Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Hybrid bio-photo-electro-chemical cells for solar water splitting

  • Roy I. Pinhassi,
  • Dan Kallmann,
  • Gadiel Saper,
  • Hen Dotan,
  • Artyom Linkov,
  • Asaf Kay,
  • Varda Liveanu,
  • Gadi Schuster,
  • Noam Adir,
  • Avner Rothschild

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12552
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Photoelectrochemical water splitting uses solar power to decompose water to hydrogen and oxygen. Here, the authors integrate thylakoid membranes extracted from spinach into a bio-photo-electro-chemical cell capable of overall water splitting without the need for any sacrificial reagents.