期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 4, 期 12, 页码 7026-7034出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am302288m
关键词
hematoporphyrin; light-harvesting nanohybrids; photoinduced electron transfer; visible-light photocatalysis; reactive oxygen species; porphyrin-sensitized solar cell
资金
- UGC (India)
- CSIR (India)
- DST (India) [DST/TM/SERI/2k11/103]
- Sheikh Saqr Al Qasimi Graduate Research Fellowship
Light-harvesting nanohybrids (LHNs) are systems composed of an inorganic nanostructure associated with an organic pigment that have been exploited to improve the light-harvesting performance over individual components. The present study is focused on developing a potential LHN, attained by the functionalization of dense arrays of ZnO nanorods (NRs) with a biologically important organic pigment hematoporphyrin (HP), which is an integral part of red blood cells (hemoglobin). Application of spectroscopic techniques, namely, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman scattering, confirm successful monodentate binding of HP carboxylic groups to Zn2+ located at the surface of ZnO NRs. Picosecond-resolved fluorescence studies on the resulting HP-ZnO nanohybrid show efficient electron migration from photoexcited HP to the host ZnO NRs. This essential photoinduced event activates the LHN under sunlight, which ultimately leads to the realization of visible-light photocatalysis (VLP) of a model contaminant Methylene Blue (MB) in aqueous solution. A control experiment in an inert gas atmosphere clearly reveals that the photocatalytic activity is influenced by the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the media. Furthermore, the stable LHNs prepared by optimized dye loading have also been used as an active layer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). We believe these promising LHNs to find their dual applications in organic electronics and for the treatment of contaminant wastewater.
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