caa a22 4500 605451397 CHVBK 20210128100151.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11237-015-9416-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11237-015-9416-8 Photovoltaic Characteristics of Bis(2-Benzimidazolyl)-Bisthiazole Deposited on TiO2 in the Presence of Zn2+Ions [Elektronische Daten] [R. Polunin, A. Kozytskiy, S. Kolotilov] It was found that bis(2-benzimidazolyl)bisthiazole deposited on nanosized TiO2 in the presence of Zn2+ salts was able to generate a photocurrent upon irradiation by visible light in a cell with a solution of KI in acetonitrile. The activity of this compound was probably caused by the presence of the benzimidazole fragment (electron donor) and the bisthiazole group (electron acceptor), while zinc(II) played a role of agent, required for formation of an insoluble coordination compound on the surface of the TiO2. From comparison of the results with published data it can be concluded that the open-circuit potential of photovoltaic cells containing a benzimidazole fragment decreases with decrease in the energy of lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 bisthiazoles nationallicence benzimidazole nationallicence zinc(II) nationallicence photovoltaic cell nationallicence TiO 2 nationallicence cyclic voltammetry nationallicence Polunin R. L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospekt Nauky, 31, 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine aut Kozytskiy A. L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospekt Nauky, 31, 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine aut Kolotilov S. L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospekt Nauky, 31, 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine aut Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 51/3(2015-07-01), 196-201 0040-5760 51:3<196 2015 51 11237 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-015-9416-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-015-9416-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Polunin R. L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospekt Nauky, 31, 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kozytskiy A. L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospekt Nauky, 31, 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kolotilov S. L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospekt Nauky, 31, 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 51/3(2015-07-01), 196-201 0040-5760 51:3<196 2015 51 11237