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FUJISHIMA and Honda1 have indicated that TiO2 can be used in a photoelectrochemical cell to decompose water with band-gap light (hν ⩾ 3.0 eV). This process, termed photoelectrolysis, could have important implications for solar energy conversion and the ‘hydrogen economy’ if use can be made of visible light.
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NOZIK, A. Photoelectrolysis of water using semiconducting TiO2 crystals. Nature 257, 383–386 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/257383a0
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