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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 421-426Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b108390b
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Unusually high photocurrents, with quantum yields up to Phi = 0.74, are obtained using TiO2 photosensitized by adsorbed natural pigment(s) from pomegranate liquid, with aqueous iodide = iodine acting as charge carriers. An open circuit photovoltage up to 0.45 V is observed. The quantum yield of the photocurrent, the photovoltage and the stability are unusually high for aqueous solutions. In contrast to the intensively investigated Ru(dcbpy)(2)(SCN)(2) system, increasing the TiO2 nanocrystallite s diameter from 5 to 18 nm considerably decreases the photocurrent. Apparently, the TiO2 porous layer functions as a nano-filter for the pigment mixture. The effects of changing charge carrier concentrations and the photocurrent spectrum and yields under various conditions are reported. Ethanol used as solvent for the charge carriers yields comparable results (tested at pH 2.8). Our main observations suggest that it may be possible to construct Graetzel-type cells with no special care to eliminate traces of water.
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