TANDEM CELL FOR WATER CLEAVAGE BY VISIBLE LIGHT
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    发明公开
    TANDEM CELL FOR WATER CLEAVAGE BY VISIBLE LIGHT 有权
    串联电池FOR分水可见光

    公开(公告)号:EP1198621A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-24

    申请号:EP00944001.7

    申请日:2000-07-04

    IPC分类号: C25B1/00

    摘要: The tandem cell or photoelectrochemical system for the cleavage of water to hydrogen and oxygen by visible light consisting of two superimposed photocells, both cells being connected electrically. The photoactive material in the top cell is a semiconducting oxide placed in contact with an aqueous solution. This semiconducting oxide absorbs the blue and green part of the solar emission spectrum of a light source or light sources and generates with the energy collected oxygen and protons from water. The not absorbed yellow and red light transmits the top cell and enters a second photocell, the bottom cell, which is mounted, in the direction of the light behind, preferably directly behind the top cell. The bottom cell includes a dye sensitized mesoporous photovoltaic film. The bottom cell converts the yellow, red and near infrared portion of the sunlight to drive the reduction of the protons which are produced in the top cell during the photo catalytic water oxidation process, to hydrogen.