Sensitized Polypyrrole-Coated Semiconducting Powders as Materials in Photosystems for Hydrogen Generation

Attila Yildiz, Andrzej Sobczynski, A. J. Bard, A. Campion, M. A. Fox, T. E. Mallouk, S. E. Webber, J. M. White

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Abstract

TiO2powders were coated with polypyrrole layers by irradiating dispersions of them in a solution containing pyrrole, oxygen, and fluoroborate ion with UV light. Polymer-coated and platinized powders were photoactive despite some losses, probably due to absorption by the polymer layer. Incorporating the anionic chromophore fluorescein into the positively charged polypyrrole structure sensitized the photocatalytic generation of hydrogen with visible light.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)148-149
Number of pages2
JournalLangmuir
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1989

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemistry

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