Solar cell electrolysis of water to make hydrogen and oxygen
US7241950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S136/291
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A water permeable electrode for electrochemical splitting of water having a light sensitive catalytic material layer which includes a light sensitive catalytic material and a semiconductor, a polymer electrolyte membrane layer, a metallic substrate layer disposed there between adjacent the polymer electrolyte membrane layer, and at least one photovoltaic device connected in series to the light sensitive catalytic material layer and disposed between the light sensitive catalytic material layer and the metallic substrate layer.
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