Turning Sunlight into Liquid Fuels
Abstract
An aqueous solution contains silica particles that have been embedded with photooxidizing cobalt oxide nanocrystals plus a sensitizer to allow the water-splitting reaction to be driven by visible light. When laser light hits the solution it turns blue as the sensitizer absorbs light. Bubbles soon begin to form as oxygen gas is released from the spilt water molecules.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1047476
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; LBNL; PHOTOOXIDATION; COBALT OXIDE NANOCRYSTALS; ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY
Citation Formats
. Turning Sunlight into Liquid Fuels. United States: N. p., 2009.
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"Turning Sunlight into Liquid Fuels". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1047476.
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