Un fotocatalizador de óxido monofásico sin dopaje que trabaja bajo luz visible

Hyun Gyu Kim1, Dong Won Hwang, Jae Sung Lee

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering and School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31 Hyoja-dong, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea.

Resumen

Un nuevo fotocatalizador de niobato de bismuto de plomo (PbBi2Nb2O9) degrada eficientemente los contaminantes y divide el agua usando luz visible. Este óxido no dopado muestra altos rendimientos cuánticos y una excelente estabilidad, lo que marca un avance significativo en la fotocatálisis.

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