Solar water splitting: efficiency discussion

@article{Juodkazyt2016SolarWS,
  title={Solar water splitting: efficiency discussion},
  author={Jurga Juodkazytė and Gediminas Seniutinas and Benjaminas {\vS}ebeka and Irena Savickaja and Tadas Malinauskas and Kazimieras Badokas and Kȩstutis Juodkazis and Saulius Juodkazis},
  journal={arXiv: Chemical Physics},
  year={2016}
}
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