Daniel Nocer development team leader said "artificial leaves has shown that we can create new sources of cheap electricity energy within home to countries are improved. Our purpose is to make each house has its own electric power stations." Just one gallon water with light from the sun, Artificial leaves can produce enough electricity energy for use in a day per a home.
Principles of artificial leaves is that it will separate water into hydrogen and oxygen to pass into the fuel cell to produce electricity energy come out. Actually has created the first artificial leaves ten years ago but production costs are high, also last for a relatively short as well. Nocera artificial leaves made of cheap materials and readily available, Able to work under conditions simply do not have conditions and high stability. Nocera said study in the laboratory prototype of the artificial leaves can create electrical power continuously for 45 hours before that performance is reduced.
Artificial leaves developed from the discovery of new catalysts Silver and cobalt which can split water into hydrogen and oxygen more efficiently in normal conditions. Nocera also said that He leaves are efficiency of photosynthesis is 10 times better than natural, Which He was also saw it can be optimized to get beyond this point. "Nature has energy from photosynthesis, I think the world in the future will use energy from photosynthesis same is in the form of artificial leaves."
