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Involvement of Surface States in the Spectral Sensitization of Zinc Oxide Electrodes

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In this paper, the sensitization photocurrent at single crystalline ZnO electrodes in contact with an aqueous solution of crystal violet has been investigated during excitation by a 1 msec laser pulse.
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The sensitization photocurrent at single crystalline ZnO electrodes in contact with an aqueous solution of crystal violet has been investigated during excitation by a 1 msec laser pulse. The photocurrent shows relaxation phenomena which can be explained by an involvement of “surface states. They capture electrons from the excited dye molecules followed by electron injection into the conduction band or recombination” with the oxidized dye molecules. – The quantum yield for the electron injection is in the order of 2%. This relatively low value a high efficiency of the recombination via surface states. – In the presence of hydroquinone, a slight increase of the quantum observed which is attributed to a photoreduction of the excited dye molecules. The reduced crystal violet molecule can inject an electron into the conduction band from its ground state. Es wurden sensibilisierte Photostrome an einkristallinen ZnO-Elektroden im Kontakt mit wasrigen, Kristallviolett enthaltenden Elektro. Die Photostrome wahrend eines Laser-Lichtpulses von 1 msec Dauer zeigen Relaxationserscheinungen. Diese werden Einfang von Elektronen aus angeregten Farbstoffmolekulen in Oberflachenzustanden mit anschliesender Injektion dieser Elektronen in das Letiungsband oder Rekombination mit den oxidierten Molekulen erklart. – Die Quantenausbeute fur Elektroneninjektionen der Grosenordnung von 2%. Das deutet auf eine sehr grose Effektivitat der Rekombination uber Oberflachenzustande hin. – von Hydrochinon wird ein geringer Anstieg der Quantenausbeute beobachtet. Dies wird einer Photoreduktion der an Farbstoffmolekule zugeschrieben, wobei angenommen wird, das das reduzierte Kristallviolett-Molekul direkt ein Elektron in das Leitungsband injizieren kann.

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Electron injection at dye-sensitized semiconductor electrodes.

TL;DR: The accepted mechanism of electron injection, which was derived from classical studies, is introduced and selected photoelectrochemical studies of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline semiconductors are reviewed; emphasis is given to factors that influence the efficiencies of electron injections and charge recombination.
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Dye capped semiconductor nanoclusters. role of back electron transfer in the photosensitization of sno2 nanocrystallites with cresyl violet aggregates

TL;DR: In this article, the back electron transfer between the photoinjected electron and the oxidized sensitizer plays an important role in controlling the efficiency of net electron transfer, and it is shown that most of the transfer is multiexponential and most is completed within a few hundred nanoseconds.
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Photosensitization of Nanocrystalline Semiconductor Films. Modulation of Electron Transfer between Excited Ruthenium Complex and SnO2 Nanocrystallites with an Externally Applied Bias

TL;DR: In situ spectroelectrochemical measurements have been carried out to probe the charge injection from excited Ru(bpy)2(dcbpy 2+, Ru(II), into the SnO2 nanocrystallites.
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Electron transfer processs with excited molecules at semiconductor electrodes

TL;DR: In this paper, it is shown that the primary step is an electron-transfer reaction between an excited molecule and the semiconductor, whereas energy transfer plays only a minor role, which leads mostly to quenching.
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Semiconductor Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a photo-electrolysis cell with an efficiency of 10 to 14% under different conditions, depending on the redox reaction (Esub(F, redox)) energy value with respect to Esub(c) and Esub (v) at the edge.
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Elektrochemische Untersuchungen zur spektralen Sensibilisierung von ZnO‐Einkristallen

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of over-sensitisation on photo-currents was investigated using Rhodamine B, Riboflavin and Rose Bengal as sensitizers, and the mechanisms which are compatible with the results obtained here are discussed in detail at the end of the paper.
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Photochemical and electrochemical processes of excited dyes at semiconductor and metal electrodes

TL;DR: In this article, anodic and cathodic photocurrents were observed, depending on the semiconducting material, and the mechanism of supersensitization was discussed in detail.
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Adsorption and oxidation of rhodamine B at ZnO electrodes

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