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ArticleNature communications2026

Electricity-free hydrogen production from the air.

Qili Xu, Xiaoxue Yao, Hoi Ying Chung, Xiongyi Liang, Zhi Zhang, Zhenwen Zhang, Wai Kin Lo, Yijun Zeng, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Yun Hau Ng and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Qili Xu *Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xiaoxue Yao *Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5554-2099
Hoi Ying Chung *School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xiongyi Liang *Department of Materials Science & Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6182-6189
Zhi ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhenwen ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5369-0119
Wai Kin LoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7676-3977
Yijun ZengDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3563-3361
Xiao Cheng ZengDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. xzeng26@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4672-8585
Yun Hau NgSchool of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. yunhau.ng@kaust.edu.sa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-2126
Steven WangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Steven.wang@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9192-349X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ever-growing demand for electricity and clean water restricts widespread application of hydrogen production via water electrolysis or photocatalytic water splitting. Here, we present a self-sufficient electricity-free air-to-hydrogen system that integrates radiative cooling-enhanced water adsorption with synergistic photocatalysis and photothermal conversion by fabricating spectral selective absorbing/emitting hygroscopic hydrogen evolution nanofiber membranes to harvest atmospheric moisture and produce hydrogen. Leveraging the nocturnal radiative cooling effect, we expand the operational relative humidity range of nanofiber membranes and enhance both water collection capacity and kinetics. The collected water undergoes efficient gas-phase water splitting for H

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