News tagged with gold electrode
Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2
Copper -- the stuff of pennies and tea kettles -- is also one of the few metals that can turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels with relatively little energy. When fashioned into an electrode and stimulated ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Self-assembling solar panels a step closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists Robert J. Knuesel and Heiko O. Jacobs of the University of Minnesota have developed a way to make tiny solar cells self-assemble.
Energy from light and water: New photocatalytic method for the clean production of hydrogen from water
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen-powered fuel cells and solar energy are the best hope for a more environmentally friendly and resource-sparing energy supply in the future. A combination of the two is considered to be particularly ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Researchers develop golden window electrodes for organic solar cells
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a gold plated window as the transparent electrode for organic solar cells. Contrary to what one might expect, these electrodes have the potential to ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Plugging in Molecular Wires
(PhysOrg.com) -- Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are masters of everything to do with solar energy because they are able to almost completely transform captured sunlight into chemical energy. This is in ...
Feb 11, 2009 |
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