Toward a low-cost Artificial Leaf that produces clean Hydrogen fuel For years, scientists have been pursuing artificial leaf technology, a green approach to making hydrogen fuel that copies plants ability to convert sunlight into a form of energy they can use. Now, one team reports progress toward a stand-alone system that lends itself to large-scale, #low-cost production. They created a flat #mesh out of light-absorbing #semiconductor #nanowires that, when immersed in water and exposed to sunlight, produces H2. The scientists say that the technique could allow their technology to be scaled up at low cost. Although boosting efficiency remains a challenge, their approach—unlike other artificial leaf systems—is #free-standing and doesnt require any additional wires or other external devices that would add to the environmental footprint. phys.org/news/2014-12-low-cost-artificial-leaf-hydrogen-fuel.html
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 23:49:49 +0000
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