Yonsei University-POSTECH joint research team develops high-efficiency and high-durability photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen peroxide production using sunlight
Yonsei University and POSTECH have developed an eco-friendly hydrogen peroxide production high-efficiency and high-safety photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) based on joint research through open and shared campaign cooperation projects. The study, conducted by Kim Hyung-il, a professor of construction and environmental engineering at Yonsei University, Choi Won-yong, a professor of environmental engineering at POSTECH, and Dr. Jeon Tae-hwa, was published as an online cover paper for Energy & Environmental Science (IF 33.250). The photoelectrochemical cell developed in this study is an eco-friendly technology that produces hydrogen peroxide using solar energy, water, and oxygen, and is attracting attention as an alternative to the current hydrogen peroxide generation process.This study contributed greatly to the achievement of SDG 7.3 related to higher energy efficiency (By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency), and it is a product of implementing the first declaration of the Open and Shared Campus Declaration, which Yonsei University and POSTECH started together in March 2018, "Both schools pursue the values of openness, sharing, and cooperation and actively promote practical mutual exchange."