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Zhen Zhang1, Zhong-Xu Yuan1, Wen-Hua Yang1
1Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
Abstract:
Manipulating spin states with external fields provides a powerful yet underexplored strategy for controlling interfacial charge transfer in piezoelectric catalysis. Here, we demonstrate that introducing a static magnetic field into a piezoelectric SrFeO3 system enables modulation of the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e- ORR) kinetics via spin polarization. The magnetic field induces pronounced Fe spin polarization, offering a continuously tunable alternative to conventional chemical modification. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and density functional theory (DFT) reveal that field-driven spin states lower the energy barrier for *OOH formation and weaken the Fe-O bond, preventing overbinding of intermediates. These effects significantly accelerate reaction kinetics, yielding a peak H2O2 production of 464.56 μmol L-1 under 400 mT after 60 min-6.5 times higher than without a field. This work establishes magnetic-field-assisted piezocatalysis as a versatile platform for spin-state engineering, highlighting the transformative potential of magnetic control in catalytic energy conversion.
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