Piezoelectrically Enhanced Photocatalysis with BiFeO₃ Nanostructures for Efficient Water Remediation.

ABSTRACT: Designing new catalysts that can efficiently utilize multiple energy sources can contribute to solving the current challenges of environmental remediation and increasing energy demands. In this work, we fabricated single-crystalline BiFeO₃ (BFO) nanosheets and nanowires that can successfully harness visible light and mechanical vibrations and utilize them for degradation of organic pollutants. Under visible light both BFO nanostructures displayed a relatively slow reaction rate. However, under piezocatalysis both nanosheets and nanowires exhibited higher reaction rates in comparison with photocatalytic degradation. When both solar light and mechanical vibrations were used simultaneously, the reaction rates were elevated even further, with the BFO nanowires degrading 97% of RhB d

SUBMITTER: Mushtaq F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6146592 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature