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Floating solar hydrogen production

Floatable hydrogel photocatalytic platform at the air–water interface features practical advantages for scale-up of solar H2 production with light delivery, supply of water, and instantaneous gas separation.

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Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of the floatable nanocomposites and their advantages for the photocatalytic solar H2 production.

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Zhu, M., Li, Z. Floating solar hydrogen production. Nat. Nanotechnol. 18, 698–699 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01387-2

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