Effects of gold nanoparticles on photocurrents of zinc-porphyrin-viologen linked compound-gold nanoparticle composite films

Ryuji Matsumoto, Sunao Yamada, Hiroaki Yonemura

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    Abstract

    The fabrication of a zinc-porphyrin(ZnP)-viologen(V) linked compound with six methylene group (ZnP(6)V)-gold nanoparticle (AuP) composite films on indium-tin-oxide (ITO) electrodes were performed by the electrostatic layer-by-layer adsorption technique. The photocurrents in ZnP(6)V-AuP composite films were larger than those in ZnP(6)V films, and were much larger than those in ZnP films as a reference. The large enhancement of the photocurrents in ZnP(6)V-AuP composite films are most likely attributable to the combination of localized surface plasmon resonance due to AuP and photoinduced intramolecular electron-transfer due to the V moiety in the linked compound.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)86-91
    Number of pages6
    JournalMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
    Volume598
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 24 2014

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Chemistry(all)
    • Materials Science(all)
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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