Novel alloy could produce hydrogen fuel from sunlight
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 15:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Using state-of-the-art theoretical computations, a team of scientists has determined that an alloy formed by a 2 percent substitution of antimony in gallium nitride has the right electrical properties to enable solar light energy to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The alloy functions as a catalyst in the photoelectrochemical electrolysis of water.