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Breaking the limitations of the intrinsic redox potential of perovskite oxides photocatalysts for catalytic CO₂ reduction remains a big challenge. Here we report a new process to achieve the durability yet efficient CO₂ reduction activity of various perovskite oxides (BiFeO₃, LaFeO₃ and LaNiO₃) with an inactive CO₂ photo-reduction ability via piezoelectrically polarization. Taking BiFeO₃ (BFO) as a representative sample, the band tilting and structure compression of BFO reach the redox potential of CO₂ reduction and build a piezoelectric field for CO₂ adsorption and activation by introducing vibration energy, inducing a piezoelectric catalytic CO₂ reduction process. Continued ultrasonic vibration with BFO achieves durability CO₂ reduction to high production rates of CH₄ (17.9 µmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹) and CO (28.7 µmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹), respectively. This crucial feature highlights the feasibility of piezoelectric catalysis for CO₂ …