University of California

Lisa Plucinski

Gang Logan Liu

Manas Ranjan Gartia

Brent Trenhaile

Gergely T Zimanyi

Yemaya Candace Bordain

Harry B Radousky

Luman Qu

A photovoltaic desalination system can comprise a solar cell, configured to receive solar radiation, including an n-doped semiconductor layer, a p-doped semiconductor layer, the two semiconductor layers forming a p-n junction, and an channel array, formed in the p-n junction; an input reservoir, coupled to the solar cell, the input reservoir configured to contain a salty fluid, and to release the salty fluid to the solar cell; an output fluid management system, coupled to the solar cell, the output fluid management system configured to receive an output fluid from the solar cell; wherein the channel array is configured to receive the salty fluid from the input reservoir, and to output the output fluid to the output fluid management system.

Photovoltaic desalination system

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Urbana, IL, United States of America

Lisa Plucinski