Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found: Rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production could benefit
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of researchers has found one of the most effective catalysts ever discovered for splitting oxygen atoms from water molecules -- a key reaction for advanced energy-storage systems, including electrolyzers, to produce hydrogen fuel and rechargeable batteries. This new catalyst liberates oxygen at more than 10 times the rate of the best previously known catalyst of its type.