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The Potential of Supported Cu 2 O and CuO Nanosystems in Photocatalytic H 2 Production
Author(s) -
Barreca Davide,
Fornasiero Paolo,
Gasparotto Alberto,
Gombac Valentina,
Maccato Chiara,
Montini Tiziano,
Tondello Eugenio
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200900032
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , hydrogen production , water splitting , nanowire , methanol , chemical vapor deposition , nanotechnology , materials science , clean energy , hydrogen , catalysis , chemical engineering , chemical energy , chemistry , environmental science , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
Hy wire : Supported Cu 2 O nanosystems and CuO nanowires obtained by chemical vapor deposition were used in the photocatalytic splitting of methanol/water solutions to produce hydrogen. The results obtained with these systems open appealing perspectives for the clean conversion of sunlight into storable chemical energy.