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Primary Examiner: Weisstuch, Aaron
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Hughes; J. R.

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Title: Photochemical device for conversion of visible light to electricity

Abstract: A photochemical device for conversion of visible light to electricity comprising one or more monolayers of dye material such as chlorophyll, an electron acceptor monolayer of saturated fatty acid between suitable electrode layers, all formed or mounted on a suitable substrate sheet.

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Inventors: Bolton, James R. (London, CA, US)
Janzen, Abram F. (London, CA, US)

Application Number: 018468
Filing Date: 1979-03-07
Publication_date: 1980-04-08
Assignee: Canadian Patents & Development Ltd. (Ottawa, CA)
Primary Class(es): 136/255 250/214SG, 250/214.1, 257/40, 257/453, 257/E51.012, 257/E51.023, 257/E51.041, 257/E51.044, 257/E51.047, 257/E51.052
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US Patent Ref:

3057947	Oct, 1962	Calvin et al.	136/89.
4105470	Aug, 1978	Skotheim	136/89.

Other Refs: Other References: P. J. Reucroft et al. "Photoelectronic Effects In Organic Materials-I. Chlorophyll-Chloranil Lamellar Systems", Photochem. Photobiol., vol. 10, pp. 79-86, (1969).
"`Synthetic Leaf` Mimics Plants' Light Conversion," Chemical & Eng. News, Feb. 16, 1976, pp. 32-34.
C. W. Tang et al., "Photovoltaic Effects of Metal-Chlorophyll-a-Metal Sandwich Cells," J. Chem., Phys., vol. 62, pp. 2139-2149, (1975).