Piezocatalytic medicine: an emerging frontier using piezoelectric materials for biomedical applications

S Chen, P Zhu, L Mao, W Wu, H Lin, D Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging piezocatalysts have demonstrated their remarkable application potential in
diverse medical fields. In addition to their ultrahigh catalytic activities, their inherent and …

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 …

Iron-based metal–organic frameworks and their derived materials for photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic reactions

Y Pan, R Abazari, B Tahir, S Sanati, Y Zheng… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis, or photo-electrocatalysis technology, is a clean and renewable energy
conversion method that harnesses solar energy to generate chemical energy, offering an …

Ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for biomedical applications

H Huang, Y Zheng, M Chang, J Song, L **a… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

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 …

Dipole field in nitrogen-enriched carbon nitride with external forces to boost the artificial photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Z Li, Y Zhou, Y Zhou, K Wang, Y Yun, S Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Artificial photosynthesis is a promising strategy for efficient hydrogen peroxide production,
but the poor directional charge transfer from bulk to active sites restricts the overall …

Tailor‐Engineered 2D Cocatalysts: Harnessing Electron–Hole Redox Center of 2D g‐C3N4 Photocatalysts toward Solar‐to‐Chemical Conversion and …

GZS Ling, SF Ng, WJ Ong - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sparked by natural photosynthesis, solar photocatalysis using metal‐free graphitic carbon
nitride (g‐C3N4) with appealing electronic structure has turned up as the most captivating …

Exceptional cocatalyst‐free photo‐enhanced piezocatalytic hydrogen evolution of carbon nitride nanosheets from strong in‐plane polarization

C Hu, F Chen, Y Wang, N Tian, T Ma… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Utilizing mechanical energy to produce hydrogen is emerging as a promising way to
generate renewable energy, but is challenged by low efficiency and scanty cognition. In this …

Unique g-C3N4/PDI-g-C3N4 homojunction with synergistic piezo-photocatalytic effect for aquatic contaminant control and H2O2 generation under visible light

R Tang, D Gong, Y Zhou, Y Deng, C Feng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Herein, a gC 3 N 4/PDI-gC 3 N 4 homojunction has been fabricated for piezo-
photocatalytic atrazine removal and exhibited better performance than individual …

Efficient hydrogen production from wastewater remediation by piezoelectricity coupling advanced oxidation processes

W Liu, P Fu, Y Zhang, H Xu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Efficient H2 harvesting from wastewater instead of pure water can minimize fresh water
consumption, which is expected to solve the problem of water shortage in H2 production …