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Water-splitting using photocatalytic porphyrin-nanotube composite devices

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OSTI ID:927855
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3]
  1. Tijeras, NM
  2. Albuquerque, NM
  3. Winters, CA
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A method for generating hydrogen by photocatalytic decomposition of water using porphyrin nanotube composites. In some embodiments, both hydrogen and oxygen are generated by photocatalytic decomposition of water.

Research Organization:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
7,338,590
Application Number:
11/256,808
OSTI ID:
927855
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)

A review and recent developments in photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2 for hydrogen production journal April 2007
Enhanced Photocleavage of Water Using Titania Nanotube Arrays journal January 2005
Direct splitting of water under visible light irradiation with an oxide semiconductor photocatalyst journal December 2001
Strategies for the Development of Visible-light-driven Photocatalysts for Water Splitting journal December 2004
Photoelectrochemical decomposition of water on nanocrystalline BiVO4 film electrodes under visible light journal January 2003

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