Scientists develop liquid metal-embraced photoactive films for artificial photosynthesis
Solar-driven photocatalytic or photoelectrochemical water splitting holds great promise for direct solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion, especially in the context of the carbon-neutral initiative, while its practical applications hinge on significant advances in the scalable production of robust and efficient photoactive films. A research team led by Prof. Liu Gang from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a brand-new particle-implanting (PiP) technique to embed photoactive semiconductors in liquid metal films for the scalable fabrication of robust and efficient photoactive films, inspired by the fact that photosystems I and II are embedded in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts in plant leaves to efficiently drive photosynthesis in nature. This work is published in Nature Communications.
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