Hematite 're-growth' smoothes rough edges for clean energy harvest
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 04:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Finding an efficient solar water splitting method to mine electron-rich hydrogen for clean power has been thwarted by the poor performance of hematite. But by 're-growing' the mineral's surface, a smoother version of hematite doubled electrical yield, opening a new door to energy-harvesting artificial photosynthesis, according to a report published online today in the journal Nature Communications.