Insights into Dye-Sensitization of Planar TiO2:  Evidence for Involvement of a Protonated Surface State

The pH dependence of sensitized photocurrent for porphyrin-derivatized planar TiO2 films in regenerative photoelectrochemical cells is reported. The porphyrin sensitizers 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-trimesitylporphinatozinc(II) (1), 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-trimesitylporphine (2), and 5-(4-carb...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of physical chemistry. B 2003-10, Vol.107 (40), p.10971-10973
Hauptverfasser: Watson, David F, Marton, Andras, Stux, Arnold M, Meyer, Gerald J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The pH dependence of sensitized photocurrent for porphyrin-derivatized planar TiO2 films in regenerative photoelectrochemical cells is reported. The porphyrin sensitizers 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-trimesitylporphinatozinc(II) (1), 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-trimesitylporphine (2), and 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-trimesitylporphinatoplatinum(II) (3) were studied. The TiO2 conduction band edge potential (E CB) shifted from −0.43 V to +0.16 V vs Ag/AgCl(aq) from pH 12 to pH 2, a shift of 59 ± 2 mV per pH unit. Excited-state potentials (E 1/2 +/*) of 1−3 ranged from −1.57 to −0.91 V vs Ag/AgCl(aq), well negative of E CB. Nonetheless, for all three porphyrins a 10-fold increase in the magnitude of sensitized photocurrent was observed upon acidification of the electrolyte from pH 12 to pH 2. Photocurrent vs pH data did not depend on the sensitizer excited-state potential. A model is proposed wherein protonation of a surface state is required for charge compensation and photocurrent production. Therefore, the magnitude of sensitized photocurrent is determined by surface protonation/deprotonation equilibria.
ISSN:1520-6106
1520-5207
DOI:10.1021/jp035799q