Dye-capped semiconductor nanoclusters. Excited state and photosensitization aspects of rhodamine 6G H-aggregates bound to SiO{sub 2} and SnO{sub 2} colloids
- Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
- Universite du Quebec a Trois Rivieres (Canada)
SiO{sub 2} and SnO{sub 2} colloids are capped with a cationic dye, rhodamine 6G, by electrostatic interaction. The close packing of these dye molecules on the negatively charged SiO{sub 2} and SnO{sub 2} colloid results in the formation of H-aggregates. These aggregates are nonfluorescent but can inject electrons from the excited state into SnO{sub 2} colloids. The photophysical and photochemical properties of rhodamine-6G-aggregate on SiO{sub 2} and SnO{sub 2} colloids have been investigated using picosecond laser flash photolysis. Charge injection from the excited dye aggregate into SnO{sub 2} nanocrystallites occurs with a rate constant of 5.5 x 10{sup 9} s{sup -1}. The application of these dye aggregates in extending the photoresponse of nanocrystalline SnO{sup 2} film has been demonstrated by constructing a photoelectrochemical cell. A maximum incident photon-to-photocurrent efficiency of nearly 1% was observed for the photosensitized current generation. Fast reverse electron transfer between the injected electron and the cation radical of the dye aggregate is a limiting factor in maximizing the incident photon-to-photocurrent efficiency (IPCE). 65 refs., 11 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 282994
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol. 100, Issue 26; Other Information: PBD: 27 Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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