Contact-electro-catalysis under natural and industrial conditions: mechanisms, strategies, and challenges

Xinnan Li and Wangshu Tong

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 19783
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Hidden interfacial electric fields in chemistry: contact electrification and beyond

Shaoxin Li, Zhong Lin Wang and Di Wei

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2026
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Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC)

Ziming Wang, Xuanli Dong, Wei Tang and Zhong Lin Wang

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53, 4349
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Triboelectricity-driven chemistry at oppositely charged triboelectric interfaces with ionic dyes

Sidra Tul Muntaha, Tanlin Xu, Shaoxin Li, Xiang Li, Di Wei and Zhong Lin Wang

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026
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Molecular Oxygen Activation for Organic Pollutants Degradation in Water: Strategies, Mechanisms, and Applications

Wugan Wei, Tianhong Mei, Caiyun Du, Xiaoqi Li, Jinhua Liang, Xiaorui Yang and Jianliang Zhu

Catalysts, 2026, 16, 206
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Recent Progress of Solid–Liquid Interface-Mediated Contact-Electro-Catalysis

Zhixiang Chen, Yi Lu, Ruolan Hong, Zijun Liang, Leyan Wen, Xinyi Liu and Qingxia Liu

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 5557
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Review: novel strategies for electric field-assisted high-efficient photocatalysis

Shen Shen, Yanyan Li and Liyun Ma

J Mater Sci, 2026, 61, 9113
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Mechanism for Generating H2O2 at Water‐Solid Interface by Contact‐Electrification

Andy Berbille, Xiao‐Fen Li, Yusen Su, Shunning Li, Xin Zhao, Laipan Zhu and Zhong Lin Wang

Advanced Materials, 2023, 35
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Advanced Triboelectric Materials for Contact Electrocatalytic Degradation of Pollutants

Feilong Dong, Bo Xu, Xiaoyan Ma, Tao Liu, Bin Luo, Xuedi Li, Shuang Song and Shuangxi Nie

Small, 2025, 21
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Research progress in ultrasound-initiated contact-electro-catalysis: Exploration from mechanism to application

Baocheng Zhou, Guo Lin, Shixing Wang, Hongying Xia, Tu Hu, Shiwei Li, Yonggang Zuo, Likang Fu, Jian Liu, Gengwei Zhang, Libo Zhang and Chen Wang

Nano Energy, 2026, 152, 111856
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Excellent contact-electro-catalysis performance from fluorine-free polymers modified by real-time generated plasma-activated water

Ruey-Chi Wang, Yu-Kai Chen, Hsiu-Cheng Chen, Shu-Jen Chen, Yi-Ti Lin and Jing-Ya Gong

Applied Surface Science, 2026, 726, 165884
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Piezocatalysis-enhanced tribocatalytic CO2 reduction via tungsten bronze K2NdNb5O15 nanopowders

Sha Wu, Zhihong Zhu, Xinhao Song, Zuheng Jin, Liupan Tang, Chuan Jiang, Changzheng Hu, Laijun Liu, Liang Fang and Zhenxiang Cheng

Fuel, 2026, 403, 136156
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Contact-electro-catalytic degradation of organic dyes based on solid-liquid-solid friction

Lu-Yao Wang, Jin-Hua Liu, Meng-Nan Liu, Fang Yin, Zi-Chen Yu, Meng-Jie Li, Yang Zhang, Hong-Di Zhang, Jun Zhang and Yun-Ze Long

Nano Energy, 2024, 128, 109910
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Contact-electro-catalysis for the degradation of 4-chlorophenol using pristine dielectric powders

Yongfang Chen, Huifan Li, Yusen Su, Xuanli Dong and Wei Tang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 360, 131112
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Organic Pollutants Degradation Based on Poled Dielectric Films by Contact-Electro-Catalysis

Chang Shu, Mulin He, Ziming Wang and Zhong Lin Wang

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2025, 129, 9699
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Boosting contact electro-catalysis efficiency via nano-confinement effect in organic wastewater degradation

Songhu Ye, Bailin Xiang, Zixi Chen, Haoyu Wang, Li Wen, Yuchao Luo, Zherui Chen, Yi Lu, Qingxia Liu and Zhixiang Chen

Nano Energy, 2025, 136, 110702
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Synergistic effects in triboelectric charge-driven redox reactions

Mohsin Shah, Shaoxin Li, Zhe Yang, Jiajin Liu, Puguang Peng, Han Qian, Zhong Lin Wang and Di Wei

Nano Energy, 2025, 144, 111380
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Plasmonic silver particles reduced by contact-electro-catalysis with acoustic-solid interaction mechanism for enhancing SERS detection

Ziyu Zhou, Sheng Zhang, Dieyu Song, Jingyi Cao, Yuqin Qiu, Changguo Xue, Huajie Xu and Jinfei Mei

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 120102
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Regulating Contact-Electro-Catalysis Using Polymer/Metal Janus Composite Catalysts

Xuanli Dong, Ziming Wang, Yu Hou, Yawei Feng, Andy Berbille, Huifan Li, Zhong Lin Wang and Wei Tang

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024
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Contact-Electro-Catalysis Through Electret Behavior to Facilitate Electron Transfer

Xinnan Li, Wangshu Tong, Jing Shi, Xinyue Zhang, Yunfan Chen, Xulin Liu and Yihe Zhang

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 42293
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Enhanced electrocatalytic synthesis and degradation enabled by triboelectric effect

Jiamin Zhao, Xiangjiang Meng, Zhiting Wei, Jilong Mo, Wanhai Wu, Bin Luo, Hainong Song and Shuangxi Nie

Nano Energy, 2025, 139, 110962
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Interfacial electrostatic charges promoted chemistry: Reactions and mechanisms

Qiangqiang Sun, Boran Xu, Jinyan Du, Yunlong Yu, Yujie Huang and Xu Deng

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 339, 103436
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Reduction of precious metal ions in aqueous solutions by contact-electro-catalysis

Yusen Su, Andy Berbille, Xiao-Fen Li, Jinyang Zhang, MohammadJavad PourhosseiniAsl, Huifan Li, Zhanqi Liu, Shunning Li, Jianbo Liu, Laipan Zhu and Zhong Lin Wang

Nat Commun, 2024, 15
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Mechano-driven chemical reactions

Shaoxin Li, Jiajin Liu, Zhong Lin Wang and Di Wei

Green Energy & Environment, 2025, 10, 937
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Enhancing Reactive Oxygen Generation through Contact-Electro-Catalysis Fenton for Efficient Pollutant Degradation

Pengxu Chang, Xue Li, Chunhui Song, Bingyi Yue, Ningning Xuan and Gang Cheng

Langmuir, 2026, 42, 7897
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Strategies for Improving Contact-Electro-Catalytic Efficiency: A Review

Meng-Nan Liu, Jin-Hua Liu, Lu-Yao Wang, Fang Yin, Gang Zheng, Ru Li, Jun Zhang and Yun-Ze Long

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 386
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Research progress of contact-electro-catalysis in the remediation of emerging pollutants: exploration from mechanism to application

Yu Jiang, Han Yu, Xinping Chen, Linzi Wu, Zhanqiang Fang and Pokeung Eric Tsang

Environmental Research, 2025, 285, 122705
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Emerging contact-electro-catalysis for green chemistry

Junyao Xu, Haoyu Ge, Zichao Ji, Xinyuan Hu, Jianmei Chen and Longlu Wang

Materials Today Energy, 2026, 57, 102249
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Research on contact-electro-catalytic technology and its applications: Current status, development and challenges

Ai Yuan, Chen Cheng, Yingxi Shi, Junhao Qin, Jing Li, Renli Yin and Mingshan Zhu

Chin. Sci. Bull., 2024
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Recycling Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate via Contact‐Electro‐Catalysis

Baofeng Zhang, Xiangyu Hu, Ruolin Zhang, Jing Wang, Xinyuan Li, Bingfeng Huang, Mingmao Hu, Lixia He, Zhihao Zhao, Linglin Zhou, Jie Wang and Zhong Lin Wang

Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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Water-solid contact electrification and catalysis adjusted by surface functional groups

Yusen Su, Andy Berbille, Zhong Lin Wang and Wei Tang

Nano Res., 2024, 17, 3344
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Contact-Electro-Catalysis for Dye Degradation Using Polymer Composites Fabricated under Cyclic Pulsating Pressure

Shun Liu, Chenhu Yuan, Lanwei Li, Weijian Wu, Wenyu Jiang, Cong Shi, Jinping Qu and Zhaoxia Huang

ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 2026, 4, 1238
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Ultrafast Degradation of Organic Dyes by Water Atomization and Contact-Electro-Catalysis

Rushun Ying, Mingyang Ma, Xinze Zhao, Yang Dong, Xiaolong Zhang and Zhenjun Gao

Langmuir, 2025, 41, 10434
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Defect Passivation Toward Designing High‐Performance Fluorinated Polymers for Liquid–Solid Contact‐Electrification and Contact‐Electro‐Catalysis

Xiao‐Fen Li, Andy Berbille, Tian‐Yu Wang, Xin Zhao, Shunning Li, Yusen Su, Huifan Li, Guixin Zhang, Ziming Wang, Laipan Zhu, Jianbo Liu and Zhong Lin Wang

Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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Modular contact-electro-chemistry based on dielectrics with work function-tunable metal coatings

Jiajin Liu, Zhe Yang, Shaoxin Li, Han Qian, Ting Gan, Ning Wu, Zhong Lin Wang and Di Wei

Nano Energy, 2025, 144, 111389
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Synthesis of Fe2O3/TS-1@PTFE and its application in contact-electro-catalysis for degradation of organic contaminants in wastewater

Fanjun Meng, Yachen Liu, Xinyu Zhang, Ziqi Wei, Yuhang Liu, Ziguan Jiang, Yufan Li, Junlin Wu, Teng Zhang, Xifeng Shi and Bo Tang

Journal of Environmental Management, 2026, 404, 129395
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Simultaneous Cu(II)-EDTA decomplexation and Cu(II) recovery using integrated contact-electro-catalysis and capacitive deionization from electroplating wastewater

Xiaoyan Shen, Shiyong Wang, Lin Zhao, Haoran Song, Wei Li, Changping Li, Sihao Lv and Gang Wang

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 472, 134548
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Contact‐Electro‐Catalysis Enables Ultrasonic Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles at Water–PTFE Interfaces

Hui Yan, Xiaoxue Song, Shun Li, Jianhua Li, Jianming Zhang, Yuqiao Zhang and Long Zhang

ChemNanoMat, 2025, 11
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Self-powered monitoring and synergistic peroxymonosulfate activation via Janus-structured PVDF@Cu for enhanced levofloxacin degradation

Rongyao Wang, Shuai Wang, Baoli Du, Xiaoyu Bai, Daowei Gao, Xiaohua Ren, Weilin Guo and Guozhu Chen

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 519, 164970
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Contact‐Electro‐Catalysis for Organic Pollutants Degradation Based on 2D Fluorinated Graphite

Fang Yin, Jin‐Hua Liu, Yang Zhang, Meng‐Nan Liu, Lu‐Yao Wang, Zi‐Chen Yu, Wen‐Hua Yang, Jun Zhang and Yun‐Ze Long

Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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Low-frequency ultrasound assisted contact-electro-catalysis for efficient inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa

Peiyun Wei, Mengxia Tang, Yao Wang, Baowei Hu, Xiaolei Qu, Yanfeng Wang and Guandao Gao

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 478, 135537
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Direct conversion of atmospheric nitrogen via contact-electro-catalysis for sustainable agriculture

Mulin He, Xueyan Yang, Dongjian Jiang, Xuanli Dong, Ziming Wang and Zhong Lin Wang

Nano Energy, 2026, 151, 111825
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Contact electrification induced interface spectroscopy and contact-electro-catalysis

Ding LI, Wei TANG and ZhongLin WANG

Sci. Sin.-Tech., 2023, 53, 830
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Low-frequency contact-electro-catalysis driven by friction between the PTFE-coated fabric and dye solution

Zheng Wu, Siqi Wu, Luohong Zhang, Zhansheng Wu, Siqi Hong, Biao Chen, Gangqiang Zhu and Yanmin Jia

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1010, 177440
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A composite of AgNPs and lignin porous microspheres via in-situ reduction of Ag+ and its catalytic performance

Shuhao Xue, Peiyi Lin, Yuxia Pang, Zhixian Li, Mingsong Zhou, Xueqing Qiu and Hongming Lou

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 273, 132899
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