title: The potential of supported Cu2O and CuO nanosystems in photocatalytic H2 production.
abstract: Hy wire: Supported Cu(2)O nanosystems and CuO nanowires obtained by chemical vapor deposition were used in the photocatalytic splitting of methanol/water solutions to produce hydrogen. The results obtained with these systems open appealing perspectives for the clean conversion of sunlight into storable chemical energy.
authors.affiliation: ISTM-CNR and INSTM-Department of Chemistry, Padova University via F. Marzolo, Padua, Italy. davide.barreca@unipd.it
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barreca
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fornasiero
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasparotto
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gombac
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maccato
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Montini
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tondello
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D006859:Hydrogen; C000520:cuprous oxide; C030973:cupric oxide; D000432:Methanol