A new heterogeneous photocathode based on ruthenium(II)quaterpyridinium complexes at TiO2 particles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 51, 2010, Pages 22763-22772

  Baumann, Nils ^a,b   Gamage, Pubudu S ^b   Samarakoon, Thilani N ^b   Hodgson, Jim ^b   Janek, Jürgen ^c   Bossmann, Stefan H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS BUFFER; COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; EPOXY GLUE; GLASS SLIDES; NANOMOLAR; PHOSPHONATE GROUP; TIO;

CHEMISORPTION; PALLADIUM; RUTHENIUM;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78650608943     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp109634v     Document Type: Article

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