PROPERTIES OF THE CHLOROPLAST FILM ELECTRODE IMMOBILIZED ON AN SnO2-COATED GLASS PLATE

Abstract— Type C chloroplasts were deposited on the surface of an SnO₂ optically transparent electrode glass plate with polyvinyl alcohol plus bovine serum albumin as immobilizing supports. This electrode, on illumination of 250 J/m² in an electrolyte solution, generated anodic photo current more than 150 nA per 10 μg chlorophyll/cm² of the SnO₂ glass plate at a potentiostatic condition of + 0.5 V against a saturated calomel electrode, and gave rise to an open circuit potential up to 300 mV. The photocurrent output was enhanced as high as 60-fold under the short circuit condition by the addition of an artificial electron carrier, l-methoxy-5-methylphenazinium methyl sulfate, to the electrolyte solution. With the electrode poised at +0.5 V against a saturated calomel electrode, the enhancement effect was exhibited as high as 13-fold in the presence of 2,6-dichlorophenol indophenol. A photocurrent spectrum coincides well with an absorption spectrum of the chloroplast film electrode. Effects of heat-treatment, photosynthetic inhibitors, and electrolyte's pH on the magnitude of the photocurrent were studied in detail. Water molecule, a primary electron donor in the chloroplast photosystems, contributes to the large majority of photocurrent generation. A minor output was observed with the electrode coated with completely inactivated chloroplasts, probably due to the chlorophyll photosensitization.     

SPECTRAL SENSITIZATION OF SnO2 THIN FILM ELECTRODE BY THE J-AGGREGATE OF CYANINE DYES IN MONOLAYERS

Arachidic acid monolayers containing 5,6,5',6'-dibenzo-I,I-diethyl-2,2'-cyanine chloride were prepared by the spreading method and deposited on the SnO₂ surface using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. The SnO₂ : dye assembly prepared in this manner was used as a photoelectrode of the conventional electrochemical cell. A distinct J-band was observed in the action spectra of sensitized anodic and cathodic photocurrents. Effects of calcium arachidate barriers inserted between dye layer and either SnO₂ electrode (inside barrier) or electrolyte solution (outside barrier) on the photocurrent were examined. Although the inside barrier was effective in decreasing both anodic and cathodic photocurrents, the outside barrier did not suppress cathodic photocurrent. The following mechanism involving a molecular exciton of the J-aggregate is proposed for the sensitized photocurrent. The anodic photocurrent is caused by hole trapping by some reducing agent and concomitant injection of the electron from molecular exciton to the conduction band of SnO₂. Extraction of conduction-band electron of SnO₂ by molecular exciton and supplying to some oxidizing agent such as dissolved oxygen are responsible for the cathodic photocurrent.     

PHOTOSENSITIZATION SYSTEMS OF COVALENTLY LINKED PHTHALOCYANINE COMPLEXES IN BOTH BILAYER LIPID MEMBRANES AND TIN OXIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL

Abstract Zinc phthalolocyanine photosensitized donor-acceptor systems for light energy conversion and for the design of photoelectrochemical molecular devices are presented. Covalently linked phthalocyanine complexes were incorporated in bilayer lipid membranes (BLM) and deposited on SnO₂ transparent electrodes. Their photovoltages were measured and compared. It has been found that a more favorable orientation and closer proximity are attained in the diad compounds between the donor (phthalocyanine)-acceptor (anthraquinone) pair than in the reference compound for efficient light-induced charge separation and transfer. The triad compound is the best among all tested compounds. The decrease in the fluorescence yield and lifetime induced by quinones was examined and the apparent electron-transfer rate constants were calculated.     

PROPERTIES OF IMMOBILIZED THYLAKOID MEMBRANES IN A PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL

Abstract— Thylakoid membranes isolated from spinach were immobilized in a cross-linked albumin-glutaraldehyde matrix. Their properties in a single-compartment photoelectrochemical cell using platinum electrodes in potentiostatic mode were compared with the native material. The porous network of the immobilized tissue retained a relatively significant quantity of aqueous media which could be modified at will by aspiration of the proper media. In the presence of the acceptor potassium ferricyanide the photocurrent generation was enhanced up to a value of one hundred times higher than the maximum output of thylakoids entrapped in a polyvinyl alcohol film deposited on a Sn0₂ electrode. Immobilization in the albumin-glutaraldehyde matrix resulted in a better resistance to high pH, elevated temperatures and continuous exposure to high light intensity in potentiostatic mode (working conditions) in the electrochemical cell.     

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY OF CHLOROPHYLL-a MULTILAYERS ON SnO2 ELECTRODE

Photoelectrochemical behaviour of Chl- a multilayers, built up on SnO₂ optically transparent electrode by means of the Langmuir technique, was investigated in an electrolyte solution with or without hydroquinone as a reducing agent. Quantum efficiencies of the anodic photocurrents in the presence of hydroquinone tended to decrease with increasing number of layers. In the electrolyte without hydroquinone, the cathodic photocurrents were observed in the presence of dissolved oxygen. A possibility of a reaction of water with the oxidized Chl- a is suggested.     

手性布洛芬对映体的选择性光电化学氧化

将光电化学方法与原位分子印迹技术相结合,通过使用手性布洛芬的对映体S-布洛芬(S-ibuprofen)和R-布洛芬(R-ibuprofen)为模板分子,在原位生长的单晶二氧化钛(TiO_2)纳米棒表面构筑S-ibuprofen和R-ibuprofen分子印迹位点,制备出能够对S-ibuprofen和R-ibuprofen选择性识别和催化氧化的印迹电极。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和拉曼光谱(Raman)对电极的形貌、结构和组成进行表征,通过电化学阻抗对电极表面的电子传递阻力进行研究,以制备得到的印迹电极为工作电极通过光电化学方法对其印迹位点的光电识别选择性和光电降解选择性进行测试。制备得到的TiO_2为单晶纳米棒阵列,印迹位点成功构筑在TiO_2纳米棒表面且具有很好的择形吸附能力。本工作首次实现了手性医药布洛芬对映体在人工光电催化剂表面的选择性识别和选择性氧化降解。     

PHOTOFRAGMENTATION OF α-OXOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION. AN EPR STUDY. FORMATION OF SEMIDIONE RADICALS BY DECARBOXYLATIVE SUBSTITUTION OF α-OXOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY ACYL RADICALS-I: GLYOXYLIC, PYRUVIC, α-OXOBUTYRIC, α-OXOGLUTARIC AND α-OXOISOCAPROlC ACIDS

Abstract— By means of in situ photolysis EPR of aqueous solutions of α-oxocarboxylic acids (RCO-CO₂H) at pH values above 5, semidione radical anions [RC(O^-)=C(O')R] and α-hydroxy-α-carboxy alkyl radicals [RC(OH)CO₂-] were detected. C0₂ was identified as a reaction product. On photolysis of mixtures of α-oxocarboxylic acids (RCOCO₂H and R'COCC₂H), "mixed" semidione radical anions [RC(O^->=C(O)R'] were observed in addition to RC(O^-)=C(O')R, R'C(O^-)=C(O')R', RC(OH)CO₂^- and R'C(OH)CO₂^-. The experimental results are explained in terms of photodecarboxylation (α-clea-vage) of electronically excited RCOCOJ to yield RCO and CO₂. The radicals RC(OH)CO₂^- are formed by reduction of RCOCO₂^- by CO₂^-. The semidione radicals are produced by addition of RCO to RCOCO₂^- followed by decarboxylation of the intermediate adduct. This mechanism was confirmed by generating acyl radicals independently and reacting them with α-oxocarboxylic acids. Selected product studies support the mechanism suggested.     

THERMOLUMINESCENCE EVIDENCE FOR CHLORIDE REQUIREMENT IN THE S2→S3 TRANSITION OF THE WATER-SPLITTING SYSTEM

Abstract— The role of chloride in photosynthetic oxygen evolution was investigated by means of thermoluminescence measurements. It was found that chloride depletion in isolated chloroplasts almost completely abolished the B₁ thermoluminescence band (S₃Q_B⁻ recombination) but diminished only slightly the amplitude of the B₂ band (S₂Q_B⁻ recombination). The B₂ band could be excited to full intensity by the first flash of a flash series and subsequent flashes caused no further change in the amplitude of the band. These observations suggest a block in the S₂→S₃ transition of the water-splitting system in chloride-depleted chloroplasts. Readdition of chloride provided evidence that the inhibitory effect of chloride removal is reversible.     

叶绿素敏化二氧化钛纳米管电极光电性能及其增强机理

为了研究叶绿素的敏化机理,本文以菠菜叶片叶绿素的乙醇浸提液敏化纳米管TiO_2电极,在Na2SO4水溶液电解液中测定其光电性能。敏化电极的光电流响应曲线显示,叶绿素浸提液敏化纳米管TiO_2电极时会显著改变电极的光电流值,而敏化Ti电极时则产生光电流极小。电极的循环伏安曲线则表明,叶绿素浸提液使电极上的氧化反应更容易发生。测定不同浓度的叶绿素浸提液敏化纳米管TiO_2电极的单色光光电转化效率(IPCE)图谱,结果表明,合适的叶绿素浓度(7.123~71.23μg/L)使电极IPCE平均增加2倍以上,但浓度增大至7123μg/L时,其敏化电极IPCE则明显降低;同时发现叶绿素的敏化作用未明显改变TiO_2电极IPCE图谱的特征谱峰位置。根据实验数据和结果,得出在水溶液中叶绿素改变纳米管TiO_2光电性能的机理,主要是通过叶绿素分子与TiO_2电极中的光生空穴发生反应,进而减少光生电子与空穴的复合,使电极有效光生电子数量增加,光电流密度增大,最终提高TiO_2电极的IPCE。     

基于MWCNT/TiO2对电极和硫醇盐/二硫化物非碘氧化还原电对的染料敏化太阳能电池性能

采用水热法合成出多壁纳米碳管/二氧化钛(MWCNT/TiO₂)复合物, 并作为染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)中对电极材料并组装成电池. 通过场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、同步热重-差示扫描量热(TGA-DSC)、拉曼(Raman)光谱和光电子能谱(XPS)等方法对其形貌、组成和结构进行表征. 结果表明, 酸化MWCNT表面―COOH与水热生长出的锐钛矿TiO₂表面―OH之间, 通过形成类似于O＝C―O―Ti 或者C―O―Ti 的结构, 能有效地增强复合物薄膜层与导电玻璃基底之间的相互作用. 通过循环伏安(CV)、电化学阻抗谱(EIS)、塔菲尔曲线(Tafel)和电池的伏安特性曲线等方法研究了该类对电极对硫醇盐/二硫化物(T-/T₂)非碘氧化还原电对的光电化学特性. 结果表明: 当MWCNT与TiO₂质量比为3:1时, 基于该复合物对电极与T-/T₂非碘氧化还原电对所组装DSSC的开路电压为0.63 V, 短路电流为15.81 mA·cm^-2, 填充因子为0.65, 光电转换效率达到6.47%.     

β-PbO2/Sb-SnO2/Ti电极的苯酚电催化性能研究

采用刷涂热解和电镀制得了β-PbO₂/Sb-SnO₂/Ti电极. 采用X射线衍射（X-ray Diffraction,XRD）和扫描电镜（Scanning Electron Microscope,SEM）进行分析与观察,Sb-SnO₂中间层抑制PbF₂的生成,NaF促进二氧化铅晶粒的成型与分散,消除了β-PbO₂聚团. 据谢乐公式（Scherrer）计算晶粒尺寸为25.2 nm,电极表面结晶度高达100%. 极化测试显示,β-PbO₂/Sb-SnO₂/Ti电极扩散段电位区、析氧电位和Tafel斜率分别为1.85 ~ 2.15 V、2.08 V和0.84,优于β-PbO₂/Ti电极的1.40 ~ 1.80 V、1.75 V和0.36. 使用β-PbO₂/Sb-SnO₂/Ti、β-PbO₂/Ti电极在9 mA·cm^-2电流密度对苯酚模拟废水处理240 min,前者COD（Chemical Oxygen Demand）去除率、电流效率（Instant Current Efficiency）高达90.1%和63.28%,优于后者66.9%和44.96%. 寿命测试表明,β-PbO₂/Sb-SnO₂/Ti电极与β-PbO₂/Ti电极相比延长10倍,工业寿命可达8.6a,有较高的工程应用价值.     

表面钒修饰对α-Fe2O3材料光电化学性能的增强作用

对半导体材料进行表面化学修饰或改性,是提高其光催化活性、有效利用光能的一种重要措施.本文结合水热化学法、化学池沉积和后续热处理等,分别制备了未修饰α-Fe₂O₃和钒修饰的α-Fe₂O₃光电极材料.利用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)谱和紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis-DRS)技术分析表征了材料的晶相结构、化学组成和光谱吸收等固体物理化学性能;利用光电流测量和电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)实验技术,并基于1 mol·L^-1NaOH (pH 13.6)中的光电化学水分解反应,研究了钒修饰对α-Fe₂O₃材料光电化学性能的增强作用.结果表明,与未修饰的Fe₂O₃材料相比,钒修饰α-Fe₂O₃样品出现FeVO₄的XRD特征峰,但临界光吸收波长未发生红移;钒修饰使Fe₂O₃材料的光电流增大4-5倍、光生载流子在电极表面的复合几率降低了3/4-4/5、电极表面电荷传递速率(表观一级速率常数)明显提高.结合Fe₂O₃/溶液界面半导体能带模型和有关研究结果,分析了研究体系的界面电荷动力学传输过程以及钒修饰使α-Fe₂O₃材料光电化学性能增强的原因.     

Ti/TiO_2纳米管阵列/PbO_2-Pr电极制备及在电氧化有机废水中应用

以二氧化钛纳米管阵列(TiO_2NTs)为基体,利用脉冲电沉积的方法将Pr掺杂的PbO_2修饰到TiO_2NTs管中,制备出新型电极材料Ti/TiO_2NTs/nanoPbO_2-Pr用来降解有机废水。通过循环伏安测试(CV)和线性伏安法(LSV)等手段对电极性能进行评估,研究表明,新型电极材料Ti/TiO_2NTs/nanoPbO_2-Pr具有高的电催化活性。利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对其进行表面形貌、晶形结构和元素组成进行研究。结果表明,通过脉冲电沉积成功将Pr-PbO_2沉积到TiO_2纳米管中,其中元素Pr是以Pr_2O_3形式存在。亚甲基蓝降解实验证明,Ti/TiO_2NTs/nanoPbO_2-Pr电极降解120min后亚甲基蓝的去除率高达99.8%。     

Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on a Microscopic Green Alga and the Protective Effects of Natural Dissolved Organic Matter

Abstract— The population and photosynthetic responses of a microscopic green alga ( Selenastrum capricornutum ) to realistic levels of UV radiation (UVA and UVB) were assessed in natural lake waters of different dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration. Specific growth rates and photosynthetic competence (as reflected by F_v/F_m [measure of maximal quantum efficiency of photosystem II] and t_1/2 [estimate of electrons transported to the plastoquinone pool] measured by in vivo variable chlorophyll a fluorescence) were compared between two exposure levels of UVR and two concentrations of DOC (2.5 mg C L⁻¹ 7.7 mg C L⁻¹). Exposure periods of 6–9 days (five to nine generations) were used. Exposure to UVA primarily affected the efficiency of photosystem II, as evidenced by significant decreases of F_v/F_m but not growth rates or t_1/2 Exposure to UVB, in the presence of UVA, did not cause significant additional decreases of F_v/F_m but did diminish growth rates. In the low DOC water, t_1/2 was also diminished, suggesting different proximate sites of action from those for UVA. The high DOC water decreased the effective exposure to both UVA and UVB and diminished the negative impact of UV radiation on the cells, but the apparent protection was not explicable solely by the shading action of the DOC. Control values for F_v/F_m, growth rates and t_1/2 were all lower in the high DOC water, suggesting a negative side effect to the apparent protective action of the DOC against UVB.     

载有微量贵金属的n-TiO2电极的光电化学研究

利用在富氧和乏氧溶液中光照下与不光照下测得的极化曲线,研究了载有铂和银的TiO₂电极的光电化学行为及反应机理.在富氧溶液中,光照载有贵金属的TiO₂电极时,贵金属上发生氧的还原反应,其速度与光照与否无关;而在未被贵金属覆盖的电极表面上进行水或其它组份的光氧化;二者组成一对共轭反应,相当于短路的光电化学电池.共轭反应速度一般由氧的还原反应速度控制.增加贵金属的载量能使共轭反应速度增大,外电路中通过的电流等于这一对反应所引起的电流的代数和.根据对极化曲线的分析和界面阻抗的测量结果,可以确定载在TiO₂表面上的铂、银与基底之间的接触基本上是欧姆型的.光照下贵金属中的电子具有与半导体整体相同的费米能级.在含载有贵金属的TiO₂粉末的悬浮液中实现了CN^-和二乙胺的光氧化,其速度随贵金属载量变化的规律可用上述反应机理加以解释.     

PHOTORESPONSES OF SEMICONDUCTOR POLYCRYSTALLITES SEPARATING TWO AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

Solar cells using polycarbonate membranes, with CdS deposited on them, were made by a very simple way; the CdS-containing membrane separates a Lucite cell into two compartments. On illumination, about 150 mV photovoltage ( V _op) and 0.5 μA cm^-2 photocurrent ( I _sc) could be produced; one side of the membrane acted as photoanode, and the other side as photocathode. By means of coating Victoria Blue B (VBB) onto the membrane before CdS deposition, the maximum V _op and I _sc of the CdS-deposited membrane could reach 500 mV and 3.0 (μA cm^-2, respectively. A mixture of CdS and CdSe deposited membrane has also been tested and found to have both the advantages of high photovoltage (over 400 mV) and good stability after modification. Even more interesting results were also obtained with CdSe pellets in place of the CdS-deposited membrane, in which V _op and I _sc of the cell were 1.2 V and 6 mA cm^-2, respectively. The essential aspect of the system, modelled after the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane, contains an asymmetrical, ultrathin semiconductor crystallite layer separating two aqueous solutions.     

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS OF THE PHOTOELECTROGENIC REACTIONS OF THYLAKOID MEMBRANES

Abstract— In this paper, the technique of cyclic voltammetry has been used in a photoelectrochemical cell in order to follow the redox species formed in solution by the photo-induced electron transfer between the thylakoids and various acceptors and donors. The photoelectrochemical behavior of artificial electron acceptors (such as 2,5-dichlorobenzoquinone and methylviologen) and donors (such as sym -diphenylcarbazide and durohydroquinone) specific for either Photosystem I or Photosystem II has been investigated. The influence of inhibiting agents (such as 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea and Tris) on the cell photoresponse has also been characterized, together with the capability of donors to restore the photocurrent. Evidence for H₂O₂ formation by way of a Mehler-type reaction has been provided and an electrochemical model of its coupled photochemical and electrochemical reactions in solution is reported.     

DIFFERENCE SPECTRA OF THE OXIDIZED INTERMEDIATES IN THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC OXYGEN-EVOLVING SYSTEM: EVIDENCE FOR A SMALL S0→S1 ABSORPTION CHANGE

A consensus has emerged in the recent literature on the fact that the UV difference spectrum of the first oxidation step (S₀→ S₁) of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving complex is significantly different and generally smaller than the spectra of the higher oxidation steps (S₀→ S₁and S₂→ S₃). Discrepancies still persist, however, notably in the 300 nm region where the S₀→ S₁ change was either reported to be markedly smaller than the other changes, or, at variance, to have a similar amplitude. A novel approach is proposed here for estimating the ratio of these changes, requiring no estimate of the Kok model parameters, such as the initial S₀/S₁ratio, or damping coefficients. This was achieved by comparing the absorption difference between two fully deactivated states, differing only in their S₀/S₁, distribution, with the flash-induced changes measured from these states. The results show that, at two wavelengths around 300 nm, the S₀→ S₁ change is at least 4 times, and probably 5–6 times smaller than the S₀→ S₁change.     

Photochemical Reactions Involved in the Phototoxicity of the Anticonvulsant and Antidepressant Drug Lamotrigine (Lamictal®)

Lamotrigine (LTG) [3,5-diamino-6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine], an anticonvulsant and antidepressant drug Lamictal^®, produces a (photo)toxic response in some patients. LTG absorbs UV light, generating singlet oxygen (¹O₂) with a quantum yield of 0.22 in CH₂Cl₂, 0.11 in MeCN and 0.01 in D₂O. A small production of superoxide radical anion was also detected in acetonitrile. Thus, LTG is a moderate photosensitizer producing phototoxicity and oxidizing linoleic acid. LTG is a weak ¹O₂ quencher ( k _q = 3.2 × 10⁵  m ⁻¹ s⁻¹ in MeCN), but its photodecomposition products in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) quenched ¹O₂ very efficiently. Upon intense UV irradiation from a xenon lamp, LTG was photobleached rapidly in DMSO and slowly in acetonitrile, alcohol and water. The rate increased significantly when laser pulses at 266 nm were employed. The photobleaching products generated ¹O₂ twice as strongly as LTG. Photobleaching was usually accompanied by the release of chloride anions, which increased in the presence of ascorbic acid. This suggests the formation of aryl radicals via dechlorination, a process which may be responsible for the photoallergic response observed in some patients. Our results demonstrate that LTG is a moderate generator of ¹O₂ prone to photodechlorination, especially in a reducing environment, which can contribute to the reported phototoxicity of LTG.     

A photoelectrochemical cell for pollutant degradation and simultaneous H2 generation

A PEC cell with nanostructured BiVO₄ photoelectrode film presents outstanding azo dye degradation and simultaneous H₂ production performance.