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Floatable photocatalytic hydrogel nanocomposites for large-scale solar hydrogen production

Lee, Wang Hee, Lee, Chan Woo, Cha, Gi Doo, Lee, Byoung-Hoon, Jeong, Jae Hwan, Park, Hyunseo, Heo, Junhyeok, Bootharaju, Megalamane S., Sunwoo, Sung-Hyuk, Kim, Jeong Hyun, Ahn, Kyung Hyun, Kim, Dae-Hyeong, Hyeon, Taeghwan·2023·Nature Nanotechnology

DOI 10.1038/s41565-023-01385-4

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Storing solar energy in chemical bonds aided by heterogeneous photocatalysis is desirable for sustainable energy conversion. Despite recent progress in designing highly active photocatalysts, inefficient solar energy and mass transfer, the instability of catalysts and reverse reactions impede their practical large-scale applications. Here we tackle these challenges by designing a floatable photocatalytic platform constructed from porous elastomer-hydrogel nanocomposites. The nanocomposites at the air-water interface feature efficient light delivery, facile supply of water and instantaneous gas separation. Consequently, a high hydrogen evolution rate of 163 mmol h-1 m-2 can be achieved using Pt/TiO 2 cryoaerogel, even without forced convection. When fabricated in an area of 1 m 2 and incorporated with economically feasible single-atom Cu/TiO 2 photocatalysts, the nanocomposites produce 79.2 ml of hydrogen per day under natural sunlight. Furthermore, long-term stable hydrogen production in seawater and highly turbid water and photoreforming of polyethylene terephthalate demonstrate the potential of the nanocomposites as a commercially viable photocatalytic system.

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Authors: Lee, W. H., Lee, C. W., Cha, G. D., Lee, B.-H., Jeong, J. H., Park, H., Heo, J., Bootharaju, M. S., Sunwoo, S.-H., Kim, J. H., Ahn, K. H., Kim, D.-H., & Hyeon, T.
Affiliations: Seoul National University (KR)
Institute for Basic Science (KR)
Corresponding author: Kim, Dae-Hyeong
Hyeon, Taeghwan
ORCID: Lee, Wang Hee
Lee, Chan Woo
Cha, Gi Doo
Lee, Byoung-Hoon
Jeong, Jae Hwan
Park, Hyunseo
Heo, Junhyeok
Bootharaju, Megalamane S.
Sunwoo, Sung-Hyuk
Kim, Jeong Hyun
Ahn, Kyung Hyun
Kim, Dae-Hyeong
Hyeon, Taeghwan
Venue: Nature Nanotechnology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2023-04-27
Volume: 18
Issue: 7
Pages: 754-762
ISSN: 1748-3387 (ISSN-L)
1748-3395
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01385-4
OpenAlex: W4367176438
Cited by: 394
References: 49
Citations by year: 2026: 88 · 2025: 147 · 2024: 135 · 2023: 24
FWCI: 18.75
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Nature Nanotechnology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Institute for Basic Science
Topics: Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
Keywords: photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, solar hydrogen production, nanocomposite hydrogels, porous elastomers, air-water interface, hydrogen evolution reaction, gas separation, seawater hydrogen production, water turbidity, catalyst stability

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