Cocatalyst engineering to weaken the charge screening effect over Au–Bi<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>3</sub>O<sub>12</sub> for piezocatalytic pure water splitting
Rui Lei, Xianzhi Fu, Naxin Chen, Yifeng Chen, Wenhui Feng, Ping Liu
Abstract
The weak driving force and rapid carrier recombination severely restrict the development and utilization of piezocatalysis, but the important reason is the charge screening effect.
Topics & Concepts
Charge (physics)RecombinationMaterials scienceCatalysisWater splittingCharge carrierNanotechnologyChemical physicsOptoelectronicsChemistryPhysicsPhotocatalysisQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryGeneAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions