Fabrication and photovoltaic investigation of polypyrrole-TiO2 nanocomposite films prepared by in-situ self-assembly method

  • Xiu Qin Zhang*
  • , Hai Yang Hu
  • , Ming Yuan Xu
  • , Han Ming Ding
  • , Yong Kui Shan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Polypyrrole (PPy)-TiO2 nanocomposite film was prepared through the in-situ polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of TiO2 sol. The self-assembled film was characterized by UV-Vis and IR spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical measurements. Due to the interaction between PPy and TiO2 in the nanocomposite film, there is a blue shift for the π→π* transition, and there are shifts of the redox peaks in cyclic voltammogram relative to those in the PPy film. Photoelectrochemical experiments revealed that PPy-TiO2 nanocomposite film showed a higher photoelectrochemical response than that of PPy film fabricated under the same condition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)431-436
Number of pages6
JournalGongneng Cailiao yu Qijian Xuebao/Journal of Functional Materials and Devices
Volume13
Issue number5
StatePublished - Oct 2007

Keywords

  • Nanocomposite
  • Photovoltaic
  • Polypyrrole
  • Titanium oxide

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