Wan, Tsz Lok and Ge, Lei 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2989-0329 and Pan, Yangli and Yuan, Qinghong and Liu, Lei and Sarina, Sarina and Kou, Liangzhi
(2021)
Catalysis based on ferroelectrics: controllable chemical reaction with boosted efficiency.
Nanoscale, 13 (15).
pp. 7096-7107.
ISSN 2040-3364
Abstract
Catalysts, which can accelerate chemical reactions, show promising potential to alleviate environmental pollution and the energy crisis. However, their wide application is severely limited by their low efficiency and poor selectivity due to the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, the back-reaction of interactants. Accordingly, ferroelectrics have emerged as promising catalysts to address these issues with the advantages of promoted light adsorption, boosted catalytic efficiency as a result of their intrinsic polarization, suppressed electron-hole pair recombination, and superior selectivity via the ferroelectric switch. This review summarizes the recent research progress of catalytic studies based on ferroelectric materials and highlights the controllability of catalytic activity by the ferroelectric switch. More importantly, we also comprehensively highlight the underlying working mechanism of ferroelectric-controlled catalysis to facilitate a deep understanding of this novel chemical reaction and guide future experiments. Finally, the perspectives of catalysis based on ferroelectrics and possible research opportunities are discussed. This review is expected to inspire wide research interests and push ferroelectric catalysis to practical applications.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to Published version in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences - Centre for Future Materials (1 Jan 2017 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences - Centre for Future Materials (1 Jan 2017 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2021 04:49 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2021 00:00 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 03 Chemical Sciences > 0302 Inorganic Chemistry > 030206 Solid State Chemistry 09 Engineering > 0904 Chemical Engineering > 090402 Catalytic Process Engineering |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 40 ENGINEERING > 4004 Chemical engineering > 400408 Reaction engineering (excl. nuclear reactions) |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr00847a |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/42474 |
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