Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Takahiro Kurabuchi

Kazuhito Hato

Takaiki Nomura

Ryosuke Kikuchi

Toru Nakamura

Satoru Tamura

Fumiyasu Oba

Yu Kumagai

Masahisa Fujimoto

Koki Ueno

Nobuhiro Miyata

Yasushi Kaneko

Honami Sako

Yoshihiro Kozawa

Takashi Kouzaki

Ryousuke Kikuchi

A flow battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a first liquid in contact with the negative electrode, a second liquid in contact with the positive electrode, and a lithium-ion-conductive film disposed between the first liquid and the second liquid. At least one of the first liquid or the second liquid contains a redox species and lithium ions. The lithium-ion-conductive film includes an inorganic member containing zeolite.

Flow battery

The present disclosure is to provide a multi-junction light energy conversion element including a material having a band gap suitable for a light energy conversion layer located upstream in an incidence direction of light. The present disclosure provides a light energy conversion element, comprising a first light energy conversion layer containing SrZnNand a second light energy conversion layer containing an light energy conversion material. The light energy conversion material has a narrower band gap than the SrZnN.

Multi-junction light energy conversion element, device comprising the same, and fabrication method of SnZn2N2

The present disclosure provides a light energy conversion element in which a material having a bandgap suitable for a light energy conversion layer is used. The light energy conversion element according to the present disclosure comprises a light energy conversion layer containing BaBiShaving a hexagonal crystal structure.

Light energy conversion element and device comprising the same

Provided is a method for generating hydrogen. The method comprising (a) preparing a hydrogen generation device comprising a container, a photo-semiconductor electrode comprising a substrate, a light-blocking first conductive layer, and a first semiconductor photocatalyst layer, a counter electrode, a conductive wire for electrically connecting the first conductive layer to the counter electrode, and a liquid stored in the container, and (b) irradiating the first semiconductor photocatalyst layer with light to generate hydrogen on the counter electrode. The first conductive layer is interposed between the substrate and the first semiconductor photocatalyst layer. At least a part of the first semiconductor photocatalyst layer is in contact with the liquid. At least a part of the counter electrode is in contact with the liquid. The liquid is selected from the group consisting of an electrolyte aqueous solution and water. The substrate is formed of a resin.

Method for generating hydrogen and hydrogen generation device used therefor

The present invention provides a method for generating hydrogen by water splitting at a higher hydrogen generation efficiency. In the present method, used is a photoelectrochemical cell comprising a container, a liquid stored in the container, a semiconductor electrode contained in the container, and a counter electrode contained in the container. The semiconductor electrode comprises a first semiconductor layer, a light-transmissive conductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer.

Method for generating hydrogen by water splitting, and photoelectrochemical cell and semiconductor electrode used therefor

The present invention provides a method for adsorbing carbon dioxide onto porous metal-organic framework materials, a method for cooling porous metal-organic framework materials, a method for obtaining aldehyde using porous metal-organic framework materials and a method for warming porous metal-organic framework materials. In each method, porous metal-organic framework materials are used while an electric field or an electromagnetic field is applied to the porous metal-organic framework materials, or while a magnetic field or an electromagnetic field is applied to the porous metal-organic framework materials. If an electric field is applied, at least one organic compound included in the porous metal-organic framework materials is a polar compound. Instead, if a magnetic field is applied, at least one metal included in the porous metal-organic framework materials has an unpaired electron.

Method for adsorbing carbon dioxide onto porous metal-organic framework materials, method for cooling porous metal-organic framework materials, method for obtaining aldehyde using porous metal-organic framework materials, and method for warming porous metal-organic framework materials

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Takahiro Kurabuchi