Researchers have developed an ARTIFICIAL LEAF that can split water into Oxygen and Hydrogen in presence of sunlight, without needing wires or electricity. With this technological advancement, researchers have been able to create an artificial leaf.
This artificial leaf is actually a silicon solar cell with two different materials on either side. Once immersed in water and exposed to the sunlight, the leaf begins producing bubbles on either side of the surface. The video shows formation of Oxygen and Hydrogen bubbles on either side of this artificial leaf. Oxygen and Hydrogen produced by artificial leafs can be separated using pre-developed technology and then store them or use them for Electricity generation.
Researchers explains that this artificial leaf has been produced using material that’s available in abundance. It uses cobalt, silicon and nickel and works in regular water.
The development of Artificial Leaf opens many new avenues of investigation and development of reliable and cheaper sources of energy which will last for hundreds of years.
Check out this short video that shows the artificial leaf in action:-
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