The chemical reaction to produce hydrogen from water is several times more effective when using a combination of new materials in three layers, according to researchers at Linköping University.
The chemical reaction to produce hydrogen from water is several times more effective when using a combination of new materials in three layers, according to researchers at Linköping University. Hydrogen produced from water is a promising renewable energy source – especially if the hydrogen is produced using sunlight.
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“Passenger cars can have a battery, but heavy trucks, ships or aircraft cannot use a battery to store the energy. For these means of transport, we need to find clean and renewable energy sources, and hydrogen is a good candidate,” says Jianwu Sun, associate professor at Linköping University, who has led the study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The LiU researchers are working on developing materials that can be used to produce hydrogen (H2) from water (H2O) by using the energy in sunlight.
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Image: The material can effectively capture the sunlight so that the energy therein can be used for hydrogen production through the photochemical water splitting reaction. (Credit: Olov Planthaber/Linköping University)
