Recent advancements in the use of novel piezoelectric materials for piezocatalytic and piezo-photocatalytic applications

H Zheng, Y Wang, J Liu, K Yan, K Zhu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis has gradually attracted the interest of researchers owing to their excellent
ability to improve the separation and migration of photoelectrons and holes. The alternating …

Enabling internal electric fields to enhance energy and environmental catalysis

L Chen, JT Ren, ZY Yuan - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent years have witnessed an upsurge of interest in exploiting advanced photo‐
/electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion and environmental remediation …

[PDF][PDF] Advances in piezoelectric polarization enhanced photocatalytic energy conversion

C Hu, H Huang - Acta Physico Chimica Sinica, 2023 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
Semiconductor-based photocatalysis is an efficient technology that reduces energy
consumption and environmental pollution; however, it is impeded by Coulombic attraction …

Piezocatalysis and piezo‐photocatalysis: catalysts classification and modification strategy, reaction mechanism, and practical application

S Tu, Y Guo, Y Zhang, C Hu, T Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric‐based catalysis that relies on the charge energy or separation efficiency of
charge carriers has attracted significant attention. The piezo‐potential induced by strain or …

Recent advances in noncontact external-field-assisted photocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

X Li, W Wang, F Dong, Z Zhang, L Han, X Luo… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The effective separation of photogenerated carriers plays a vital role in photocatalytic
reactions. In addition to the intrinsic driving force of photocatalysis, an external field …

Enhanced photocatalytic H2-production activity of CdS nanoflower using single atom Pt and graphene quantum dot as dual cocatalysts

Y Yang, J Wu, B Cheng, L Zhang, AA Al-Ghamdi… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts have high catalytic activity due to their unique quantum size effects
and optimal atom utilization. Herein, visible-light-responsive photocatalysts were designed …

Piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, and ferroelectricity in biomaterials and biomedical applications

X Yuan, J Shi, Y Kang, J Dong, Z Pei, X Ji - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric materials are considered unique biomedical
materials due to their dielectric crystals and asymmetric centers that allow them to directly …

Photocatalysis enhanced by external fields

C Hu, S Tu, N Tian, T Ma, Y Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The efficient conversion of solar energy by means of photocatalysis shows huge potential to
relieve the ongoing energy crisis and increasing environmental pollution. However …

Advances in piezo‐phototronic effect enhanced photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis

L Pan, S Sun, Y Chen, P Wang, J Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Direct conversion of solar light into chemical energy by means of photocatalysis or
photoelectrocatalysis is currently a point of focus for sustainable energy development and …

Enhancing the macroscopic polarization of CdS for piezo-photocatalytic water splitting

M Zhang, S Nie, T Cheng, Y Feng, C Zhang, L Zheng… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Piezo-photocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting is emerging as a promising
way to generate renewable energy, but is challenged by low efficiency and ambiguous …