Plasmonic and bi-piezoelectric enhanced photocatalysis using PVDF/ZnO/Au nanobrush.

ABSTRACT: The photocatalytic degradation, as an environmental-friendly technology, has great significance for cost-effective and efficient catalysis processes, wherein piezo-photocatalysis can significantly increase the catalytic degradation rate using both solar and mechanical energy. Here, a ternary heterostructure PVDF/ZnO/Au (PZA) nanobrush photocatalyst with high piezo-photocatalytic efficiency was presented via low-temperature hydrothermal and chemical reduction methods. Under both solar and mechanical energy, the current response and degradation rate of the as-synthesized PZA nanobrush all increase significantly compared with that under solar alone and under mechanical energy alone, and the excellent recyclability is investigated. It is found that the PZA nanobrush with ultrasonic-assisted pi

SUBMITTER: Zhao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11501843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature