How to split a water molecule
Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 13:14
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at RIKEN, Japan`s flagship research organization has succeeded for the first time in selectively controlling for reaction products in the dissociation of a single water molecule on an ultrathin film. The reaction, described in the April 19th issue of Nature Materials, opens the door to the creation of novel functional catalysts and applications in clean energy production.