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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Akihiko Ono, Kita, JP;
Satoshi Mikoshiba, Yamato, JP;
Yuki Kudo, Yokohama, JP;
Ryota Kitagawa, Setagaya, JP;
Jun Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Eishi Tsutsumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshitsune Sugano, Kawasaki, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
To convert light into a chemical substance with high conversion efficiency. A device, comprising: a photovoltaic layer having a first face and a second face; an oxidation electrode layer electrically connected to the first face of the photovoltaic layer; a reduction electrode layer electrically connected to the second face of the photovoltaic layer; a first electrolytic solution being supplied to the oxidation electrode layer; a second electrolytic solution being supplied to the reduction electrode layer; and a porous layer, provided to in contact with at least one of the first electrolytic solution and the second electrolytic solution, having fine pores through which a product produced by the oxidation reaction or the reduction reaction passes, and being given a temperature gradient wherein the product being purified by the porous layer.