Over more than three decades, the field of engineering of photocatalytic materials with
unique properties and enhanced performance has received a huge attention. In this regard …

Perovskite oxides with general composition ABO3 are a large group of inorganic materials
that can contain a variety of cations from all parts of the Periodic Table and that have diverse …

Abstract Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 TiO 3-BaTiO 3 based lead-free ceramic possesses ideal ferroelectric
properties, and it is hence expected to be used as a new generation of pulse power …

The coupling between piezoelectricity and photoexcitation has recently been emerged as an
effective strategy to improve the catalytic performance of semiconductors. Lead-free Bi 0.5 …

Recently, the lead-free piezoelectric material Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 TiO 3 (BNT) has been adopted
for piezo-catalysis and synergistic catalysis, such as piezo-photocatalysis. Nonetheless, the …

Using the polarization field by piezoelectric materials was a promising technique to improve
the photoinduced charges separation. In this study, PVDF-BaTiO 3-Cd 0.9 Zn 0.1 S (PVBC) …

Oxygen vacancy (OV) is one of the most common defects in piezoelectric materials, and the
concentration of OV can dramatically influence the performance of piezoelectric materials. It …

Ceramic/polymer nanocomposites are attractive for energy storage applications due to their
ability to exploit the high permittivity of ceramic fillers and high breakdown strength of the …

The low-yield and high-recombination rate of carriers are the main factors that limit the
efficiency of traditional piezocatalysis and photocatalysis. In this paper, the Bi0. 5Na0 …

Seawater splitting by piezocatalysis and piezo-photocatalysis recently has been developed
as a strategy for efficient energy conversion from mechanical energy and/or renewable solar …