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A Z-scheme type photoelectrochemical cell consisting of porphyrin-containing polymer and dye-sensitized TiO2electrodes

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A Z-scheme type photoelectrochemical cell consisting of an electrochemically polymerized photoactive electrode and a dye-sensitized TiO2electrode is demonstrated. Nearly 1 V of open circuit voltage (VOC) was achieved by the cooperation of a couple of photoactive electrodes toward uphill electron pumping.

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  1. Advanced Battery Lab., Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1192, Japan

    Kensuke Takechi & Tohru Shiga

  2. Department of Material Physics and Chemistry, Graduate School, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

    Kensuke Takechi

  3. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Akiyama & Sunao Yamada

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Takechi, K., Shiga, T., Akiyama, T. et al. A Z-scheme type photoelectrochemical cell consisting of porphyrin-containing polymer and dye-sensitized TiO2electrodes. Photochem Photobiol Sci 9, 1085–1087 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1039/c0pp00086h

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