Novel method yields highly reactive, highly hydroxylated TiO2 surface
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Build a surface of titanium and oxygen atoms arranged just so, coat with water, and add sunshine. What do you get? In theory, energy-rich hydrogen produced by photolysisa process by which water molecules placed on a catalytic surface and exposed to electromagnetic radiation are split, forming H2 and O2. In reality, that hydrogen is getting closer to our grasp.