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Photoelectrochemical energy conversion and storage using polycrystalline chalcogenide electrodes

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WE report here on a major improvement in the conversion efficiency of corrosion-free photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) and on a novel extension of such cells which allows the storage of part or all of the converted energy in situ for subsequent use.

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  1. Department of Plastics Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    GARY HODES & JOOST MANASSEN

  2. Department of Structural Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    DAVID CAHEN

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HODES, G., MANASSEN, J. & CAHEN, D. Photoelectrochemical energy conversion and storage using polycrystalline chalcogenide electrodes. Nature 261, 403–404 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/261403a0

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