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 …

The role of polarization in photocatalysis

F Chen, H Huang, L Guo, Y Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis as a desirable technology shows great potential in
environmental remediation and renewable energy generation, but its efficiency is severely …

Ferroelectric Polarization in BaTiO3 Nanocrystals Controls Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

S Assavachin, FE Osterloh - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ferroelectric (FE) semiconductors such as BaTiO3 support a remnant polarization after the
application of an electric field that can promote the separation of photogenerated charge …

Enabling PIEZOpotential in PIEZOelectric semiconductors for enhanced catalytic activities

M Wang, B Wang, F Huang, Z Lin - … Chemie International Edition, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The past several decades have witnessed significant advances in the synthesis and
applications of PIEZOelectric semiconductors, an important class of materials, including …

Few-layer MoS 2 nanosheet-coated KNbO 3 nanowire heterostructures: piezo-photocatalytic effect enhanced hydrogen production and organic pollutant degradation

S Jia, Y Su, B Zhang, Z Zhao, S Li, Y Zhang, P Li, M Xu… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The introduction of a piezoelectric field has been considered as a promising strategy to
enhance photocatalytic activity by inhibiting the recombination of photogenerated electron …

Insights into the TiO2-Based Photocatalytic Systems and Their Mechanisms

M Sakar, R Mithun Prakash, TO Do - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis is a multifunctional phenomenon that can be employed for energy
applications such as H2 production, CO2 reduction into fuels, and environmental …

Synergistic effect of photocatalysis and pyrocatalysis of pyroelectric ZnSnO3 nanoparticles for dye degradation

J Chen, W Luo, S Yu, X Yang, Z Wu, H Zhang… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, the synergistic effect of the pyro-/photo-bi-catalysis of the sol-gel-synthesized
ZnSnO 3 nanoparticles is observed to enhance the dye wastewater decomposition ratio …

Built-in Electric Field Assisted Photocatalytic Dye Degradation and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting of Ferroelectric Ce Doped BaTiO3 Nanoassemblies

P Senthilkumar, DA Jency, T Kavinkumar… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the field of environmental remediation and sustainability, the built-in electric field of
ferroelectrics has been regarded as a promising strategy to enhance photocatalytic (PC) dye …

Dye wastewater treatment driven by cyclically heating/cooling the poled (K0. 5Na0. 5) NbO3 pyroelectric crystal catalyst

J Ma, Y Jia, L Chen, Y Zheng, Z Wu, W Luo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel pyroelectric catalysis technique is developed for decomposition of dye
wastewater using the lead-free (K 0.5 Na 0.5) NbO 3 pyroelectric crystal catalyst under the …

Emerging trends in glass-ceramic photocatalysts

G Singh, M Sharma, R Vaish - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Glass-ceramics, obtained through controlled crystallization of glasses, has emerged as an
irreplaceable part of humans' day to day life due to their extensive use. Some recent studies …