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Photoelectrochemical behaviour of CdS “Q-state” semiconductor particles in 10,12-nonacosadiynoic acid polymer langmuir-blodgett films

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CdS “Q-state” semiconductor particles from 2 to 10 nm diameter were nucleated and grown in 10,12-nonacosadiynoic acid (NCDA) polymer Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films deposited on ITO plates. The polymerization process through exposure to UV-Visible light resulted in formation of the “blue form” followed by the final “red form” after 60 min. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements confirmed the deposition of the NCDA cadmium salt and the formation of the CdS particles after exposure to H2S(g) in the LB matrix. A study of the photoelectrochemical behaviour of these systems was conducted through polarisation current-voltage (I-V) curves in the range of 0 to −1000 mV (Standard Calomel Electrode-SCE). An average open-circuit voltage (VOC) from −600 to −700 mV values was observed for photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells constructed for the undoped NCDA polymer LB film with 10 nm diameter CdS particles. The I2-doped NCDA polymer film presented an increase in the conductivity compared with the undoped film but with a deterioration of stability of the PEC system.

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  1. Metallurgical and Materials Eng. Dep., Universidade Federal de Minas, Gerais, Brazil

    H. S. Mansur & W. L. Vasconcelos

  2. Division of Chemicals and Polymers, University of Melbourne—CSIRO, Private Bag 10, Rosebank MDC, Clayton, Victoria, 3169, Australia

    F. Grieser

  3. Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489, Berlin, Germany

    F. Caruso

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Mansur, H.S., Vasconcelos, W.L., Grieser, F. et al. Photoelectrochemical behaviour of CdS “Q-state” semiconductor particles in 10,12-nonacosadiynoic acid polymer langmuir-blodgett films. Journal of Materials Science 34, 5285–5291 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004784501939

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