Abstract
Two new self-assemblies based on two zinc porphyrins substituted at the meso-positions with different donor units (denoted as ZnP1 and ZnP2) and isonicotinic acid (A) by metal-ligand axial coordination have been designed and immobilized on the double-layer nanostructured TiO2 film-coated highly transparent FTO conducting glass electrode in a photosynthesis device. These cells were also measured under irradiance of 100 mW cm-2 AM 1.5G sunlight. The results reveal that the performance of ZnP2-A outperforms that of ZnP1-A. The UV-vis absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, molecular orbital (MO) patterns, and HOMO-LUMO energy gaps of these assemblies were also investigated to further demonstrate the photovoltaic behavior of these cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3851-3854 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 29 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 17 Jul 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Self-assembly
- Solar cell
- Zinc porphyrin