Accelerated confined mass transfer in piezoelectric semiconducting metal–organic frameworks for H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> piezo-photosynthesis
Yuchen Lan, Ling Gao, Jin Qian, Jinzhou Liu, Bo Shen, Menghao Yang, Wenguang Tu, Jiwei Zhai, Guanyu Liu
Abstract
Piezoelectric semiconducting MOFs act as tri-functional nanoreactors to synergistically improve gas solubility, mass transfer and O 2 activation under periodic piezoelectric deformation, leading to enhanced piezo-photocatalytic H 2 O 2 production.
Topics & Concepts
PiezoelectricityHeterojunctionMaterials scienceDipoleOptoelectronicsAbsorption (acoustics)PhotocatalysisNanoreactorNanotechnologyElectron transferChemical physicsElectronic band structureElectronMass transferCharge carrierYield (engineering)DissolutionHybrid functionalAsymmetryMetal-organic frameworkEffective mass (spring–mass system)Piezoelectric coefficientEnergy harvestingEnergy transformationSubstrate (aquarium)Wide-bandgap semiconductorCoupling (piping)Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications