Probing photoinduced electron transfer reactions at semiconductor-liquid interfaces

Ignacio Martini; Jose H. Hodak; Gregory V. Hartland

doi:10.1117/12.306133

24 April 1998 Probing photoinduced electron transfer reactions at semiconductor-liquid interfaces

Ignacio Martini, Jose H. Hodak, Gregory V. Hartland

Proceedings Volume 3273, Laser Techniques for Condensed-Phase and Biological Systems; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.306133
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The electron transfer dynamics of 9-anthracene carboxylic acid bound to TiO₂ nanoparticles in ethanol has been examined by a combination of transient absorption and time- resolved anistropy measurements. The results from these experiments show that the forward electron transfer reaction is very fast, <EQ 360 fs for anatase TiO₂ and <EQ 1 ps for rutile TiO₂. The back electron transfer reaction occurs on a slower time scale: 33 +/- 1 ps for the anatase particles and 54 +/- 1 ps for the rutile particles. The rate of the back electron transfer reaction for anatase TiO₂ is also very sensitive to the addition of small amounts of water to the ethanolic solutions. For example, adding 1 percent water by volume decreases the average back electron transfer time from 33 ps to 20 ps. The water also produces a red-shift in the absorption spectra of the TiO₂ particles. These observations show that the back electron transfer reaction is in the Marcus inverted region.

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Ignacio Martini, Jose H. Hodak, and Gregory V. Hartland "Probing photoinduced electron transfer reactions at semiconductor-liquid interfaces", Proc. SPIE 3273, Laser Techniques for Condensed-Phase and Biological Systems, (24 April 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.306133

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