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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1977
Horst Witzke, Princeton, NJ (US);
Schoen-nan Chen, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Satyendra K Deb, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Steven Robert Jost, Huntington, NY (US);
Joseph Reichman, Great Neck, NY (US);
Michael A Russak, Farmingdale, NY (US);
Optel Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, NY (US);
Abstract
A sealed device includes an electrode having a semiconductor thin film coating. A liquid electrolyte contacts the thin film to form a photoactive interface which converts light energy to electrical energy. A counterelectrode is positioned in spaced relation to the electrode and also contacts the electrolyte. Leads are connected to the electrode and counterelectrode so that a load may be driven by the device when the device is exposed to light.