Kyriakos Stylianou

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New light-activated material makes hydrogen from water without precious metals

Directs OSU's Materials Discovery Laboratory (MaD Lab)

Hydrogen made from water and sunlight usually needs a precious metal catalyst to speed the reaction. Oregon State University researchers have built a material that skips that step entirely.

Updated Oct 14

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The organic component does the important work. Instead of relying primarily on the metal atoms, our material uses its sulfur-containing organic building blocks to capture light energy and move electrons where they are needed to produce hydrogen.

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Our work provides a blueprint for designing better materials that can bring down the cost of green hydrogen.

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