Patent ID: 11961927
Assignee: ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  H  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 13:
14. A device comprising:
a three-terminal tandem semiconductor photovoltaic device capable of generating current at a first potential and a second potential;
a Ag or Au electrocatalyst in electronic communication with the photovoltaic device configured to catalyze a first reaction upon receiving current at the first potential; and
a Cu electrocatalyst in electronic communication with the photovoltaic device configured to catalyze a second reaction upon receiving current at a second potential;
wherein the photovoltaic device comprises a photoelectrode and a transparent conductive encapsulant (TCE) layer which further comprises a polymer, a plurality of microspheres of the Ag or Au electrocatalyst and a plurality of microspheres of the Cu electrocatalyst.