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CSIR scientists developed artificial leaf create hydrogen fuel from sunlight, water
September 8 , 2017
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• CSIR Scientists have developed an artificial leaf that absorbs sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water, an advance that may provide clean energy for powering eco-friendly cars in the future.
• The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using water and sunlight.When visible light strikes the semiconductors, electrons move in one direction, producing electric current. The current almost instantaneously splits water into hydrogen.
• At present, hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels by steam reforming and in this process emits a large amount of carbon di-oxide (CO2) – a green house gas that promotes global warming
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