Electrosynthesis, Characterization and Electrocatalytic Behaviour of Organic-Metal Thin-Films Based on 2,2’-Bithiophene-5-carboxylic Acid and Metal Ions

2,2’-Bithiophene-5-carboxylic acid (BTA) thin-films on platinum (Pt) electrodes were electrochemically prepared in acetonitrile solution containing 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP) and 0.05 M BTA. These films were complexes with several metal ions such as Cu2+, Ag+ and Co2+. Their structural characteristics were compared with those of powder complexes chemically prepared from BTA and the corresponding metal ion. IR and XPS techniques reveal that the film complexes with metal ions have the same structures as the corresponding powder complexes. The electrocatalytic activity of BTA film-metal ions has been investigated toward ascorbic acid (AA) oxidation and compared to that obtained on a free BTA film. BTA film-metal ions exhibit good catalytic proprieties and better detection of AA than a free BTA film. This new propriety allows these films to be used as electrochemical sensors. This electronic document is a “live” template. The various components of your paper [title, text, heads, etc.] are already defined on the style sheet, as illustrated by the portions given in this document.

Morphology and Photoelectrochemical Characterization of MEH-PPV/PCBM Composite Film Doped with TiO_2 Nanoparticles

Poly[2-methoxy-5-（20-ethylhexyloxy）-io-phenylenevinylene] （MEH-PPV）, [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester （PCBM） and titanium dioxide （TiO2） nanoparticles （n-type） were dissolved, mixed and deposited by physical methods （spin-coating） on indium tin-oxide （ITO） substrate. The incorporation of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles changed the morphology and increased the roughness of polymers film （MEH-PPV/PCBM）, and the photocurrent density of the composite （MEH-PPV/PCBM ＋n-TiO2） was higher than that of single MEH- PPV/PCBM film. The study showed that the presence of n-TiO2 particles in the polymeric film improves the photoelectrochemical properties of M EH-PPV/PCBM composite.

A comparative study of a direct and pulse electrodeposition method of TiO_(2)films and its effect on photoelectrocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye

The present study reports the titanium dioxide(TiO_(2))films synthesized from TiCl3 precursor on ITO glass substrates using two electrochemical techniques,namely direct electro-deposition(DE)and pulse electro-deposition(PE).The synthesis potential during the time-on(Ton)period was fixed at-1.5 V.However,the open-circuit potential was applied during the time-off(Toff)period.The effect of the technique of electro-deposition and Toff duration on the properties of TiO_(2)films and their photoelectron-catalytic activity were investigated.The obtained films were investigated by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),UV-VIS spectrometer,and photocurrent measurement respectively.It is found that the use of the PE technique at different Toff improves the properties of TiO_(2)films compared to the DE technique.The XRD patterns show the anatase phase with a marked preferential orientation along the(101)direction for all samples.From the SEM analysis,it is seen a significant change from big multigrain agglomerates at DE to a dense film structure and small multigrain agglomerates at different Toff.As the Toff decreases from 3 s to 1 s,the photocurrent response rises and reaches a high value of about 12 m A/cm^(2).Compared with DE,and under UV light the photocatalytic property of TiO_(2)film synthesis via PE has been improved in the degradation of methyl orange(MO).Finally,the films deposited at low Toff(Toff=1 s)show a faster degradation of MO.