Semiconductor Photoelectrode
AssigneeNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
InventorsYoko Ono, Yuya Uzumaki, Sayumi Sato, Takeshi Komatsu
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Abstract
A semiconductor photoelectrode that is to be located in an aqueous solution to cause a decomposition reaction of the aqueous solution upon being irradiated with light, the semiconductor photoelectrode including: a semiconductor layer that is formed on an insulative or conductive substrate and is provided with a plurality of protrusion structures that protrude in one direction that is opposite a direction in which the substrate is located; a catalyst layer that is continuously laminated on the surface of the semiconductor layer; and a wire that is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer.
Claims20
A semiconductor photoelectrode that is to be located in an aqueous solution to cause a decomposition reaction of the aqueous solution upon being irradiated with light, the semiconductor photoelectrode comprising:
- a semiconductor layer that is formed on an insulative or conductive substrate and is provided with a plurality of protrusion structures that protrude in one direction that is opposite a direction in which the substrate is located;
- a catalyst layer that is continuously laminated on the surface of the semiconductor layer;
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- a wire that is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.