Publications by authors named "Takako Tsuchino"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the photochemical electron transfer (ET) between an organic dye (TMPyP) and an electron acceptor (MV2+) using two types of inorganic films: titan nano-sheets (TNS) and mesoporous silica (sMPS).
- The TMPyP dye is embedded in silica cavities while MV2+ is placed in the interlayers of TNS, resulting in a stacked film where electron transfer occurs under UV light irradiation.
- It was found that stacking the films in the reverse order inhibited electron transfer, but inserting a gold layer between them allowed for ET, highlighting the importance of interface conditions on the efficiency of the process.
Composite films of a meso-(tetramethylpyridinium)porphyrin (TMPyP) hybrid incorporated in mesoporous silica (MPS) and cast on a methyl viologen (MV2+)/titania nanosheet hybrid were synthesized and a light-induced charge separation between the two could be observed. These composite thin films were able to initiate a one-electron reduction of the MV2+ ions accompanied by the simultaneous decomposition of the TMPyP organic dye within the mesoporous silica channels.
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