Solar water-splitting into H2 and O2: design principles of photosystem II and hydrogenases
- 30 June 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Energy & Environmental Science
- Vol. 1 (1) , 15-31
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b808792j
Abstract
This review aims at presenting the principles of water-oxidation in photosystem II and of hydrogen production by the two major classes of hydrogenases in order to facilitate application for the design of artificial catalysts for solar fuel production.Keywords
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