Photolytic production of hydrogen
US4466869A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01M14/005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a photolytic device comprising a photoelectrode having a plurality of stacked, individual photoelectric or photovoltaic elements between a substrate and an electrode, a counterelectrode which may be a separate spaced counterelectrode or the substrate, and an unbiased external circuit. Also disclosed is a method of forming hydrogen using the photolytic device.
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