title: All inorganic semiconductor nanowire mesh for direct solar water splitting.
abstract: The generation of chemical fuels via direct solar-to-fuel conversion from a fully integrated artificial photosynthetic system is an attractive approach for clean and sustainable energy, but so far there has yet to be a system that would have the acceptable efficiency, durability and can be manufactured at a reasonable cost. Here, we show that a semiconductor mesh made from all inorganic nanowires can achieve unassisted solar-driven, overall water-splitting without using any electron mediators. Free-standing nanowire mesh networks could be made in large scales using solution synthesis and vacuum filtration, making this approach attractive for low cost implementation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California , Berkeley, California 94720, United States.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Cheng-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Peidong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053770:Nanowires; D010788:Photosynthesis; D012666:Semiconductors; D012993:Solar Energy; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: BiVO4; Rh-SrTiO3; artificial photosynthesis; semiconductor nanowire; solar water splitting