Spontaneous hydrogen production using gadolinium telluride
- Title
- Spontaneous hydrogen production using gadolinium telluride
- Creator
- Kumbhakar P.; Parui A.; Dhakar S.; Paliwal M.; Behera R.; Gautam A.R.S.; Roy S.; Ajayan P.M.; Sharma S.; Singh A.K.; Tiwary C.S.
- Description
- Developing materials for controlled hydrogen production through water splitting is one of the most promising ways to meet current energy demand. Here, we demonstrate spontaneous and green production of hydrogen at high evolution rate using gadolinium telluride (GdTe) under ambient conditions. The spent materials can be reused after melting, which regain the original activity of the pristine sample. The phase formation and reusability are supported by the thermodynamics calculations. The theoretical calculation reveals ultralow activation energy for hydrogen production using GdTe caused by charge transfer from Te to Gd. Production of highly pure and instantaneous hydrogen by GdTe could accelerate green and sustainable energy conversion technologies. 2023
- Source
- iScience, Vol-26, No. 4
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Subject
- Inorganic materials; Materials chemistry; Materials science
- Coverage
- Kumbhakar P., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Parui A., Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560012, India; Dhakar S., Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, 382355, India; Paliwal M., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India; Behera R., Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 382355, India; Gautam A.R.S., Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 382355, India; Roy S., Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005, TX, United States; Ajayan P.M., Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, 77005, TX, United States; Sharma S., Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, 382355, India; Singh A.K., Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560012, India; Tiwary C.S., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 25890042
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Kumbhakar P.; Parui A.; Dhakar S.; Paliwal M.; Behera R.; Gautam A.R.S.; Roy S.; Ajayan P.M.; Sharma S.; Singh A.K.; Tiwary C.S., “Spontaneous hydrogen production using gadolinium telluride,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14260.