Unusually high performance photovoltaic cell based on a [60]fullerene metal cluster-porphyrin dyad SAM on an ITO electrode

Youn Jaung Cho, Tae Kyu Ahn, Hyunjoon Song, Kil Suk Kim, Chang Yeon Lee, Won Seok Seo, Kwangyeol Lee, Seong Keun Kim, Dongho Kim, Joon T. Park

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Abstract

A self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of a C60-triosmium cluster complex Os3(CO)7(CNR)(CNR-)(μ3222-C60) (ZnP-C60; R = (CH2)3Si(OEt)3, R- = ZnP) on an ITO surface exhibits ideal electrochemical responses as well as remarkable enhancement of the photocurrent generation. The diazabicyclooctane (DABCO) binding (ZnP)-C60/ITO/AsA/Pt cell shows the highest photocurrent generation quantum yield (19.5%) ever reported for the molecular photovoltaic cells based on the covalently linked donor-acceptor dyad structures. The high efficiency in photocurrent generation is ascribed to an efficient electron transfer from photoexcited porphyrin to fullerene, revealed by fluorescence lifetime measurements and transient absorption decay profiles. These results provide valuable information on the new strategy for the construction of molecular photonic devices and artificial photosynthetic systems on ITO electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2380-2381
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume127
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005 Mar 2
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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