I love solar, but this water splitting cell depletes over time (6 hr half life apparently) due to necessary oxidation, and must be refurbished or replaced. Your

I love solar, but this water splitting cell depletes over time (6 hr half life apparently) due to necessary oxidation, and must be refurbished or replaced. Your solar cell will in theory last indefinitly. Accounting for the energy input in the annealing step, I wonder shat the cumulative power balance looks like.