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Title: Ultrafast, asymmetric charge transfer and slow charge recombination in porphyrin/CNT composites demonstrated by time-domain atomistic simulation

Journal Article · · Nanoscale
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr02544d· OSTI ID:1540062
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  1. Department of Chemistry; University of Gour Banga; Malda; India
  2. Department of Chemistry; University of Gour Banga; Malda; India; Department of Chemistry
  3. Department of Chemistry; University of Southern California; Los Angeles; USA

Defect-free porphyrin/CNT hybrids can maintain long-lived charge separation; porphyrins and CNTs can be used to harvest light at different wavelengths.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0014429
OSTI ID:
1540062
Journal Information:
Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 26; ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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