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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Llc, Golden, CO (US);
Todd Gregory Deutsch, Westminster, CO (US);
Myles Aaron Steiner, Denver, CO (US);
Daniel Joseph Friedman, Lakewood, CO (US);
James Luke Young, Golden, CO (US);
Ryan Matthew France, Golden, CO (US);
John A. Turner, Broomfield, CO (US);
Henning Döscher, Berlin, DE;
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Golden, CO (US);
Abstract
An aspect of the present disclosure is a photoelectrochemical device that includes a first cell that includes a first semiconductor alloy, a capping layer that includes a second semiconductor alloy, and a passivating layer that includes a third semiconductor alloy, where the passivating layer is positioned between the first cell and the capping layer, and at least a portion of the capping layer is configured to be in direct contact with an electrolyte.