title: Dye-sensitized polyoxometalate for visible-light-driven photoelectrochemical cells.
abstract: A simple and facile one-step method for the synthesis of an organic dye-functionalized polyoxometalate (POM) hybrid with visible-light photo-response was reported. The POM hybrid was fully characterized via single crystal XRD, powder XRD, FTIR and elemental analysis. The reaction of the organic dye with inorganic salts gave the dye-functionalized POM (MoBB3), in which the POM cluster was formed in situ. The electronic absorption peak of this hybrid was successfully extended beyond 680 nm. Photoelectrochemical measurement indicated that MoBB3 was photoresponsive under visible-light illumination, suggesting that it is an n-type (electron conductive) semiconducting material. This result might offer a method for the design of novel organic dye-functionalized POMs for photoelectric applications.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology (Zhejiang), College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Junkuo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Yongxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ovadia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lev
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qichun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D008027:Light; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D000099294:Polyoxometalates
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C102296:polyoxometalate I; D000099294:Polyoxometalates