Oxidación fotocatalítica del agua con nanocristales de IrO2 no sensibilizados bajo luz visible y UV

F Andrew Frame1, Troy K Townsend, Rachel L Chamousis

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, California 95616, USA.

Resumen

Los nanocristales de óxido de iridio (IrO2) estabilizados con ácido succínico exhiben una sorprendente actividad fotocatalítica de oxidación del agua. Estas nanopartículas evolucionan el oxígeno de manera eficiente cuando son impulsadas por la luz visible y ultravioleta, ofreciendo nuevos conocimientos sobre los sistemas de división del agua.

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