{"title":"Polarization boosted catalysis: progress and outlook","authors":"Lin Ju, Xiao Tang, Liangzhi Kou","doi":"10.20517/microstructures.2021.14","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Polarization has a significant impact on chemical reactions, as demonstrated by recent research of photo-/electrocatalytic water splitting, electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, water treatment, dye degradation and so on. This review summarizes the fundamental influence of polarization on the physical/chemical properties of catalysts and discusses polarization-dependent catalytic processes. Based on the research progress of polarization-modulated chemical reactions, we draw the conclusion that the control of polarization can be used to adjust the reactivity and selectivity of various catalytic reactions by tuning the miscellaneous fundamental properties of polarized catalysts. At the end of the review, the future research challenges are also discussed, including the ultrafast reversal of polarization, the magnetic-field control of chemical reactions through the magnetoelectric effect and in-plane polarization.","PeriodicalId":22044,"journal":{"name":"Superlattices and Microstructures","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Superlattices and Microstructures","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.20517/microstructures.2021.14","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Polarization has a significant impact on chemical reactions, as demonstrated by recent research of photo-/electrocatalytic water splitting, electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, water treatment, dye degradation and so on. This review summarizes the fundamental influence of polarization on the physical/chemical properties of catalysts and discusses polarization-dependent catalytic processes. Based on the research progress of polarization-modulated chemical reactions, we draw the conclusion that the control of polarization can be used to adjust the reactivity and selectivity of various catalytic reactions by tuning the miscellaneous fundamental properties of polarized catalysts. At the end of the review, the future research challenges are also discussed, including the ultrafast reversal of polarization, the magnetic-field control of chemical reactions through the magnetoelectric effect and in-plane polarization.
期刊介绍:
Micro and Nanostructures is a journal disseminating the science and technology of micro-structures and nano-structures in materials and their devices, including individual and collective use of semiconductors, metals and insulators for the exploitation of their unique properties. The journal hosts papers dealing with fundamental and applied experimental research as well as theoretical studies. Fields of interest, including emerging ones, cover:
• Novel micro and nanostructures
• Nanomaterials (nanowires, nanodots, 2D materials ) and devices
• Synthetic heterostructures
• Plasmonics
• Micro and nano-defects in materials (semiconductor, metal and insulators)
• Surfaces and interfaces of thin films
In addition to Research Papers, the journal aims at publishing Topical Reviews providing insights into rapidly evolving or more mature fields. Written by leading researchers in their respective fields, those articles are commissioned by the Editorial Board.
Formerly known as Superlattices and Microstructures, with a 2021 IF of 3.22 and 2021 CiteScore of 5.4