Prestressing design for interface charge transfer in all-film-state contact-electro-catalysisShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Materials Today, ISSN 1369-7021, E-ISSN 1873-4103, Vol. 99, article id 103488
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Abstract [en]
Sustainable recovery of critical resources demands catalytic platforms that are efficient, scalable, and low-energy. Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) provides a promising route, yet conventional powder catalysts suffer from poor dispersion and limited recyclability. Here we introduce a prestressing strategy that regulates molecular ordering and interface charge states, yielding prestressed polytetrafluoroethylene (Ps-PTFE) films. Prestressing aligns dipoles, establishes a built-in electric field, and lowers the barrier for interface charge transfer under ultrasound-assisted, thereby amplifying reactive oxygen species generation. Relative to PTFE powders, Ps-PTFE films boost hydroxyl and superoxide radical production by 243.44 % and 152.29 %, respectively, delivering a 9.6-fold enhancement in catalytic efficiency. This enables highly efficient silver leaching from retired photovoltaic cells, with leaching, reduction, and overall recovery efficiencies of 97.37 %, 98.51 %, and 95.94 %, a 19.93 % improvement over conventional approaches. By establishing an all-film-state CEC platform, this work advances a recyclable, low-carbon, and scalable pathway for critical metal recovery, moving towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier B.V. , 2026. Vol. 99, article id 103488
Keywords [en]
Contact-electro-catalysis, Prestressed technology, Interface charge, Ultrasound-assisted, Sustainable resource recycling
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Research subject
Machine Elements
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-119612DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2026.103488ISI: 001852013500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105047263033OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-119612DiVA, id: diva2:2097760
Note
Full text license: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0;
Funder: National Key Research and Development Program of China (2023YFB2604600); Local Science and Technology Development Project of the Central Government (2023ZY0018)
2026-09-022026-09-022026-09-02Bibliographically approved