• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.87-87
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• 2010

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) systems are promising methods of producing H2 gas using solar energy in an aqueous solution. The photoelectrochemical properties of numerous metal oxides have been studied. Among them, the PEC systems based on TiO2 have been extensively studied. However, the drawback of a PEC system with TiO2 is that only ultraviolet (UV) light can be absorbed because of its large band gap (3.2 - 3.4 eV). Two approaches have been introduced in order to use PEC cells in the visible light region. The first method includes doping impurities, such as nitrogen, into TiO2, and this technique has been extensively studied in an attempt to narrow the band gap. In comparison, research on the second method, which includes visible light water splitting in molecular photosystems, has been slow. Mallouk et al. recently developed electrochemical water-splitting cells using the Ru(II) complex as the visible light photosensitizer. the dye-sensitized PEC cell consisted of a dye-sensitized TiO2 layer, a Pt counter electrode, and an aqueous solution between them. Under a visible light (< 3 eV) illumination, only the dye molecule absorbed the light and became excited because TiO2 had the wide band gap. The light absorption of the dye was followed by the transfer of an electron from the excited state (S*) of the dye to the conduction band (CB) of TiO2 and its subsequent transfer to the transparent conducting oxide (TCO). The electrons moved through the wire to the Pt, where the water reduction (or H2 evolution) occurred. The oxidized dye molecules caused the water oxidation because their HOMO level was below the H2O/O2 level. Organic dyes have been developed as metal-free alternatives to the Ru(II) complexes because of their tunable optical and electronic properties and low-cost manufacturing. Recently, organic dye molecules containing multi-branched, multi-anchoring groups have received a great deal of interest. In this work, tri-branched tri-anchoring organic dyes (Dye 2) were designed and applied to visible light water-splitting cells based on dye-sensitized TiO2 electrodes. Dye 2 had a molecular structure containing one donor (D) and three acceptor (A) groups, and each ended with an anchoring functionality. In comparison, mono-anchoring dyes (Dye 1) were also synthesized. The PEC response of the Dye 2-sensitized TiO2 film was much better than the Dye 1-sensitized or unsensitized TiO2 films.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.209-217
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• 2022

본 연구그룹에서는 투명 전도성 기판이 필요 없는 광감응형 전기변색 소자를 개발하였다. 이전의 연구에서 백금 촉매 적용에 의한 빠른 착색 및 탈색을 확인하였고, 저온소성형 WO₃졸과 TiO₂ 졸을 적용하여 플렉시블 필름형 소자를 구현하였으나, 이러한 소자가 4~5 시간 동안 태양광에 노출될 경우 과착색 되어 암막상태에서도 탈색이 되지 않는 현상을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 과착색 현상을 해결하기 위하여 광감응형 전기변색 소자의 전해질에(4-Hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPOL)을 첨가하였다. TEMPOL을 첨가제로 사용한 광감응형 전기변색 소자의 경우 4시간 이상 햇빛에 노출되어도 과착색이 되지 않고, 가역성이 크게 향상되는 것을 확인하였다. 다양한 농도의 TEMPOL을 적용하여 가시광 투과율 변화 및 착/탈색 속도를 비교하였고, 에너지 레벨 관점에서 가능한 TEMPOL의 과착색 방지 메커니즘을 제시하였다.