Issue 9, 1998

Visible light-induced long-lived charge separation across a sensitised nanostructured TiO2–polyviologen membrane

Abstract

The preparation of a transparent nanostructured TiO2 membrane and its sensitisation to visible light by chemisorption of a tris-bipyridyl ruthenium complex is described. Also described, is the subsequent deposition of a polyviologen film on one face of the sensitised membrane. Absorption of a visible photon by a sensitiser molecule is followed by injection of an electron into the conduction band of the nanostructured TiO2 membrane and by conduction band state mediated electron transfer to a viologen oligomer. By these means, the energy of a visible photon is converted into chemical potential stored in the form of an oxidised electron donor and a reduced electron acceptor on opposite sides of a membrane.

Article information

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J. Mater. Chem., 1998,8, 2033-2036

Visible light-induced long-lived charge separation across a sensitised nanostructured TiO2–polyviologen membrane

R. Hoyle, G. Will and D. Fitzmaurice, J. Mater. Chem., 1998, 8, 2033 DOI: 10.1039/A803437K

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