Xheila Yzeiri , Nicola Sangiorgi , Francesca Gambassi , Andrea Barbieri , Massimo Calamante , Daniele Franchi , Carmen Coppola , Adalgisa Sinicropi , Barbara Ventura , Alessandro Mordini , Alessandra Sanson , Lorenzo Zani
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Three new D-A-π-A organic dyes (1a-c) containing a 2,3-diphenylquinoxaline core as the main chromophore were designed to act as sensitizers for the TiO2-based photoanode of dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DS-PEC) for water splitting. The dyes structures featured a cyanoacrylic acid group as the terminal acceptor/anchoring moiety and three different donor groups of moderate strength, namely mono- and dialkoxy-substituted benzenes, which were introduced to modulate the energies of the respective HOMO levels and enable the electron transfer from a Ru-based molecular water oxidation catalyst (WOC). Dyes 1a-c were synthesized following a C–H activation strategy and fully characterized. In addition, the previously known catalyst Ru(bda)(PyP)2 (bda = 2,2′-bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylate; PyP = pyridin-4-methyl phosphonic acid) was also prepared by modification of a reported procedure. The dynamics of charge transfer processes involving the dyes adsorbed on nanocrystalline TiO2 films were investigated by means of transient absorption spectroscopy. Photo-electrochemical experiments carried out on photoanodes functionalized with 1a-c and Ru(bda)(PyP)2 in 0.1 M aq. Na2SO4 electrolyte showed the production of photocurrents up to ca. 0.15 mA cm−2 at + 0.5 V vs. NHE, and highlighted how modifications of the TiO2 staining procedure can lead to significant differences in cell performances.
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Dyes and Pigments covers the scientific and technical aspects of the chemistry and physics of dyes, pigments and their intermediates. Emphasis is placed on the properties of the colouring matters themselves rather than on their applications or the system in which they may be applied.
Thus the journal accepts research and review papers on the synthesis of dyes, pigments and intermediates, their physical or chemical properties, e.g. spectroscopic, surface, solution or solid state characteristics, the physical aspects of their preparation, e.g. precipitation, nucleation and growth, crystal formation, liquid crystalline characteristics, their photochemical, ecological or biological properties and the relationship between colour and chemical constitution. However, papers are considered which deal with the more fundamental aspects of colourant application and of the interactions of colourants with substrates or media.
The journal will interest a wide variety of workers in a range of disciplines whose work involves dyes, pigments and their intermediates, and provides a platform for investigators with common interests but diverse fields of activity such as cosmetics, reprographics, dye and pigment synthesis, medical research, polymers, etc.
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