Peter J. Holliman1, Beatriz Vaca Velasco1, Ian R. Butler1, Maarten Wijdekop2, David Worsley3
1School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
2Corus Colors, Shotton Works, Flintshire CH5 2 NH, UK
3School of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
Tóm tắt
Sorption kinetics and isotherms have been measured for a commercial dye (Direct Red 23) on different samples of powdered Titania, and the data were analysed to better understand the dye sensitization process for dye sensitised solar cells (DSSCs). For the sorption kinetics, the data show rapid initial sorption (<1 hour) followed by slower rate of increasing uptake between 1 and 24 hours. While higher initial concentrations of dye correspond to higher sorption overall, less dye is absorbed from higher initial dye concentrations when considered as percentage uptake. The correlation between the sorption data and model isotherms has been considered with time. The Langmuir model shows better correlations compared to the Freundlich isotherm. The dye uptake data has also been correlated with Titania characterization data (X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, BET and zero point charge analysis). Kinetic data show significantly better fits to second‐order models compared to first order. This suggests that chemisorption is taking place and that the interaction between the dye sorbate and the Titania sorbent involves electron sharing to form an ester bond.
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