Understanding the synergistic effect of piezoelectric polarization and the extra electrons contributed by oxygen vacancies on an efficient piezo-photocatalysis CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Qijun Xu, Jingwen Jiang, Xuelin Sheng, Qi Jing, Xiaofeng Wang, Lingyan Duan, Hong Guo
Abstract
Novel and efficient oxygen vacancies in BiFeO 3 were designed, which boost piezo-photocatalysis CO 2 reduction with a highly activity conversion to give CH 4 and CO.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceOxygenPiezoelectricityPolarization (electrochemistry)ElectronOxygen reductionOxygen reduction reactionNanotechnologyChemical engineeringOptoelectronicsCatalysisChemistryPhysical chemistryComposite materialPhysicsEngineeringGeometryOrganic chemistryMathematicsElectrochemistryElectrodeQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsPerovskite Materials and Applications