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Contents Vol 72(6)

TiO2 Films Functionalized with ABDA for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance

Penggang Chen A , Lulu Zhang A , Bingwen Liu B , Peng Chen A C and Pengfei Yan A C
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A Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (MOE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China.

B Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.

C Corresponding authors. Email: jehugu@gmail.com; yanpf@vip.sina.com

Australian Journal of Chemistry 72(6) 411-416 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH18577
Submitted: 22 November 2018  Accepted: 7 February 2019   Published: 27 February 2019

Abstract

Efficient photogenerated charge separation is needed for potential solar energy conversion and storage. Herein, we present the preparation and characterization of an optically active anthracence-based molecule 4,4′-(anthracene-2,6-diylbis(azanediyl))bis(4-oxobutanoic acid) (ABDA), whose coupling with TiO2 has been proven useful in the pursuit of enhanced photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance. Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy and PEC measurements indicated that the ABDA/TiO2 composite has extended the light absorption of TiO2 to the visible region and efficiently increased the charge separation. The photocurrent of ABDA/TiO2 is 1.8 times higher than that of pristine TiO2. This study has provided a method for the development of functionalized TiO2 with enhanced PEC behaviour for energy conversion applications.


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