Journal
SYNTHETIC METALS
Volume 114, Issue 2, Pages 201-207Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-6779(00)00261-7
Keywords
photoelectric conversion; hemicyanine; sensitization; nanoparticle; TiO2
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The monochromophore (E)-N-Hexadecyl-4-(2-(4-diethylamino)phenyl)ethenyl) pyridinium stearate was synthesized. The LB film of the dye-modified ITO gives rise to cathodic photocurrent, while the dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 film generates anodic photocurrent. Having investigated some factors such as electron donor and acceptor, and bias voltage that may affect the magnitude of photocurrent and the direction of current flow, we proposed a mechanismic model for photocurrent generation. The quantum yield is about 0.2% for monolayer LB film-modified ITO electrode and 1.0% for the dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 film under irradiation of 469-nm light in 0.1 M KCl aqueous solution without applied potential. Under 100 mW/cm(2) illumination of simulated solar light, the dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 film generated greater than 1 mA/cm(2) of current density, which is comparatively high among the organic dyes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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