A surface science perspective on TiO2 photocatalysis

MA Henderson - Surface Science Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
The field of surface science provides a unique approach to understanding bulk, surface and
interfacial phenomena occurring during TiO 2 photocatalysis. This review highlights, from a …

Ultrafast electron transfer at the molecule-semiconductor nanoparticle interface

NA Anderson, T Lian - Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Electron transfer across the molecule-semiconductor interface is a fundamental
process that is relevant to many applications of nanoparticles, such as dye-sensitized solar …

Molecular design of coumarin dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

K Hara, T Sato, R Katoh, A Furube… - The Journal of …, 2003 - ACS Publications
We have developed novel coumarin dyes for use in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2
solar cells (DSSCs). The absorption spectra of these novel coumarin dyes are red-shifted …

Highly efficient photon-to-electron conversion with mercurochrome-sensitized nanoporous oxide semiconductor solar cells

K Hara, T Horiguchi, T Kinoshita, K Sayama… - Solar energy materials …, 2000 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells based on nanoporous oxide semiconductor thin films such as
TiO2, Nb2O5, ZnO, SnO2, and In2O3 with mercurochrome as the sensitizer were …

Quantum Chemical Study of Photoinjection Processes in Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles

P Persson, R Bergström, S Lunell - The Journal of Physical …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Results from quantum chemical INDO/S-CI calculations of the absorption properties of
anatase TiO2 nanoparticles sensitized by catechol and benzoic acid are reported …

Electron small polarons and their mobility in iron (oxyhydr) oxide nanoparticles

JE Katz, X Zhang, K Attenkofer, KW Chapman… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Electron mobility within iron (oxyhydr) oxides enables charge transfer between widely
separated surface sites. There is increasing evidence that this internal conduction influences …

Photoinduced Charge Carrier Dynamics of Zn−Porphyrin−TiO2 Electrodes: The Key Role of Charge Recombination for Solar Cell Performance

H Imahori, S Kang, H Hayashi, M Haruta… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Time resolved absorption spectroscopy has been used to study photoinduced electron
injection and charge recombination in Zn-porphyrin sensitized nanostructured TiO2 …

Real-time observation of photoinduced adiabatic electron transfer in strongly coupled dye/semiconductor colloidal systems with a 6 fs time constant

R Huber, JE Moser, M Grätzel… - The Journal of Physical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Electron transfer from organic dye molecules to semiconductor− colloidal systems is among
the fastest reported charge-separation reactions. We present investigations on alizarin …

Parameters affecting electron injection dynamics from ruthenium dyes to titanium dioxide nanocrystalline thin film

JB Asbury, NA Anderson, E Hao, X Ai… - The Journal of Physical …, 2003 - ACS Publications
Electron injection rates from Ru (dcbpy) 2 (X) 2 [X= 2NCS, 2CN, and dcbpy; dcbpy= 2, 2 '-
bipyridine-4, 4 '-carboxylate](called Ru535 or Ru N3, Ru505, and Ru470) to TiO2 …

The life and times of excited states of organometallic and coordination compounds

A Vlček Jr - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2000 - Elsevier
The photochemistry of transition metal organometallic and coordination compounds is
discussed from the perspective of time domains, in which excited-state reactions occur …