THIONINE COATED ELECTRODE FOR PHOTOGALVANIC CELLS

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ALBERY, WJ [1 ]
FOULDS, AW [1 ]
HALL, KJ [1 ]
HILLMAN, AR [1 ]
EGDELL, RG [1 ]
ORCHARD, AF [1 ]
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[1] INORGAN CHEM LAB,OXFORD OX1 3QR,ENGLAND
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10.1038/282793a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The successful operation of a photogalvanic cell for solar energy conversion requires that the illuminated electrode should discriminate between the two redox couples in solution. In the iron-thionine system the electrode must oxidise photogenerated leucothionine but not reduce the photo-generated Fe(III). Modified electrodes with coatings of thionine of up to 20 monolayers can be prepared on Pt and SnO2. Electrode kinetic results for the Fe(III) and thionine systems show that this modified electrode is suitable for the iron-thionine photogalvanic cell. © 1979 Nature Publishing Group.
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