Preparation, characterization, and photoelectric properties of poly(1,3,5-tri(thiophene-2-yl)benzene) film electrodes

Here, poly(1,3,5-tri(thiophene-2-yl)benzene) (PTTB) membrane electrodes with porous surface structures were prepared by using an electropolymerization method. Firstly, a series of PTTB film electrodes with different morphologies are obtained, including open nanotubes , stacked flocs, dispersed cauliflower-like, and aggregated spheres, by separately depositing the PTTB films on different conductive substrates (GCE, silicon wafers, ITO , FTO). Secondly, this study explored the factors affecting the photoelectric properties and stability of PTTB film electrodes by varying the solvent, electrochemical method, scan rate, and number of scan cycles. Finally, the CV method and DCM/ACN mixed solvent were used in this experiment, and the best photoelectric effect of 3.2 μA was obtained under 3 scan cycles. In this study, the factors influencing the properties of PTTB by electrochemical polymerization methods are obtained through the exploration of PTTB film electrodes, providing a reference value for further combining PTTB films with other materials to prepare composite photoelectrodes .