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A major leap toward clean hydrogen production has arrived, and it runs on solar energy.
Scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have developed a unique way to produce hydrogen fuel using only natural sunlight, reported Tech Xplore. The breakthrough is a refined process for creating high-efficiency photoelectrodes to make production nearly six times faster.
Typically, making these photoelectrodes, which help split water using sunlight, involves several time-consuming steps. But the KIMM team created a new solution using ingredients like acetylacetone and acetic acid that makes photoelectrode films that convert light into electricity in one step. This process saved time and materials; it allowed researchers to create larger photoelectrodes for more stable, stronger…
