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US 8,945,430 B2Granted
Photovoltaic cell containing a polymer electrolyte
AssigneeItm Power (Research) Limited
InventorsDonald James Highgate, Nicholas Baynes, Rachel Louise Smith, Kris Hyde
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Abstract
A photovoltaic cell comprises a membrane electrode assembly obtainable by the in situ polymerization between two electrodes of one or more monomers to form a polymer, and then infusing an activating agent into the polymer, wherein the activating agent enables the membrane electrode assembly to function as a photovoltaic cell.
Claims17
A method for forming a photovoltaic cell, comprising:
- polymerizing one or more monomers and one half of a redox couple between two electrodes in situ, to form a polymer membrane electrode assembly;
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- infusing an activating agent into the polymer, wherein the activating agent reacts with the one half of the redox couple to produce the other half of the redox couple, thereby enabling the membrane electrode assembly to function as a photovoltaic cell,
- wherein the one half of the redox couple is not an inhibitor of free radical polymerization, and wherein the other half of the redox couple is an inhibitor of free radical polymerization.
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