Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A description is given of devices, termed photoelectrochemical cells, which can, in principle, be used to directly convert light to fuels and/or electricity. The fundamental principles on which the photoelectrochemical cell is based are related to the observation that irradiation of a semiconductor electrode in an electrochemical cell can result in the flow of an electric current in the external circuit. Attention is given to the basic mechanisms involved, the energy conversion efficiency, the advantages of photoelectrochemical cells, and the results of investigations related to the study of energy conversion via photoelectrochemical cells.
Keywords:
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
Type:
Conference on Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering; Sep 12, 1976 - Sep 17, 1976; State Line, NV
Format:
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