Cai Sheng-Min

Photoelectrochemical Studies of the TiO 2 Nanocrystalline Electrode Sensitized by Novel Cyanine Dye

应用光电化学方法研究了N,N-对羧苄基吲哚三菁(Cy5)染料敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为,优化了敏化的条件.结合Cy5的循环伏安曲线和光吸收阈值,初步确定Cy5电子基态和激发态能级位置.结果表明,Cy5电子激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,因而使用该染料敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流,使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区,光电转换效率得到明显改善,在膜厚为6.5μm、敏化时间为6h的条件下IPCE值(incidentphoto-to-electricity conversion efficiency)最高可达46.4%,总的光电转换效率η为1.70%.

Preparation of TiO2 Nanoparticles by Hydrothermal Method and its Application for Photoelectrochemical Cell

By varying the hydrolysis and hydrothermal processing parameters in preparing TiO2 nanoparticles different sizes of TiO2 nanoparticles are obtained.(1) At higher autoclaving temperature,lower pH and longer autoclaving period,larger sizes of TiO2 nanoparticles are prepared.(2) The nanoporous electrodes made from sintering smaller TiO2 nanoparticles show relatively poor IPCE and low absorption in UV-Vis spectrum,(3) Higher IPCE can be achieved with TiO2 nanoporous electrodes made from sintering larger TiO2 nanoparticles.These electrodes are suitable for studying behavior of the photoelectrochemistry of dye sensitized nanoporous electrodes.