Inventors
Wen-Hui Cheng, Harry A Atwater, Rebecca Saive, Matthias H Richter, Sisir Yalamanchili, Michael D Kelzenberg, Kelly McKenzie
Publication date
2024/3/26
Patent office
US
Patent number
11939688
Application number
16835155
Description
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) technology for the conversion of solar energy into chemicals may require cost-effective photoelectrodes to efficiently and stably drive anodic and/or cathodic half-reactions to complete the overall reactions for storing solar energy in chemical bonds. Apparatus and systems incorporating effectively transparent metal catalysts enable the design and/or implementation of PEC devices for light harvesting. Triple-junction photocathodes with the triangular catalyst grids are provided to improve the efficiency of the photocathodes to generate renewable fuel from sunlight.
Total citations
20211
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