Lead-free perovskites and related materials for photocatalytic applications
Raquel Galian a, Paulina Gwóźdź b, Nadia Pareja c, Alejandro Cortés-Villena a, Ewa Drożdż b, Agnieszka Łącz b, Julia Pérez-Prieto a, Eduardo Palomares c
a Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
b Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow
c Institute of Chemical Technology, Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV-CSIC)
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS)
Proceedings of MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference (MATSUSSpring25)
Lead-free perovskites: Fundamentals and device applications - #LeadFreePero
Sevilla, Spain, 2025 March 3rd - 7th
Organizers: Eline Hutter and Iván Mora-Seró
Invited Speaker, Raquel Galian, presentation 528
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.matsusspring.2025.528
Publication date: 16th December 2024

Perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are well known for their exceptional tuneable optical and electronic properties. They can be engineered at the nanoscale to optimize their interaction with light, improving the efficiency of the absorption, transfer, and conversion of energy.

Lead-free metal halide materials, such as Bi- and Sb-based NCs, having an A3B2X9 (A = CH3NH3+, Cs+; B = Sb3+ or Bi3+, X = Cl, Br, I) stoichiometry, have been proposed as good candidates for heterogeneous photocatalysis thanks to their higher chemical stability and better performance than those of Pb-based perovskite NCs. In this context, the ability of colloidal layered structures Cs3Sb2Br9 NCs for the photoreduction of p-substituted benzyl bromide substrate to produce C-C coupling products and the key role of the surface chemistry in facilitating the interaction between the NC and the substrate will be discussed. Moreover, they showed promising activity towards the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes with good recyclability, preserving their performance and structural properties.

Recently, we have explored the (photo)catalytic potential of a family of perovskite oxides CaxSr01-xTiO3 (x=0-1) doped with iron and cobalt the sublattices. The pollutant degradation (organic dyes) and clorates reduction activity will be also discussed for water remediation.

Financial support by Generalitat Valenciana (CIPROM/2022/57).

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