The adsorption of catechol and isonicotinic acid on the TiO2 anatase (101) and rutile (110) surfaces has been studied by means of first-principles molecular dynamics simulations and time-dependent density functional calculations. Our results show that thermal fluctuations induce changes in the position of the molecular levels around the TiO2 valence band edge. For the anatase (101) surface, the alignment of the molecular levels with the TiO2 valence band edge has a significant effect on the absorption spectrum. For rutile (110), instead, the adsorption of catechol and isonicotinic acid induces only a minor sensitization. The sensitization of anatase (101) by catechol and isonicotinic acid can be enhanced by increasing the hybridization between the adsorbed dye and TiO2 states.
Effects of Thermal Fluctuations on the Structure, Level Alignment, and Absorption Spectrum of Dye-Sensitized TiO2 : A Comparative Study of Catechol and Isonicotinic Acid on the Anatase (101) and Rutile (110) Surfaces / H. Lin, G. Fratesi, S. Selçuk, G.P. Brivio, A. Selloni. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C. - ISSN 1932-7447. - 120:7(2016 Feb 25), pp. 3899-3905.
Effects of Thermal Fluctuations on the Structure, Level Alignment, and Absorption Spectrum of Dye-Sensitized TiO2 : A Comparative Study of Catechol and Isonicotinic Acid on the Anatase (101) and Rutile (110) Surfaces
G. FratesiSecondo
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2016
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The adsorption of catechol and isonicotinic acid on the TiO2 anatase (101) and rutile (110) surfaces has been studied by means of first-principles molecular dynamics simulations and time-dependent density functional calculations. Our results show that thermal fluctuations induce changes in the position of the molecular levels around the TiO2 valence band edge. For the anatase (101) surface, the alignment of the molecular levels with the TiO2 valence band edge has a significant effect on the absorption spectrum. For rutile (110), instead, the adsorption of catechol and isonicotinic acid induces only a minor sensitization. The sensitization of anatase (101) by catechol and isonicotinic acid can be enhanced by increasing the hybridization between the adsorbed dye and TiO2 states.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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