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Water Splitting by Visible Light: A Nanophotocathode for Hydrogen Production
Author(s) -
Nann Thomas,
Ibrahim Saad K.,
Woi PeiMeng,
Xu Shu,
Ziegler Jan,
Pickett Christopher J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200906262
Subject(s) - electrocatalyst , water splitting , solar fuel , hydrogenase , chemistry , hydrogen production , ruthenium , photochemistry , electrolysis of water , photodegradation , hydrogen fuel , hydrogen , catalysis , nanotechnology , materials science , inorganic chemistry , electrochemistry , photocatalysis , electrolysis , organic chemistry , electrode , electrolyte
Hitting water with a 2 iron : A novel nanophotocathode for hydrogen production is based on a multilayer array of InP quantum dots activated with a synthetic diiron catalyst (see picture), which is related to the subsite of FeFe hydrogenase.