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US 7,426,322 B2Granted
Plasmon photocatalysis
AssigneeSearete LLC
InventorRoderick A. Hyde
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Abstract
Plasmons on a waveguide may deliver energy to photocatalyze a reaction. The waveguide or other energy carrier may be configured to carry electromagnetic energy and generate plasmon energy at one or more locations proximate to the waveguide, where the plasmon energy may react chemically with a medium or interaction material.
Claims5
A system comprising:
- Media that includes a photocatalyst, said photocatalyst including titanium dioxide, wherein the media is configured to react chemically to plasmon energy in a first frequency range;
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- An energy carrier configured to support plasmons, said carrier being configured to deliver plasmon energy in said first frequency range to react chemically with said media.
A system comprising:
- Media that is configured to react chemically to plasmon energy in a first frequency range to produce electron-hole pairs;
- and
- An energy carrier configured to support plasmons, said carrier being configured to deliver plasmon energy in said first frequency range to react chemically with said media.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.