[HTML][HTML] Semiconducting piezoelectric heterostructures for piezo-and piezophotocatalysis

X Zhou, B Shen, A Lyubartsev, J Zhai, N Hedin - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric semiconductors can be polarized and used in mechanoredox systems and in
photoredox catalysis. Conventional non-piezoelectric semiconductors have limitations when …

Piezoelectric nanomaterials activated by ultrasound: the pathway from discovery to future clinical adoption

A Cafarelli, A Marino, L Vannozzi, J Puigmartí-Luis… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrical stimulation has shown great promise in biomedical applications, such as
regenerative medicine, neuromodulation, and cancer treatment. Yet, the use of electrical …

Novel oxygen vacancy-rich Bi2MoO6-SOVs/MgFe2O4 S-scheme heterojunction piezo-photocatalytic for efficient degradation of norfloxacin and theoretical …

H Wei, F Meng, H Zhang, W Yu, J Li, S Yao - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Magnetic materials introduced into semiconductor catalysts greatly compensate for the
traditional powder catalysts' disadvantages of difficult recovery and low reuse rate. A series …

Piezoelectric materials and sensors for structural health monitoring: fundamental aspects, current status, and future perspectives

M Ju, Z Dou, JW Li, X Qiu, B Shen, D Zhang, FZ Yao… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Structural health monitoring technology can assess the status and integrity of structures in
real time by advanced sensors, evaluate the remaining life of structure, and make the …

Compositionally graded KNN‐based multilayer composite with excellent piezoelectric temperature stability

T Zheng, Y Yu, H Lei, F Li, S Zhang, J Zhu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The inherent disadvantage of lead‐free potassium sodium niobate (KNN)‐based ceramics is
the severe temperature instability of piezoelectric charge coefficient (d33) caused by the …

Evolution from lead‐based to lead‐free piezoelectrics: engineering of lattices, domains, boundaries, and defects leading to giant response

M Waqar, H Wu, J Chen, K Yao, J Wang - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials are known to mankind for more than a century, with numerous
advancements made in both scientific understandings and practical applications. In the last …

Enhanced piezocatalytic activity in ion-doped SnS2 via lattice distortion engineering for BPA degradation and hydrogen production

W Tian, J Han, L Wan, N Li, D Chen, Q Xu, H Li, J Lu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis is capable of converting mechanical vibrations into chemical energy,
portraying a promising alternative technology for wastewater purification and energy …

[HTML][HTML] Expedient secondary functions of flexible piezoelectrics for biomedical energy harvesting

Y Wang, M Hong, J Venezuela, T Liu, M Dargusch - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible piezoelectrics realise the conversion between mechanical movements and
electrical power by conformally attaching onto curvilinear surfaces, which are promising for …

Lead-free ferroelectric materials: Prospective applications

S Zhang, B Malič, JF Li, J Rödel - Journal of Materials Research, 2021 - Springer
The year of 2021 is the 100th anniversary of the first publication of ferroelectric behaviour in
Rochelle salt, focussing on its piezoelectric properties. Over the past many decades, people …

Deciphering the atomic-scale structural origin for large dynamic electromechanical response in lead-free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-based relaxor ferroelectrics

J Yin, X Shi, H Tao, Z Tan, X Lv, X Ding, J Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the extraordinary electromechanical properties of relaxor ferroelectrics, correlating
their properties to underlying atomic-scale structures remains a decisive challenge for these …