Piezo‐Photocatalysis over Metal–Organic Frameworks: Promoting Photocatalytic Activity by Piezoelectric Effect

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 33; no. 51; pp. e2106308 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zhang, Chenxi, Lei, Da, Xie, Chenfan, Hang, Xiaoshuai, He, Chuanxin, Jiang, Hai‐Long
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Catalytic activity; Electric fields; Hydrogen production; Irradiation; Mass transfer; Materials science; Metal-organic frameworks; Photocatalysis; piezoelectric effect; Piezoelectricity; piezo‐photocatalysis; Zirconium; piezoelectric effect; photocatalysis; piezo-photocatalysis; metal-organic frameworks

The built‐in electric field can be generated in the piezoelectric materials under mechanical stress. The resulting piezoelectric effect is beneficial to charge separation in photocatalysis. Meanwhile, the mechanical stress usually gives rise to accelerated mass transfer and enhanced catalytic activi...