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 …

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 …

[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 …

Enhancing photodegradation of Methyl Orange by coupling piezo-phototronic effect and localized surface plasmon resonance

J Li, G Xie, J Jiang, Y Liu, C Chen, W Li, J Huang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezo-potential promoted photocatalysis enables a scalable and high-efficiency dye
decomposition by conjugating the photoexcitation and mechanical stimulus. However, its …

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 …

Recent advances in efficient photocatalysis via modulation of electric and magnetic fields and reactive phase control

B Dai, J Guo, C Gao, H Yin, Y Xie, Z Lin - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The past several years has witnessed significant progress in enhancing photocatalytic
performance via robust electric and magnetic fields' modulation to promote the separation …

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 …

Noble-metal-free Ni2P modified step-scheme SnNb2O6/CdS-diethylenetriamine for photocatalytic hydrogen production under broadband light irradiation

T Hu, K Dai, J Zhang, S Chen - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Step-scheme (S-scheme) photocatalytic system has been considered as an
effective method for solar energy conversion by utilizing broadband solar energy, realizing …

Insight into the piezo-photo coupling effect of PbTiO3/CdS composites for piezo-photocatalytic hydrogen production

X Huang, R Lei, J Yuan, F Gao, C Jiang, W Feng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The polarization field with the function in carrier separation has aroused substantial interest.
For heterojunction complexes, however, the static polarization field will be inevitably …

Piezo-phototronic effect on photocatalysis, solar cells, photodetectors and light-emitting diodes

B Dai, GM Biesold, M Zhang, H Zou, Y Ding… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The piezo-phototronic effect (a coupling effect of piezoelectric, photoexcitation and
semiconducting properties, coined in 2010) has been demonstrated to be an ingenious and …