Preferential Attachments of Organic Dyes onto {101} Facets of TiO2 Nanoparticles
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8960-8965 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Apr 2015 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
Hybrid nanostructures of organic dyes/TiO2 nanoparticles were successfully fabricated by self-assembly method: Compared with pure organic dyes, these hybrid nanostructures showed enhanced performance of belt absorption. Extensive high-resolution transmission electron Microscopy observations demonstrated that the organic dyes are preferentially attached onto the {101} facets of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles. Density functional theory calculations further confirmed that the; preferential attachments are reasonable. These discoveries are very important
Keywords
- SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS, ANATASE, SURFACES, ADSORPTION, WATER, OXIDE