Photochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels

Renewable energy is at the forefront of the nation-wide discussion on energy independence as a means for meeting society’s ever increasing energy demands. Sunlight provides abundant energy to the earth’s surface and is a form of renewable energy. Practical (cheap), large-scale employment of solar energy, however, necessitates an effective mechanism of storing the solar energy for when the sun is not shine. One method to achieve high density storage of solar energy is in chemical bonds, specifically in transforming low energy bonds to higher energy bonds. The invention relates to a a photoelectrochemical devise that is capable of taking carbon dioxide to fuels.

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