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Photo-enhanced piezocatalytic hydrogen evolution using in situ silver piezodeposited scheelite-type BaMoO4 and BaWO4

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Low-frequency mechanical energy in the environment for energy production and piezocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in water: A review

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Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023, 56, 104312
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Preparation and Piezocatalytic Performance of γ-AlON Particles for Dye-Pollutant Degradation Under Ultrasonic Vibration

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Molecules, 2024, 29, 5698
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Enhanced photo-piezo-catalytic properties of Co-doped Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1(Ti1-xCox)0.9 ferroelectric ceramics for dye degradation

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Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 8259
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Design strategies and effect comparisons toward efficient piezocatalytic system

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Nano Energy, 2023, 107, 108093
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Sustainable Innovative Approaches on Catalytic‐Carbon Nanocomposites for Environmental Remediation

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NaNbO3/ZnO piezocatalyst for non-destructive tooth cleaning and antibacterial activity

Aditi Sharma, Upasana Bhardwaj, Devendra Jain and Himmat Singh Kushwaha

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A novel ZnO/CQDs/PVDF piezoelectric system for efficiently degradation of antibiotics by using water flow energy in pipeline: Performance and mechanism

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Nano Energy, 2023, 107, 108162
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Construction of a BiOI/ZnO heterojunction on biomass Juncus effusus fiber for photodegradation of organic pollutants

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Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2024, 146, 28
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Visible-light-enhanced photocatalytic activity of BaTiO3/γ-Al2O3 composite photocatalysts for photodegradation of tetracycline hydrochloride

Chuan Yu, Shifa Wang, Kening Zhang, Maoyuan Li, Huajing Gao, Jing Zhang, Hua Yang, Lei Hu, Angadi.V. Jagadeesha and Dengfeng Li

Optical Materials, 2023, 135, 113364
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ZnO@PVDF-Nanopillar membrane for synergistic mechano-photocatalytic dye decomposition

Xiaoxuan Xue, Buwen Jiang, Zhuoya Li, Yufu Jiang, Kewei Zhang, Zhijian Ji, Guojun Song and Chao Yang

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Harnessing solar energy with porous organic polymers: Advancements, challenges, economic, environmental impacts and future prospects in sustainable photocatalysis

Mohammed G. Kotp and Shiao-Wei Kuo

Materials Today Chemistry, 2024, 41, 102299
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Degradation of dye through mechano-catalysis using BaBi4Ti4O15 catalyst

Pushpendra Kumar, Norah Salem Alsaiari, Akshay Gaur, Karan, Rahul Vaish, Abdelfattah Amari, Haitham Osman, Yun Hwan Joo, Tae Hyun Sung, Anuruddh Kumar and Wei-Chieh Liu

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A Highly Efficient Tribocatalysis of La/ZnO Powders for Degradation of Rhodamine B

Dobrina Ivanova, Bozhidar Stefanov and Nina Kaneva

Catalysts, 2024, 14, 527
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Effects of the aspect ratio on the piezocatalytic performance of self-assembled hierarchical MoS2 nanotubes for degradation of sulfamethazine

Wei Ma, Binghua Yao, Wen Zhang and Yinglong Chen

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2022, 143, 109605
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Piezo-photocatalysts in the field of energy and environment: Designs, applications, and prospects

Liquan Jing, Yuanguo Xu, Meng Xie, Zheng Li, Chongchong Wu, Heng Zhao, Jiu Wang, Hui Wang, Yubo Yan, Na Zhong, Huaming Li and Jinguang Hu

Nano Energy, 2023, 112, 108508
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Preparation of reed-based hydrothermal carbonized carbon photocatalyst and effective degradation of methylene blue and tetracycline

Hao Xu, Yangyuan Ou, Xinjiang Hu, Daihui Chen, Xingong Li, Chunfang Tang and Xia Zheng

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2023, 30, 48048
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A comprehensive review on the application of semiconducting materials in the degradation of effluents and water splitting

Muhammed A. Mahmoud, Bandar R. Alsehli, Mohammed T. Alotaibi, Mohamed Hosni and Ahmed Shahat

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2023, 31, 3466
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Memory Effect of Bacteria‐Killing Properties of Piezo‐Catalysts Nanomaterials through Defect Engineering

Omid Amiri, Karzan A. Qurbani, Karukh A. Babakr, Peshang Kh. Omer, L. Jay Guo, Hastyar Hama Rashid Najmuldeen, Martin Bertau, Peshawa H. Mahmood, Sangar S. Ahmed and Mohammed A. Jamal

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2025, 5
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Bio-Based Nanocellulose Piezocatalysts: PH-Neutral Mechanochemical Degradation of Multipollutant Dyes via Ambient Vibration Energy Conversion

Zhaoning Yang, Zihao Yang, Xiaoxin Shu, Wenshuai Chen, Jiaolong Liu, Keqing Chen and Yanmin Jia

ChemEngineering, 2025, 9, 90
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Water remediation using titanium and zinc oxide nanomaterials through disinfection and photo catalysis process: A review

Nidhi Puri and Anjali Gupta

Environmental Research, 2023, 227, 115786
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Strategies for enhancing activities of typical piezo-photocatalytic material and its applications in environmental remediation: A review

Hailiang Fei, Tianzheng Zhao, Wenya Guo, Xingyue Wang, Jiaxu Zhang, Ziyi Fei, Zhen Feng and Guanyu Liu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 111650
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Optimized g-C3N4/TiO2 composites for visible-light-driven sonophotocatalysis in norfloxacin removal

Bharat Bhargawa, Tran Van Tam, Ashok Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Soon Ho Hong, Won Mook Choi and Ik-Keun Yoo

Environmental Research, 2025, 278, 121645
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Dual piezo-photocatalytic synergy in ZnO/AgNbO3 S-scheme heterojunction for enhanced organic dye removal

Jing Han, Guoxiang Xu, Yuxiang Yang, Jiaxun Xie, Rui Huang, Zhenyong Cen and Nengneng Luo

Ceramics International, 2026
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Piezoelectric polarization coupled with photoinduced catalytic oxidation technology for environmental pollution control: Recent advances and future prospects

Guanqiao Li, Tiehong Song, Yanjiao Gao, Qiyuan Deng, Yi Jiang and Shenggang Yang

Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 905, 167284
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Recent advances in efficient piezo-photocatalysis modulated by morphology and structure control

Yukai Chen, Yiyi Ji, Jiaojiao Fang, Dan Wang, Rulin Dong and Baoying Dai

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 95, 83
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Enhanced antibacterial efficacy through piezo memorial effect of CaTiO3/TiO2 Nano-Composite

Karzan A. Qurbani, Omid Amiri, Gona M. Othman, Aland A. Fatah, Nazhad J. Yunis, Mohammad Joshaghani, Sangar S. Ahmed and Nabaz A. Abdulrahman

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024, 165, 112470
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Various carbon-based MgAl2O4 adsorbents and their removal efficiency of CR dye and antibiotics in aqueous media: High selective adsorption capacity, performance prediction and mechanism insight

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Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 26734
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Bi-piezoelectric and plasmonic enhanced photocatalysis using Au/Bi2WO6/PVDF flexible films for efficient dye wastewater treatment: Heterogeneous interfacial engineering, degradation pathways and mechanism insight

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Applied Surface Science, 2025, 679, 161163
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Femtosecond Laser Combined with Hydrothermal Method to Construct Three-Dimensional Spatially Distributed Wurtzite ZnO Micro/Nanostructures to Enhance Photocatalytic Properties

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Langmuir, 2024
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Nano revolution: Exploring the frontiers of nanomaterials in science, technology, and society

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Recent advances of piezo‐catalysis and photocatalysis for efficient environmental remediation

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Enhanced piezo-photocatalytic activity of oxygen-deficient ZnO nanoparticles prepared by facile precipitation

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Applied Surface Science, 2025, 708, 163770
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The Piezocatalytic Degradation of Sulfadiazine by Lanthanum-Doped Barium Titanate

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Molecules, 2024, 29, 1719
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Hydrothermal ZnO Nanomaterials: Tailored Properties and Infinite Possibilities

Muhammad Zamir Hossain, S. M. Abu Nayem, Md. Shah Alam, Md. Imran Islam, Gimyeong Seong and Al-Nakib Chowdhury

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 609
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