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Fujitsu Develops New Material Technology to Enhance Energy-Conversion Efficiency in Artificial Photo
http://en.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/33286/fujitsu-develops-new-material-technology-to-enhance-energy-conversion-efficiency-in-artificial-photosynthesis[font face=Serif][font size=5]Fujitsu Develops New Material Technology to Enhance Energy-Conversion Efficiency in Artificial Photosynthesis[/font]
[font size=3]KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov 7, 2016 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a new thin-film process technology that increases oxygen-producing efficiency by more than 100-fold. This is compared to using photocatalyst material, as is, with photoreactive electrodes that produce electricity and oxygen through the interaction of sunlight and water, used in artificial photosynthesis (1).
The results of this development could be used to increase energy storage capacity through artificial photosynthesis, and hold the promise of becoming a fundamental technology relating to energy and the environment, thus contributing to a more sustainable future with solutions to the problems of global warming and natural resource depletion.
Details of this technology were published in the English scientific journal Scientific Reports (online edition) on October 19, 2016.
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Compared to using photocatalyst material as-is, this technology more than doubles the usable amount of light that can be gathered from sunlight, and increases by more than a factor of 50 the surface area of the material that can react with water. Taken together, these advances have been confirmed to increase the efficiency in producing electricity and oxygen by more than a factor of 100.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep35593[font size=3]KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov 7, 2016 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a new thin-film process technology that increases oxygen-producing efficiency by more than 100-fold. This is compared to using photocatalyst material, as is, with photoreactive electrodes that produce electricity and oxygen through the interaction of sunlight and water, used in artificial photosynthesis (1).
The results of this development could be used to increase energy storage capacity through artificial photosynthesis, and hold the promise of becoming a fundamental technology relating to energy and the environment, thus contributing to a more sustainable future with solutions to the problems of global warming and natural resource depletion.
Details of this technology were published in the English scientific journal Scientific Reports (online edition) on October 19, 2016.
…
Compared to using photocatalyst material as-is, this technology more than doubles the usable amount of light that can be gathered from sunlight, and increases by more than a factor of 50 the surface area of the material that can react with water. Taken together, these advances have been confirmed to increase the efficiency in producing electricity and oxygen by more than a factor of 100.
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