Hydrogen is an attractive fuel source because it can easily
be converted into electric energy and gives off no greenhouse emissions. A
group of chemists at the University of Rochester is adding to its appeal by
increasing the output and lowering the cost of current light-driven
hydrogen-production systems.
The work was done by graduate students Zhiji Han and Fen
Qiu, as part of a collaboration between chemistry professors Richard Eisenberg,
Todd Krauss, and Patrick Holland, which is funded by the U.S. Department of
Energy. Their paper will be published later this month (Nov. 23) in the journal
Science.