20160017506 | GAS PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A gas production apparatus is provided which include: an element laminate having a light receiving section on one side and a conductive substrate on the other, in which laminate a plurality of elements, each including a semiconductor thin film with pn junction, are so laminated on each other as to connect in series to each other; a hydrogen gas generator formed on a surface of a first element located on the light receiving section side; a first electrolysis chamber including the hydrogen gas generator; an oxygen gas generator formed on a back surface of the conductive substrate; a second electrolysis chamber including the oxygen gas generator; and an ion-permeable but gas-impermeable diaphragm provided between the first and second electrolysis chambers. | 01-21-2016 |