Piezopotential‐Driven Redox Reactions at the Surface of Piezoelectric Materials

Abstract

Piezocatalysis uses piezopotential to modulate charge carrier energetics (see picture), thus allowing the direct enhancement or suppression of electrochemical reactions that occur at a piezoelectric material/solution interface. Such a direct conversion of mechanical to chemical energy is shown by the electrochemical H2 evolution that is achieved by straining a piezoelectric material in aqueous medium. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.