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Low-frequency contact-electro-catalysis driven by friction between the PTFE-coated fabric and dye solution

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Fundamentals, advances and perspectives of piezocatalysis: A marriage of solid-state physics and catalytic chemistry

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Research progress and prospects of polarization effects in photo-piezocatalysis for antibacterial and antifouling applications

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Efficient piezo-photocatalytic degradation of aqueous tetracycline over porous carbon nitride with detoxification analysis

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Piezocatalysts and Piezo‐Photocatalysts: From Material Design to Diverse Applications

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Piezoelectric catalysis of BiFeO3 for water pollutant degradation: A review from mechanisms to engineering solutions

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Piezo-Photocatalytic Generation of H2 with MoS2/ZnO/CuFe2O4 Nanosheets

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Efficient degradation of pollutants under high-salinity conditions dominated by non-radical pathways and its application

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Recent advancements in the use of novel piezoelectric materials for piezocatalytic and piezo-photocatalytic applications

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Weak-Force Mechanocatalysis: Mechanoredox/Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cyclization/Coupling of Arylglycines

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ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 19850
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Bi vacancy-induced Bi2O2S nanosheets for remarkably boosting piezocatalytic degradation of dyes and antibiotic

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Piezoelectric Field-Enhanced Photocatalysis in Ti 3C 2T x MXene: A Dual-Mechanism Strategy for Marine Antifouling

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Piezo-Fenton catalysis in Fe3O4-BaTiO3 nanocomposites: A low-cost and highly efficient degradation method without the additive of H2O2 or Fe(II) ions

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Water-flow driven activation flexible PANI/β-PVDF piezoelectric spheres with enhanced piezoelectric properties for efficient degradation of organic pollutants

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Efficient synergistic removal of antibiotics and Cr(VI) in water by Co-Metallene/WS2: Interfacial microenvironment and dynamic strengthening mechanism

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Broad-spectrum hybrid-driven triple-interface Z-Scheme 1T/2H phase sailboat-like molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)/protonated N-defect nanoporous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets piezo-photocatalyst: Superior degradation and hydrogen evolution

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Efficient removal of perfluorooctanoic acid in aqueous solution via water flow-driven piezocatalytic degradation and a cavitation-impinging stream reactor

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Defect-engineered micro-sized BaTiO3-x for enhanced hydrodynamic piezocatalysis and mechanistic insights

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Cobalt Chromate Nanoparticles Embedded in a Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Membrane for the Piezocatalytic Wastewater Remediation

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Boosted low-frequency piezocatalysis in ZnO-CNTs-PVDF membrane: The role of charge migration and interfacial reactive species

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Research progress of PVDF based piezoelectric polymer composites in water pollution remediation

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Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023, 55, 104181
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Role of Bi3+ ion substitution on the piezocatalytic degradation performance of lead-free BaTi0·89Sn0·11O3 at low vibrational energy

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Morphology effect on piezocatalytic performance of zinc oxide: Overlooked role of surface hydroxyl groups

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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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{110} Surface‐Exposed Bi3.15Nd0.85Ti3O12 Ferroelectric Nanosheet Arrays on Porous Ceramics as Efficient and Recyclable Piezo‐Photocatalysts

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Strategies on enhancing piezocatalysis performance of ZnO-based catalysts for aquatic pollutants degradation: A review

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