Device for reversible photoelectrochemical water-splitting with bacteriorhodopsin-sensitized photoelectrode

• Main Authors: JOVE PERALTA MIQUEL, OLIVA SOLA CRISTINA
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 15.05.2020
• Subjects: APPARATUS THEREFOR; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; METALLURGY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

The invention provides reversible bio sensitized photoelectric conversion and H2 to electricity conversion devices which use one or more proton pumping photoactive biological layers to generate a proton gradient that is harnessed to produce electrical energy. It is also provided a photoelectric conversion element that incorporates the device of the present invention. 本发明提供了可逆生物敏化光电转换和H到电转换装置，其使用一个或多个质子泵浦光敏生物层以产生质子梯度，该质子梯度被利用以产生电能。还提供了并入本发明的装置的光电转换元件。