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Interparticle charge transfer between different types of semiconductor crys
tallites in contact on band gap excitation or dye-sensitization is document
ed. The general consensus had been that electrons always transfer from part
icles of higher conduction band position to those with lower conduction ban
d position. Observation on dye-sensitizated photoelectrochemical cells made
from SnO2/ZnO films sensitized with different dyes suggests that the elect
ron transfer could occur in either direction, that is from semiconductor of
high band position to the semiconductor of the low band position or vice v
ersa, depending on which surface adsorbs the dye more strongly. (C) 2001 Ac
ademic Press.