Strong piezo-electro-chemical effect of piezoelectric BaTiO3 nanofibers for vibration-catalysis

Xiaoli Xu, Zheng Wu, Lingbo Xiao, Yanmin Jia, Jiangping Ma, Feifei Wang, Lang Wang, Mengshuang Wang, Haitao Huang

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Abstract

The piezo-electro-chemical effect, a phenomenon of vibration exciting chemical reaction, is hopeful for application in vibration-catalysis. In this work, BaTiO3 nanofibers were synthesized through an electrospinning method combined with a conventional sol-gel process. The piezo-electro-chemical effect of BaTiO3 nanofibers is realized through utilizing the product of piezoelectric effect and electro-chemical redox effect. BaTiO3 nanofibers behave a high vibration-catalytic decomposition efficiency of 97.5% for Rhodamine B dye within 60 min vibration. The piezo-electro-chemical intermediate product [rad]OH was observed in the vibration-catalytic process. The piezo-electro-chemical effect of BaTiO3 nanofibers is potential in utilizing vibration energy for dye wastewater treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)915-921
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume762
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2018

Keywords

  • BaTiO nanofibers
  • Piezo-electro-chemical effect
  • Piezoelectric effect
  • Vibration-catalysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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