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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jeong-hee Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Tae-gon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Tae-hyung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seoung-jae Im, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 11/00 (2006.01); C25B 11/04 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 11/0478 (2013.01); C25B 1/003 (2013.01); H01L 31/0224 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light absorbing layer for a photoelectrode structure, the light absorbing layer including copper oxide, wherein metallic copper (Cu) is present at a grain boundary of the copper oxide. Also, a photoelectrode structure including the light absorbing layer, a photoelectrochemical cell including the photoelectrode structure, and a solar cell including the light absorbing layer.