Rutile TiO2 as an Anode Material for Water-Splitting Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Cells
Swierk J, Regan K, Jiang J, Brudvig G, Schmuttenmaer C. Rutile TiO2 as an Anode Material for Water-Splitting Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Cells. ACS Energy Letters 2016, 1: 603-606. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater-splitting dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsPhotoelectrochemical cellsDye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsR-TiO2Sensitized Photoelectrochemical CellsWater-Splitting DyeWater oxidation catalystsLight-absorbing dyeWide bandgap metal oxide semiconductorsWater oxidationWS-DSPECsRedox mediatorAnode materialsInjection yieldLight harvesterPhotocurrent generationMetal oxide semiconductorDye stabilityAnatase TiO2Rutile polymorphTiO2Injected electronsRutile TiO2Oxide semiconductorsDyeA new method for the synthesis of β-cyano substituted porphyrins and their use as sensitizers in photoelectrochemical devices
Antoniuk-Pablant A, Terazono Y, Brennan B, Sherman B, Megiatto J, Brudvig G, Moore A, Moore T, Gust D. A new method for the synthesis of β-cyano substituted porphyrins and their use as sensitizers in photoelectrochemical devices. Journal Of Materials Chemistry A 2016, 4: 2976-2985. DOI: 10.1039/c5ta07226c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhotoelectrosynthetic cellsWater oxidationNew synthetic methodSolar cellsSensitive functional groupsHigh positive potentialsElectrochemical propertiesRedox mediatorSynthetic methodZinc porphyrinMost porphyrinsPhotoelectrochemical devicesFunctional groupsMild conditionsPresence of TrisPorphyrinsPotential candidateNanoparticulate TiOSensitizersOxidationPositive potentialsDyeMoleculesImproved yieldPhotocurrent