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A novel triphenylamine-based dye sensitizer supported on titania nanoparticles and the effect of titania fabrication on its optical properties

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A new synthesised triphenylamine-based dye having a branched structure with one OH-ending branch able to interact with the surface hydroxyl moieties of mesoporous TiO2 is reported. Optical properties of the dye-titania hybrid material are presented and the higher efficiency of the dye on pure anatase TiO2 compared to the commercial Degussa P25, which contains a rutile phase component, is confirmed. The optical and chemical properties of the dye make it a promising candidate as a metal-free dye for DSSCs or as a host for a variety of transition or main group metal ions for different applications.

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  1. Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Universitá Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155/B, 30172, Venezia, Italy

    Elisa Moretti, Manuela Aversa, Alberto Scrivanti, Loretta Storaro, Aldo Talon, Riccardo Marin & Stefano Polizzi

  2. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Crystallography and Mineralogy, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, E-29071, Málaga, Spain

    Juan Antonio Cecilia & Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón

  3. Electron Microscopy Center “Giovanni Stevanato”, Universitá Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155/B, 30172, Venezia, Italy

    Stefano Polizzi

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Moretti, E., Aversa, M., Scrivanti, A. et al. A novel triphenylamine-based dye sensitizer supported on titania nanoparticles and the effect of titania fabrication on its optical properties. Chem. Pap. 70, 218–230 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1515/chempap-2015-0192

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