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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking via Metal-Triggered Surface Defect Engineering for Durable Piezocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.

Lujie Ruan, Dazhong Sun, Jiangping Ma, Pengfei Luo, Yajie Feng, Xiaoxing Wang, Haodi Ran, Li-Yong Gan, Guoyu Wang, Ji-Yan Dai and 1 more

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Lujie RuanCollege of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Dazhong SunCollege of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Jiangping MaDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8280-4798
Pengfei LuoCollege of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Yajie FengCollege of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaoxing WangCollege of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Haodi RanDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Li-Yong GanCollege of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-1918
Guoyu WangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0431-742X
Ji-Yan DaiDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Xiaoyuan ZhouCollege of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1088-0809

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2023CDJKYJH006Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2023CDJXY-0049Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2024CDJXY022Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2024IAIS-QN002Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2024IAIS-ZX002National Natural Science Foundation of China 12074048National Natural Science Foundation of China 12347101National Natural Science Foundation of China 22302023National Natural Science Foundation of China 52071041National Natural Science Foundation of China 52401227National Natural Science Foundation of China 52471196National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 52125103
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Abstract

Piezocatalysis, which converts ubiquitous mechanical energy into chemical fuels, offers a sustainable route for distributed hydrogen production. However, progress in this field has largely been limited to material-level studies, often characterized by weak polarization, insufficient active sites, and a lack of long-term device-level demonstrations. Here, we propose a metal-triggered surface defect strategy that integrates surface metal anchoring with defect formation to simultaneously enhance polarization and increase the density of active sites. Using Au-ZnSnO

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Au–ZnSnO3hydrogen evolutionpiezocatalysissurface defect engineeringsurface symmetry breaking

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PMID42335195
PMCPMC13410638

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