Computer simulations of a metal–sulfide alloy unlock the
secrets to designing solar-powered catalysts that generate hydrogen fuel from
water
Partnerships can pay off when it comes to converting solar
into chemical energy. By modeling a cadmium sulfide (CdS)–zinc sulfide (ZnS)
alloy with special computational techniques, a Singapore-based research team
has identified the key photocatalytic properties that enable this chemical duo
to ‘split’ water molecules into a fuel, hydrogen gas (H2). The theoretical
study was published by Jianwei Zheng from the A*STAR Institute of High
Performance Computing and his co-workers.