University of California

Jianwei Sun

Peidong Yang

Bin Liu

Candace K Chan

Yi Yu

Fan Cui

The disclosure provides methods to produce ultrathin metal nanowires, the metal nanowires produced therefrom, and the use of the metal nanowires as transparent conductors.

Methods to produce ultra-thin metal nanowires for transparent conductors

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator. In one aspect, a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator includes (1) a photoanode configured to perform water oxidation and (2) a photocathode configured to perform water reduction. The photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode. The photoanode may include a high surface area network of photoanode nanowires. The photocathode may include a high surface area network of photocathode nanowires. In some embodiments, the nanowire mesh solar fuels generator may include an ion conductive polymer infiltrating the photoanode and the photocathode in the region where the photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode.

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