Effective enhancement of piezocatalytic activity of BaTiO3 nanowires under ultrasonic vibration

Nano Energy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2018, Pages 44-51

  Wu, Jiang ^a   Qin, Ni ^a   Bao, Dinghua ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Barium titanate nanowire; Degradation; Piezocatalysis; Piezoelectric potential; Ultrasonic vibration

Indexed keywords

BARIUM TITANATE; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALLITES; DEGRADATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

BATIO3 NANOPARTICLES; CATALYSIS PROCESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION; PIEZOCATALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRIC CHARGE; PIEZOELECTRIC POTENTIAL; TITANATE NANOWIRES; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85039416969     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.12.034     Document Type: Article

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