PHOTOSYNTHESIS APPARATUS
    23.
    发明申请
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS APPARATUS 审中-公开
    光照仪器

    公开(公告)号:US20170002471A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-05

    申请号:US15264959

    申请日:2016-09-14

    申请人: FUJITSU LIMITED

    发明人: NAOYA OKAMOTO

    摘要: A photosynthesis apparatus includes a groove part formed in a semiconductor substrate; a first conductive type area formed on one side surface of the groove part; a second conductive type area formed on another side surface of the groove part; an oxidation electrode formed in contact with the first conductive type area on the one side surface; a reduction electrode formed in contact with the second conductive type area on the other side surface; and a proton diaphragm formed at a center part of the groove part. Water including carbon dioxide is supplied to the groove part, and light is radiated to the oxidation electrode or the reduction electrode to generate oxygen and a hydrogen ion from the water at the oxidation electrode, and the generated hydrogen ion penetrates the proton diaphragm and reacts with the carbon dioxide to generate formic acid at the reduction electrode.

    摘要翻译: 光合作用装置包括:形成在半导体基板中的槽部; 形成在所述槽部的一个侧面上的第一导电型区域; 形成在所述槽部的另一侧面上的第二导电型区域; 形成为与一个侧面上的第一导电类型区域接触的氧化电极; 还原电极,其形成为与所述另一侧表面上的所述第二导电类型区域接触; 以及形成在槽部的中心部的质子膜。 向槽部供给含有二氧化碳的水,向氧化电极或还原电极照射光从氧化电极的水产生氧和氢离子,产生的氢离子穿透质子膜并与 二氧化碳在还原电极处产生甲酸。

    NICKEL PHOSPHIDES ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR HYDROGEN EVOLUTION AND OXIDATION REACTIONS
    25.
    发明申请
    NICKEL PHOSPHIDES ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR HYDROGEN EVOLUTION AND OXIDATION REACTIONS 审中-公开
    镍催化剂氢氧化物和氧化反应的电化学

    公开(公告)号:US20160355936A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US15109348

    申请日:2013-12-31

    摘要: Disclosed are cathodes comprising a conductive support substrate having a catalyst coating including Ni5P4 nanocrystals. The conductive support substrate is capable of incorporating a material to be reduced, such as water or hydrogen cations. Also disclosed are methods for generating hydrogen gas from water via an electrolysis reaction or from the reduction of hydrogen cations, wherein the catalyst is part of a conductive support within a cathode, including (a) placing an anode and the inventive cathode in an electrolyte, (b) placing the anode and cathode in conductive contact with an external source of electricity, (c) providing a source of water to the cathode, and (d) using the external source of electricity to drive an electrolysis reaction at the cathode, whereby the hydrogen gas is generated from water. In certain embodiments, the reaction uses a free catalyst, wherein the catalyst is placed in proximity to the cathode.

    摘要翻译: 公开了包括具有包括Ni 5 P 4纳米晶体的催化剂涂层的导电支撑基板的阴极。 导电支撑衬底能够结合待还原的材料,例如水或氢阳离子。 还公开了通过电解反应或氢还原反应从水中产生氢气的方法,其中催化剂是阴极内的导电载体的一部分,包括(a)将阳极和本发明的阴极放置在电解质中, (b)将阳极和阴极与外部电源导电接触,(c)向阴极提供水源,以及(d)使用外部电源来驱动阴极处的电解反应,由此 氢气由水产生。 在某些实施方案中,反应使用游离催化剂,其中将催化剂放置在靠近阴极的位置。

    ARTIFICIAL-PHOTOSYNTHESIS ARRAY
    29.
    发明申请
    ARTIFICIAL-PHOTOSYNTHESIS ARRAY 审中-公开
    人造光子核阵列

    公开(公告)号:US20160281244A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-29

    申请号:US15178641

    申请日:2016-06-10

    摘要: Provided is an artificial-photosynthesis array configured of artificial-photosynthesis modules which have been arranged in one or more rows and which receive light and decompose a supplied aqueous electrolyte solution to thereby obtain hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. The artificial-photosynthesis modules each includes an electrolytic chamber for hydrogen where hydrogen gas is generated and an electrolytic chamber for oxygen where oxygen gas is generated, the chambers being isolated from each other. The electrolytic chambers for hydrogen and electrolytic chambers for oxygen of the artificial-photosynthesis modules are alternately connected so that the electrolytic chamber for hydrogen of each artificial-photosynthesis module is connected to the electrolytic chamber for oxygen of another module and the electrolytic chamber for oxygen of each artificial-photosynthesis module is connected to the electrolytic chamber for hydrogen of another module.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种由人工光合作用模块构成的人造光合作用阵列,它们被布置成一列或多行,并且接收光并分解供给的电解质水溶液从而获得氢气和氧气。 人造光合作用模块包括产生氢气的氢气电解室和产生氧气的氧气用电解室,所述室彼此隔离。 用于人造光合作用模块的用于氢气和氧气的电解室的电解室交替地连接,使得每个人造光合作用模块的氢气电解室连接到另一个模块的氧气的电解室和氧气的电解室 每个人造光合作用模块连接到另一模块的氢气的电解室。

    PHOTOCATHODES AND DUAL PHOTOELECTRODES FOR NANOWIRE PHOTONIC DEVICES
    30.
    发明申请
    PHOTOCATHODES AND DUAL PHOTOELECTRODES FOR NANOWIRE PHOTONIC DEVICES 审中-公开
    用于纳米级光电器件的光电二极管和双光电子器件

    公开(公告)号:US20160273115A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-22

    申请号:US15071268

    申请日:2016-03-16

    摘要: Important components of direct solar based nanowire enabled chemical processing and electrochemical systems are a high efficiency and highly stable photocathode and 2-photon dual electrodes. The former enables photo-excited electrons that lead to hydrogen generation whereas the later with complementary energy bandgap photoanode and photocathode enables high efficiency, unassisted solar-driven water splitting. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to leverage the high surface areas and self-contained conversion of direct solar illuminated hydrogen generation from such nanowires with multiple junctions for broad solar spectrum absorption by providing monolithically integrated multi-junction photocathodes. It would be further beneficial to provide nanowire based dual-photoelectrode systems that together with a parallel illumination scheme, can fundamentally address these critical challenges. It would be further beneficial for these nanowire based dual-photoelectrode systems to exploit a semiconductor material family that can be tuned across the solar spectrum, can be doped both p-type and n-type and supported large current conduction.

    摘要翻译: 直接太阳能纳米线化学处理和电化学系统的重要组成部分是高效率和高度稳定的光电阴极和双光子双电极。 前者能够产生导致氢气产生的光激发电子,而后者具有互补能带隙光电阳极和光电阴极,可以实现高效率,无助太阳能驱动的水分解。 因此,通过提供单片集成的多结光电阴极,利用具有多个连接点的这种纳米线的高表面积和直接太阳能照射氢生成的独立转换是有利的。 提供基于纳米线的双光电子系统将是更有利的,其与平行照明方案一起可以从根本上解决这些关键挑战。 对于这些基于纳米线的双光电子系统来说,利用可以在太阳能光谱上调谐的半导体材料族将是更有益的,可掺杂p型和n型并支持大电流传导。