Sol-Gel TiO2 thin films sensitized with the mulberry pigment cyanidin

TiO2 films have various applications, among them solar cells and photodegradation of pollutants. In this study, we investigated TiO2 films functionalized with the organic dye cyanidin extracted from black mulberry (Morus nigra). The TiO2 was functionalized by the sol-gel method and the film was depo...

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Main Authors: Emerson Henrique de Faria, Alex Lemes Marçal, Eduardo José Nassar, Katia Jorge Ciuffi, Paulo Sergio Calefi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2007-12-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392007000400015