In situ investigation of dye adsorption on TiO2 films using a quartz crystal microbalance with a dissipation technique.
Dye adsorption plays a crucial role in dye-sensitized solar cells. Herein, we demonstrate an in situ liquid-phase analytical technique to quantify in real time adsorption of dye and coadsorbates on flat and mesoporous TiO(2) films. For the first time, a molar ratio of co-adsorbed Y123 and chenodeoxycholic acid has been measured.
Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Hauke A
HA
Harms
Nicolas
N
Tétreault
Viktoria
V
Gusak
Bengt
B
Kasemo
Michael
M
Grätzel