Publications by authors named "Beatrice Bizzarri"
The outbreak of viral infectious diseases urges airborne droplet and surface disinfection strategies, which may rely on photocatalytic semiconductors. A lipid bilayer membrane generally encloses coronaviruses and promotes the anchoring on the semiconductor surface, where, upon photon absorption, electron-hole pairs are produced, which can react with adsorbed oxygen-containing species and lead to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROSs). The photogenerated ROSs may support the disruptive oxidation of the lipidic membrane and pathogen death.
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- The study uses advanced theoretical methods like AIMD, DFT, and TD-DFT to analyze how iodoplumbates interact with the γ-butyrolactone (GBL) solvent, which is commonly used in making perovskites.
- Researchers explore how GBL interacts with lead iodide (PbI) and how this affects its optical properties.
- The results were validated by comparing theoretical findings with experimental UV-vis absorption spectra and were also compared with other solvents like DMF and DMSO, showing that this research approach could apply to similar systems.