Effective enhancement of piezocatalytic activity of BaTiO3 nanowires under ultrasonic vibration

J Wu, N Qin, D Bao - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis is a catalytic effect driven by the stress-induced electricity of piezoelectric
crystallites. In this study, piezoelectric BaTiO 3 nanowires and nanoparticles were …

Ultrasmall barium titanate nanoparticles for highly efficient hypoxic tumor therapy via ultrasound triggered piezocatalysis and water splitting

P Wang, Q Tang, L Zhang, M Xu, L Sun, S Sun… - Acs Nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia in a solid tumor microenvironment (TME) can lead to the overexpression of hypoxia-
inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), which correlates to tumor metastasis. Reactive oxygen species …

Recent advances of ferro-, piezo-, and pyroelectric nanomaterials for catalytic applications

S Li, Z Zhao, J Zhao, Z Zhang, X Li… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ferro-, piezo-, and pyroelectric materials are emerging as potential candidates for
converting various forms of primary energy from the ambient environment (eg, sunlight …

Piezotronics and piezo-phototronics of third generation semiconductor nanowires

C Pan, J Zhai, ZL Wang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
With the fast development of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the last 30 years,
semiconductor nanowires have been widely investigated in the areas of both electronics …

Creation of robust oxygen vacancies in 2D ultrathin BiOBr nanosheets by irradiation through photocatalytic memory effect for enhanced CO2 reduction

L Lu, H Zhang, Z Sun, J Wang, H Wang, J Xue… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
An interesting photocatalytic memory effect was found in 2D ultrathin BiOBr nanosheets,
which endowed them the capability to trap photogenerated electrons on Bi 3+ and Br-in this …

Nano‐ferroelectric for high efficiency overall water splitting under ultrasonic vibration

R Su, HA Hsain, M Wu, D Zhang, X Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Piezocatalysis, converting mechanical vibration into chemical energy, has emerged as a
promising candidate for water‐splitting technology. However, the efficiency of the hydrogen …