articleAdvanced Energy MaterialsJan 29, 2023BRONZE OA

Enabling Internal Electric Fields to Enhance Energy and Environmental Catalysis

LCLei ChenJRJin−Tao RenZYZhong‐Yong Yuan

Nankai University

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Abstract

Abstract Recent years have witnessed an upsurge of interest in exploiting advanced photo‐/electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion and environmental remediation. Constructing internal electric fields has been highlighted as a rising star to help facilitate various catalytic processes, with the merits of promoting charge transfer/separation, optimizing redox potential and creating effective active/adsorption sites. Internal electric fields are usually formed by the polarization of uneven charge distributions between different constituent layers, which widely exist in piezoelectrics, polar surface terminations, and heterostructure materials. Herein, a groundbreaking and interdisciplinary overview of the…

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  • Electric field
  • Materials science
  • Catalysis
  • Nanotechnology
  • Heterojunction
  • Field (mathematics)
  • Engineering physics
  • Chemistry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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