January 21, 2015

The path to artificial photosynthesis




HZB researchers describe efficient manganese catalyst capable of converting light to chemical energy

Scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Materials and Energy (HZB) in collaboration with the School of Chemistry and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science at Monash University, Australia, have precisely characterized a manganese catalyst’s electronic states. The catalyst is capable of converting light to chemical energy.