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On the Way to Artificial Photosynthesis: Simple Materials and System Designs for Photoelectrodes
Author(s) -
Antonietti Markus
Publication year - 2013
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.201207937
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , nanotechnology , sustainable energy , materials science , photosynthesis , energy transformation , engineering physics , computer science , process engineering , biochemical engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , chemistry , renewable energy , physics , philosophy , biochemistry , epistemology , thermodynamics
For commercial viability new technologies for the sustainable generation of energy should be simple and efficient. Photoelectrodes made of boron arsenide are the latest advance: they can be synthesized easily directly from the elements and convert sunlight into electric current.