RESEARCHERS - AUSTIN TEXAS - SILICON + SILICON DIOXIDE Allen....
If what ytou say has any merit... ( outside interests in MGX's magnesium + silicon )
Then.. i would hope MGX has a handle on this
cutting edge research applied to...
silicon + silicon dioxide for use in splitting water = hydrgoen fuel.
Knowing the true value of...
magnesium and silicon = ultra important.
EXCERPT - “It turns out materials that are good at absorbing sunlight tend to be unstable under the conditions required for the water-splitting reaction, while the materials that are stable tend to be poor absorbers of sunlight. These conflicting requirements drive you toward a seemingly inevitable tradeoff, but by combining multiple materials — one that efficiently absorbs sunlight, such as silicon, and another that provides good stability, such as silicon dioxide — into a single device, this conflict can be resolved.” However, this creates another challenge — the electrons and holes created by absorption of sunlight in silicon must be able to move easily across the silicon dioxide layer. This usually requires the silicon dioxide layer to be no more than a few nanometers, which reduces its effectiveness in protecting the silicon absorber from degradation.
The key to this breakthrough came through a method of creating electrically conductive paths through a thick silicon dioxide layer that can be performed at low cost and scaled to high manufacturing volumes. To get there, Yu and his team used a technique first deployed in the manufacturing of semiconductor electronic chips. By coating the silicon dioxide layer with a thin film of aluminum and then heating the entire structure, arrays of nanoscale “spikes” of aluminum that completely bridge the silicon dioxide layer are formed. These can then easily be replaced by nickel or other materials that help catalyze the water-splitting reactions.
When illuminated by sunlight, the devices can efficiently oxidize water to form oxygen molecules while also generating hydrogen at a separate electrode and exhibit outstanding stability under extended operation. Because the techniques employed to create these devices are commonly used in manufacturing of semiconductor electronics, they should be easy to scale for mass production.
LINK - https://sciencesprings.wordpress.com/2021/07/20/from-university-of-texas-at-austin-us-making-clean-hydrogen-is-hard-but-researchers-just-solved-a-major-hurdle/ VIDEO - July 29 2022 - Superb info on - how the
combustion car industry will remodel current fuel combustion engines to accept - hydrogen fuel - ( there you go Allen... like i said, hydrogen market will be massive )
Video also discusses - the use of silicon + silicon dioxide for use in water splitting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5BzNJ9YT4E