Recent Advances in Efficient Photocatalysis via Modulation of Electric and Magnetic Fields and Reactive Phase Control

Baoying Dai, Jiahao Guo, Chenchen Gao, Hang Yin, Yannan Xie, Zhiqun Lin

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Abstract

The past several years has witnessed significant progress in enhancing photocatalytic performance via robust electric and magnetic fields’ modulation to promote the separation and transfer of photoexcited carriers, and phase control at reactive interface to lower photocatalytic reaction energy barrier and facilitate mass transfer. These three research directions have received soaring attention in photocatalytic field. Herein, recent advances in photocatalysis modulated by electric field (i.e., piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and triboelectric fields, as well as their coupling) with specific examples and mechanisms discussion are first examined. Subsequently, the strategy via magnetic field manipulation for enhancing photocatalytic performance is scrutinized, including the spin polarization, Lorentz force, and magnetoresistance effect. Afterward, materials with tailored structure and composition design enabled by reactive phase control and their applications in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and carbon dioxide reduction are reviewed. Finally, the challenges and potential opportunities to further boost photocatalytic efficiency are presented, aiming at providing crucial theoretical and experimental guidance for those working in photocatalysis, ferroelectrics, triboelectrics, piezo-/pyro-/tribo-phototronics, and electromagnetics, among other related areas.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2210914
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume35
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Apr 2023

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Keywords

  • electric field
  • magnetic field
  • photocatalysis
  • reactive phase control

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