Bottom-up construction of highly photoactive dye-sensitized titania using Ru(II) and Ir(III) complexes as building blocks
- Rico-Santacruz, M. 1
- Sepúlveda, Á.E. 2
- Ezquerro, C. 2
- Serrano, E. 1
- Lalinde, E. 2
- Berenguer, J.R. 2
- García-Martínez, J. 1
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Universitat d'Alacant
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Universidad de La Rioja
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ISSN: 0926-3373
Año de publicación: 2017
Volumen: 200
Páginas: 93-105
Tipo: Artículo
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Resumen
The one-pot co-condensation of tetrabutyl orthotitanate (TBOT) and the neutral Ru(II) N3 dye or the new cationic Ir(III) complex [Ir(ppy)2(3,3′-H2dcbpy)]PF6 have yielded novel hybrid in-situ titanias, which present an exceptional stability against leaching or photodegradation of the coordination dye. The main advantages of this strategy are: i) high dye incorporation level, ii) narrowing band gap and iii) high stability. These materials exhibit much higher photocatalytic activity, under both UV and visible light, not only than the dye-free titania but also than the related dye-sensitized titania prepared by post-synthetic grafting. This in-situ synthetic approach is a promising alternative route to prepare highly stable dye-sensitized materials with great applicability potential. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.