title: Piezo-Catalytic Effect on the Enhancement of the Ultra-High Degradation Activity in the Dark by Single- and Few-Layers MoS2 Nanoflowers.
abstract: Single- and few-layer MoS2 nanoflowers are first discovered to have a piezo-catalyst effect, exhibiting an ultra-high degradation activity in the dark by introducing external mechanical strains. The degradation ratio of the Rhodamine-B dye solution reaches 93% within 60 s under ultrasonic-wave assistance in the dark.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jyh Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei En
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Kai
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chang
keywords: MoS2; dark conditions; degradation activity; piezo-catalytic