A BaTiO3/WS2 composite for piezo-photocatalytic persulfate activation and ofloxacin degradation

Arezou Fazli; Fatemeh Zakeri; Alireza Khataee; Yasin Orooji

doi:10.1038/s42004-022-00707-2

Communications Chemistry (Aug 2022)

A BaTiO3/WS2 composite for piezo-photocatalytic persulfate activation and ofloxacin degradation

Arezou Fazli,
Fatemeh Zakeri,
Alireza Khataee,
Yasin Orooji

Affiliations

Arezou Fazli: Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand
Fatemeh Zakeri: Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz
Alireza Khataee: Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz
Yasin Orooji: Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-022-00707-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Piezoelectric fields can be exploited in photocatalysis to decrease the rate of photogenerated electron and hole recombination. Here, the authors demonstrate that a BaTiO3/WS2 composite is a highly effective piezo-photocatalyst for the degradation of water pollutant ofloxacin.

Published in Communications Chemistry

ISSN: 2399-3669 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.nature.com/commschem

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