Core / shell photocatalyst with spatially separated cocatalysts for more efficient water splitting
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Photocatalytic splitting of water uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. It is an environmentally friendly way to obtain hydrogen for fuel cells. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Japanese researchers have now introduced a new method for the production of more effective photocatalysts. Their method uses tiny hollow spheres coated with different cocatalysts on the inside and the outside.