Fomento de la oxidación fotoquímica del agua con estructuras de banda metálica

Hongfei Liu1, René Moré1, Henrik Grundmann2

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

Resumen

Los investigadores exploraron los materiales de perovskita para obtener catalizadores eficientes de oxidación del agua. El ajuste de las propiedades electrónicas, específicamente la transición de aislante a metal, mejoró significativamente la actividad catalítica, guiando el diseño futuro del catalizador.

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