Cathodic Electrodeposition of TiO2 Thin Films for Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Applications.

Accession number;01A0173106
Title;Cathodic Electrodeposition of TiO2 Thin Films for Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Applications.
Author; KARUPPIUHAMY S (Gifu Univ., Gifu) AMALNERKAR D P (Gifu Univ., Gifu) YAMAGUCHI K (Gifu Univ., Gifu) YOSHIDA T (Gifu Univ., Gifu) SUGIURA T (Gifu Univ., Gifu) MINOURA H (Gifu Univ., Gifu)
Journal Title;Chem Lett
Journal Code:S0742A
ISSN:0366-7022
VOL.;NO.1;PAGE.78-79(2001)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.16
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;A convenient-and quick to realize-approach for cathodic electrodeposition of TiO2 films is suggested. Scanning electron microscopic examination of the resultant films reveals the formation of mesoporous TiO2. Since dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical investigations on cathodically electrodeposited TiO2 films are hitherto unreported, we performed such investigations by sensitizing our mesoporous TiO2 films with cis-bis(4,4'-dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridine)bis(thiocyanato)ruthenium(II). The preliminary studies exhibit incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) above 35% in the first attempt. (author abst.)
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