Editor's note: Links to high-resolution images for download appear at the end of this release. David Ruth 713-348-6327 david@rice.edu Mike Williams 713-348-6728 mikewilliams@rice.edu HOUSTON - (March 23, 2017) - Rice University scientists have created an efficient, simple-to-manufacture oxygen-evolution catalyst that pairs well with semiconductors for solar water splitting, the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy in the form of hydrogen and oxygen. Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston created a catalyst from three elements - iron, manganese and phosphorus - and then coated it evenly onto an array of titanium dioxide nanorods to create a highly efficient...
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