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Changes to platinum surface chemistry boost solar hydrogen production in organic photocatalysts

Researchers from the LIMNO laboratory at EPFL have uncovered how different halides modify the surface chemistry of organic semiconductor nanoparticle photocatalysts. By controlling these phenomena, they have significantly improved the solar hydrogen production efficiency of these materials.

Changes to platinum surface chemistry boost solar hydrogen production in organic photocatalysts
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Researchers from the LIMNO laboratory at EPFL have uncovered how different halides modify the surface chemistry of organic semiconductor nanoparticle photocatalysts. By controlling these phenomena, they have significantly improved the solar hydrogen production efficiency of these materials.

Originally published at Phys.org

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