Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine

As previous studies have shown, the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(vi) to Cr(iii) in the presence of 4-chlorophenol can be carried out efficiently under visible irradiation using TiO<inf>2</inf> modified with hydroxoaluminum- tricarboxymonoamide phthalocyanine (AlTCPc) in spite of the hi...

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Autores principales: Rodríguez, H.B., Di Iorio, Y., Meichtry, J.M., Grela, M.A., Litter, M.I., San Román, E.
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spelling todo:paper_1474905X_v12_n11_p1984_Rodriguez2023-10-03T16:18:16Z Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine Rodríguez, H.B. Di Iorio, Y. Meichtry, J.M. Grela, M.A. Litter, M.I. San Román, E. As previous studies have shown, the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(vi) to Cr(iii) in the presence of 4-chlorophenol can be carried out efficiently under visible irradiation using TiO<inf>2</inf> modified with hydroxoaluminum- tricarboxymonoamide phthalocyanine (AlTCPc) in spite of the high aggregation tendency of the dye. In the present work, photocurrent and absorption spectra of AlTCPc modified TiO<inf>2</inf> films are studied together with absorption and fluorescence of the dye in solution as a function of the concentration of the dye to clarify (a) the role of aggregates and the nature of the species responsible for electron injection into the semiconductor and (b) the reasons why, as reported earlier, the photocatalytic activity is nearly independent of dye loading at constant TiO<inf>2</inf> mass. Results are consistent with the presence of AlTCPc clusters with similar properties both on the TiO<inf>2</inf> surface and in H<inf>2</inf>O-DMSO solution. The actual photoactive species is the monomeric dye electronically coupled to the semiconductor. Monomer concentration depends only slightly on AlTCPc analytical concentration, in a way similar to surfactant monomers in micellar equilibrium, thus explaining the independence of photocatalytic activity on dye concentration. © The Royal Society of Chemistry and Owner Societies. Fil:Rodríguez, H.B. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Litter, M.I. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:San Román, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1474905X_v12_n11_p1984_Rodriguez
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description As previous studies have shown, the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(vi) to Cr(iii) in the presence of 4-chlorophenol can be carried out efficiently under visible irradiation using TiO<inf>2</inf> modified with hydroxoaluminum- tricarboxymonoamide phthalocyanine (AlTCPc) in spite of the high aggregation tendency of the dye. In the present work, photocurrent and absorption spectra of AlTCPc modified TiO<inf>2</inf> films are studied together with absorption and fluorescence of the dye in solution as a function of the concentration of the dye to clarify (a) the role of aggregates and the nature of the species responsible for electron injection into the semiconductor and (b) the reasons why, as reported earlier, the photocatalytic activity is nearly independent of dye loading at constant TiO<inf>2</inf> mass. Results are consistent with the presence of AlTCPc clusters with similar properties both on the TiO<inf>2</inf> surface and in H<inf>2</inf>O-DMSO solution. The actual photoactive species is the monomeric dye electronically coupled to the semiconductor. Monomer concentration depends only slightly on AlTCPc analytical concentration, in a way similar to surfactant monomers in micellar equilibrium, thus explaining the independence of photocatalytic activity on dye concentration. © The Royal Society of Chemistry and Owner Societies.
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author Rodríguez, H.B.
Di Iorio, Y.
Meichtry, J.M.
Grela, M.A.
Litter, M.I.
San Román, E.
spellingShingle Rodríguez, H.B.
Di Iorio, Y.
Meichtry, J.M.
Grela, M.A.
Litter, M.I.
San Román, E.
Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine
author_facet Rodríguez, H.B.
Di Iorio, Y.
Meichtry, J.M.
Grela, M.A.
Litter, M.I.
San Román, E.
author_sort Rodríguez, H.B.
title Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine
title_short Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine
title_full Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine
title_fullStr Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine
title_full_unstemmed Evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of TiO<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine
title_sort evidence on dye clustering in the sensitization of tio<inf>2</inf> by aluminum phthalocyanine
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