The crystalline nanocluster phase as a medium for structural and spectroscopic studies of light absorption of photosensitizer dyes on semiconductor surfaces

JB Benedict, P Coppens - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The crystalline nanocluster phase, in which nanoscale metal oxide clusters are self-
assembled in three-dimensional periodic arrays, is described. The crystalline assembly of …

Structure and Electronic Properties of TiO2 Nanoclusters and Dye–Nanocluster Systems Appropriate to Model Hybrid Photovoltaic or Photocatalytic Applications

CI Oprea, MA Gîrțu - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
We report the results of a computational study of TiO2 nanoclusters of various sizes as well
as of complex systems with various molecules adsorbed onto the clusters to set the ground …

Dye Capped Semiconductor Nanoclusters. Role of Back Electron Transfer in the Photosensitization of SnO2 Nanocrystallites with Cresyl Violet Aggregates

D Liu, RW Fessenden, GL Hug… - The Journal of Physical …, 1997 - ACS Publications
Adsorption of a cationic dye, cresyl violet, on SnO2 and SiO2 nanoclusters and
nanocrystalline thin films results in the formation of H-aggregates. These dyes are …

Quantum Chemical Study of Photoinjection Processes in Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles

P Persson, R Bergström, S Lunell - The Journal of Physical …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Results from quantum chemical INDO/S-CI calculations of the absorption properties of
anatase TiO2 nanoparticles sensitized by catechol and benzoic acid are reported …

The effect of substituents on the surface modification of anatase nanoparticles with catecholate-type ligands: a combined DFT and experimental study

TD Savić, MI Čomor, JM Nedeljković… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The surface modification of nanocrystalline TiO2 particles (45 Å) with catecholate-type
ligands having different electron donating/electron withdrawing substituent groups …

Binding modes of carboxylate-and acetylacetonate-linked chromophores to homodisperse polyoxotitanate nanoclusters

JD Sokolow, E Trzop, Y Chen, J Tang… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The binding of carboxylate-and acetylacetonate-linked chromophores to homodisperse
polyoxotitanate nanoclusters with 17 Ti atoms or more are surveyed and found to be limited …

Blue Light Emitting Nanosized TiO2 Colloids

Y Liu, RO Claus - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1997 - ACS Publications
Nanometer-scale materials have been intensively studied and have given rise to a new
generation of various devices in recent years. 1-3 Particle size has a significant effect (the so …

Visible light photoactivity from a bonding assembly of titanium oxide nanocrystals

H Tong, N Umezawa, J Ye - Chemical Communications, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible light photoactivity from a bonding assembly of titanium oxide nanocrystals - Chemical
Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C0CC05699E Royal Society of Chemistry …

Structure and Stability of Small TiO2 Nanoparticles

S Hamad, CRA Catlow, SM Woodley… - The Journal of …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The effect of the nanostructure on the photochemistry of TiO2 is an active field of research
owing to its applications in photocatalysis and photovoltaics. Despite this interest, little is …

DFT study of bare and dye‐sensitized TiO2 clusters and nanocrystals

MJ Lundqvist, M Nilsing, P Persson… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Structural and electronic properties of bare and dye‐sensitized TiO2 clusters and
nanoparticles with sizes of≤ 2 nm have been studied by density functional theory (DFT) …