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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1981
R David Rauh, Newton, MA (US);
Robert A Boudreau, Norton, MA (US);
EIC Laboratories, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Abstract
A photoelectrochemical cell comprising a sealed container having a light-transmitting window for admitting light into the container across a light-admitting plane, an electrolyte in the container, a photoelectrode in the container having a light-absorbing surface arranged to receive light from the window and in contact with the electrolyte, the surface having a plurality of spaced portions oblique to the plane, each portion having dimensions at least an order of magnitude larger than the maximum wavelength of incident sunlight, the total surface area of the surface being larger than the area of the plane bounded by the container, and a counter electrode in the container in contact with the electrolyte.