Shigeru Ikeda, Tsuyoshi Takata, Takeshi Kondo, Go Hitoki, Michikazu Hara, Junko N. Kondo, Kazunari Domen, Hideo Hosono, Hiroshi Kawazoe and Akira Tanaka
Mechano-catalysis, a novel and simple method to decompose water into H2 and O2 in which mechanical energy is directly converted into chemical energy, is demonstrated.