Abstract:Silicon
has emerged as a competitive candidate for hydrolytic
hydrogen
production due to its high theoretical hydrogen yield, low cost, and
on-demand availability. However, the hydrolysis reaction is extremely
restrained by passivated SiO2, including the original one
on the Si surface and the generated one during hydrolysis, and almost
no hydrogen is produced in pure water. Herein, the original SiO2 surface has been effectively removed by milling micro-Si
mixed with a small amount of Li metal and NaCl. An arti… Show more
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