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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Peidong Yang, Kensington, CA (US);
Chong Liu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jinyao Tang, Emeryville, CA (US);
Hao Ming Chen, Taipei, TW;
Bin Liu, Albany, CA (US);
Peidong Yang, Kensington, CA (US);
Chong Liu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jinyao Tang, Emeryville, CA (US);
Hao Ming Chen, Taipei, TW;
Bin Liu, Albany, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to solar water splitting. In one aspect, a structure includes a plurality of first nanowires, the plurality of first nanowires comprising an n-type semiconductor or a p-type semiconductor. The structure further includes a second nanowire, the second nanowire comprising the n-type semiconductor or the p-type semiconductor, the second nanowire being a different composition than the plurality of first nanowires. The second nanowire includes a first region and a second region, with the first region having a conductive layer disposed thereon, and each of the plurality of first nanowires being disposed on the conductive layer.