Bioinspired molecular co-catalysts bonded to a silicon photocathode for solar hydrogen evolution

Authors
Yidong Hou,
Billie L. Abrams,
Peter C. K. Vesborg,
Mårten E. Björketun,
Konrad Herbst,
Lone Bech,
Alessandro M. Setti,
Christian D. Damsgaard,
Thomas Pedersen,
Ole Hansen,
Jan Rossmeisl,
Søren Dahl,
Jens K. Nørskov,
Ib Chorkendorff
Year of publication
2011
Journal
Nature materials
Issue
6
Volume
10
Starting page
434
Ending page
438
DOI
10.1038/nmat3008
The production of fuels from sunlight represents one of the main challenges in the development of a sustainable energy system 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Hydrogen is the simplest fuel to produce and although platinum and other noble metals are efficient catalysts for ...
Keywords
SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTO-CATHODES; VISIBLE-LIGHT; H-2 EVOLUTION; WATER; CATALYST; MOS2; PHOTOCATALYST; CELLS
Research Areas
System scaling relations,
Photocatalysis,
Theoretical method development,
Artificial photosynthesis,
Descriptors,
Experiment
Funding sources
SUNCAT,
DASTI
SUNCAT People
Jens K. Nørskov,
Ib Chorkendorff