, the total surface area of the surface being larger than the area of the plane bounded by the container, and a counter electrode in the container in contact with the electrolyte.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute
• DOE Contract Number: XP-9-8002-7
• Assignee: EIC Laboratories, Inc. (Newton, MA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4388384
• Application Number: 06/280,450
• OSTI ID: 864580
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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