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Improvement of piezocatalytic performance of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 perovskite using K doping for efficient Rhodamine B degradation

Salma Ayadh , Salma Touili , Mbarek Amjoud , Daoud Mezzane , Mohamed Goune , Jaafar Ghanbaja , Manal Benyoussef , Hana Ursic
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Nejc Suban Mustapha Raihane Zdravko Kutnjak Mimoun El Marssi
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keywords piezocatalysisperovskitepotassium dopingmorphotropic phase boundaryRhodamine Bsodium bismuth titanateultrasonic degradation
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Potassium doping at 15 percent in sodium bismuth titanate creates a mixed crystal phase that drives eight times faster piezocatalytic breakdown of Rhodamine B.

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This paper tests potassium-doped versions of the perovskite Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 as catalysts that convert ultrasonic vibrations into chemical energy for destroying organic pollutants. At 15 percent potassium the material forms a morphotropic phase boundary where two crystal structures coexist, while also showing smaller particles, a favorable bandgap, and elevated internal strain. These features together generate more surface charges under mechanical stress, which then attack the dye molecules. A reader would care because the result demonstrates a route to water purification that harvests ordinary mechanical energy rather than requiring light, electricity, or added chemicals. The best composition removes all Rhodamine B in 90 minutes and shows an eightfold rise in reaction speed over the pure material.

Core claim

The central claim is that Na0.5-xKxBi0.5TiO3 at x equals 0.15 develops a morphotropic phase boundary together with reduced particle size, an optimal bandgap, and high lattice strain; these changes act in concert to raise the piezoelectric response and thereby accelerate the ultrasonic degradation of Rhodamine B, yielding complete removal in 90 minutes and a rate constant eight times larger than the undoped compound.

What carries the argument

The morphotropic phase boundary, the narrow composition window in which two distinct crystal phases coexist and thereby enhance the piezoelectric coefficient and charge separation under mechanical stress.

If this is right

  • The NK15BT powder achieves complete Rhodamine B removal in 90 minutes under ultrasonic vibration.
  • Its apparent first-order rate constant is eight times higher than that of the undoped NK0BT powder.
  • The material retains activity after multiple reuse cycles and mineralizes the dye rather than merely adsorbing it.
  • The performance gain is attributed to the simultaneous presence of the morphotropic phase boundary, smaller crystallites, suitable bandgap, and elevated lattice strain.

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These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same potassium-doping route could be applied to other lead-free perovskites to raise their piezocatalytic activity for additional pollutants.
  • Because lattice strain contributes to the effect, thin-film or nanostructured forms of the material may deliver still higher rates.
  • Practical tests with real industrial wastewater containing mixed contaminants would clarify whether the 90-minute performance holds outside idealized dye solutions.

Load-bearing premise

That the measured dye removal and mineralization arise chiefly from piezocatalytically generated charges enabled by the morphotropic phase boundary and the listed material properties, rather than from direct ultrasonic cleavage of the dye or simple surface adsorption.

What would settle it

A control experiment in which the same NK15BT powder is sonicated in the presence of a radical scavenger or under conditions that suppress piezoelectric charge separation, such as a non-piezoelectric reference composition outside the morphotropic phase boundary, showing whether the degradation rate falls to the level of the undoped material.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.22369 by Daoud Mezzane, Hana Ursic, Jaafar Ghanbaja, Manal Benyoussef, Mbarek Amjoud, Mimoun El Marssi, Mohamed Goune, Mustapha Raihane, Nejc Suban, Salma Ayadh, Salma Touili, Zdravko Kutnjak.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: The four NKxBT samples with x=0, 15, 20, and 25 were synthesized and abbreviated as NK0BT, NK15BT, NK20BT, and NK25BT [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: a. XRD pattern of NKxBT powders b. larger views of (110), (111) and (200) planes [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Williamson-Hall (W-H) plots using XRD data for NKxBT samples [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: a. TEM images of NKxBT powders, b. Variation of average grain size of NKxBT powders [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_5.png] view at source ↗
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Piezocatalysis, based on the piezoelectric properties of catalysts, breaks down the barrier between mechanical energy and chemical energy. It describes the use of charges induced by piezoelectricity to assist typical chemical processes while harvesting various forms of mechanical green energy. The performance of piezocatalysis is predominantly governed by the piezoelectric properties of materials. The main aim of this work is to evaluate and analyze the potential of potassium doped sodium bismuth titanate Na0.5-xKxBi0.5TiO3 abbreviated as NKxBT (0, 0.15, 0.20, and 0.25), as a piezocatalyst in the degradation of the organic dye Rhodamine B RhB under ultrasonic vibration. The synthesis of NKxBT nanopowders was conducted using the sol-gel autocombustion method. Coupled structural analysis reveals the presence of an intermediate Morphotropic Phase Boundary (MPB, where two phases coexist) in the optimal NK15BT composition. The piezocatalytic degradation results showed a total piezo-degradation in only 90 min and a rate constant 8 times higher than the undoped NK0BT. The enhanced piezocatalytic activity results from a synergistic effect of MPB presence, reduced particle size, optimal bandgap and high lattice strain. The NK15BT sample also demonstrated good reusability and good mineralization.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports the synthesis of K-doped Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NKxBT, x=0, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25) nanopowders via sol-gel autocombustion and evaluates their piezocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B under ultrasonic vibration. It identifies an MPB at the optimal NK15BT composition, which together with reduced particle size, optimal bandgap and high lattice strain yields complete degradation in 90 min and an 8-fold higher rate constant relative to undoped NK0BT. Supporting XRD, SEM, UV-Vis and strain data are presented along with reusability, mineralization and control experiments (ultrasound alone and dark adsorption) that show negligible activity.

Significance. If the central claims hold, the work is significant for piezocatalysis research because it shows how targeted K doping near the MPB in a lead-free perovskite can be used to enhance piezoelectric response and catalytic efficiency for organic pollutant removal. The explicit controls isolating the piezocatalytic contribution and the demonstration of reusability strengthen the practical relevance for green, mechanically driven wastewater treatment.

major comments (1)
  1. Results section on piezocatalytic performance: the stated 8-fold rate-constant increase and 90-min complete degradation for NK15BT must be supported by the explicit pseudo-first-order kinetic plots, fitted rate constants, and any reported uncertainties or R² values for all four compositions so that the quantitative improvement can be independently verified.
minor comments (2)
  1. Methods: the ultrasonic frequency, power density and reactor geometry used for the piezocatalysis tests should be stated explicitly to enable full reproducibility.
  2. Figure captions and structural analysis: peak indexing or Rietveld refinement parameters confirming the MPB phase coexistence in NK15BT would clarify the structural basis for the claimed synergistic effect.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of our work and for the constructive comment, which will help improve the clarity of the quantitative results. We address the point as follows.

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  1. Referee: Results section on piezocatalytic performance: the stated 8-fold rate-constant increase and 90-min complete degradation for NK15BT must be supported by the explicit pseudo-first-order kinetic plots, fitted rate constants, and any reported uncertainties or R² values for all four compositions so that the quantitative improvement can be independently verified.

    Authors: We agree that providing the full set of kinetic plots and fitted parameters will strengthen the manuscript and allow independent verification. In the revised version we will add the pseudo-first-order kinetic plots (ln(C0/C) vs. time) for all four compositions (NK0BT, NK15BT, NK20BT, NK25BT). We will also include a table in the main text or supplementary information that reports the fitted rate constants k, the corresponding R² values, and the standard errors (uncertainties) obtained from the linear regression for each composition. This will explicitly document the approximately eight-fold enhancement observed for the optimal NK15BT sample relative to the undoped NK0BT. revision: yes

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full rationale

The paper is a materials science experimental study reporting sol-gel synthesis of NKxBT powders, XRD/SEM/UV-Vis characterization showing MPB at x=0.15, measured piezocatalytic RhB degradation rates under ultrasound, and control tests for adsorption/sonochemistry. The central claim links observed performance gains directly to measured properties (particle size, bandgap, strain) without equations, fitted parameters renamed as predictions, or derivations that reduce to inputs by construction. No self-citation chains or ansatzes are load-bearing for the results; all key quantities are independently measured and falsifiable via the described experiments.

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The central claim rests on experimental observations of degradation kinetics and structural characterization; it assumes that piezoelectric charge generation under ultrasound directly drives the observed dye breakdown and that the identified MPB and property changes are the dominant causes of improvement.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Piezoelectric properties of perovskites can be tuned via doping to enhance charge separation and catalytic activity under mechanical excitation.
    Invoked when attributing performance gains to MPB, bandgap, and strain without independent verification of charge generation mechanism.

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