Solar-driven production of hydrogen and acetaldehyde from ethanol on Ni-Cu bimetallic catalysts with solar-to-fuels conversion efficiency up to 3.8

[Display omitted] •An efficient solar-driven ethanol dehydrogenation process is presented.•Remarkable H2 generation rate is achieved over Ni-Cu catalyst by focused solar light.•Solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency up to 3.8 % is reached.•Both photothermal heating and hot carrier generation take respo...

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