Pyro-phototronic effect: An effective route toward self-powered photodetection

S Sahare, P Ghoderao, MK Sharma, M Solovan… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The Photodetector (PD) refers to an energy harvesting device that can directly convert light
energy into electric current. Such a device has been widely used in different applications …

Review of first principles simulations of STO/BTO, STO/PTO, and SZO/PZO (001) heterostructures

RI Eglitis, D Bocharov, S Piskunov, R Jia - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, we review our first-principles simulations for STO/BTO, STO/PTO, and SZO/PZO
(001) heterostructures. Specifically, we report ab initio B3PW calculations for STO/BTO …

Piezoelectric and pyroelectric effects induced by interface polar symmetry

MM Yang, ZD Luo, Z Mi, J Zhao, SP E, M Alexe - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Interfaces in heterostructures have been a key point of interest in condensed-matter physics
for decades owing to a plethora of distinctive phenomena—such as rectification, the …

Giant pyroelectricity in nanomembranes

J Jiang, L Zhang, C Ming, H Zhou, P Bose, Y Guo, Y Hu… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Pyroelectricity describes the generation of electricity by temporal temperature change in
polar materials,–. When free-standing pyroelectric materials approach the 2D crystalline …

Photoflexoelectric effect in halide perovskites

L Shu, S Ke, L Fei, W Huang, Z Wang, J Gong… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
Harvesting environmental energy to generate electricity is a key scientific and technological
endeavour of our time. Photovoltaic conversion and electromechanical transduction are two …

Highly efficient piezo-catalysis of the heat-treated cellulose nanocrystal for dye decomposition driven by ultrasonic vibration

J Guan, Y Jia, T Chang, L Ruan, T Xu, Z Zhang… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) heat-treated in an air atmosphere at 300° C
shows the enhanced piezo-catalytic performance in Rhodamine B (RhB) dye …

The influence of piezoelectric effect on the heterogeneous photocatalytic hydrogen production of strontium titanate nanoparticles

Y Jiang, M Li, Y Mi, L Guo, W Fang, X Zeng, T Zhou… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Combining photocatalysis with the other physical-field is an efficient way to improve the
performance of photocatalysis. The piezoelectric effect on the heterogeneous photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Inducing photocarrier separation via 3D porous faveolate cross-linked carbon to enhance photothermal/pyroelectric property

M Li, J Sun, G Chen, S Wang, S Yao - Advanced Powder Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The CdS/Bi 2 S 3 supported three-dimensional (3D) porous faveolate carbon
structure (CdS/Bi 2 S 3@ C) composite photocatalyst was constructed. Bi 2 S 3 …

Near–infrared–excited photothermal–pyroelectric synergy promoted paper–based sensing platform for enhanced photoelectrochemical analysis performance

L Li, G Wang, Y Rong, Y Zhang, J Huang, Y Zhang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploring and regulating photothermal materials–driven pyroelectric effects may aroused
remarkable possibilities for the next generation of in–vitro point–of–care diagnosis. In the …

High-efficient piezocatalytic hydrogen evolution by centrosymmetric Bi2Fe4O9 nanoplates

Y Du, T Lu, X Li, Y Liu, W Sun, S Zhang, Z Cheng - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring the manifold possibilities of energy conversion mechanisms to realize versatile
catalytic reactions, particularly for clean energy, is highly desirable. In this work, Bi 2 Fe 4 O …