Magnetoelectric Catalysis: Magnetoelectrically Driven Catalytic Degradation of Organics (Adv. Mater. 28/2019)

Nanocatalysts that deliver enhanced water remediation while using clean energy sources present a strong potential for solving many environmental challenges. In article number 1901378, Fajer Mushtaq, Xiangzhong Chen, Salvador Pané, and co-workers present core–shell magnetoelectric cobalt ferrite@bismuth ferrite nanoparticles that degrade over 85% of pharmaceuticals and industrial pigments under alternating magnetic fields by generating transient changes in their polarization state.