Photoelectrochemical Properties of Supramolecular Composite of Fullerene Nanoclusters and 9-Mesityl-10-carboxymethylacridinium Ion on SnO2

Org. Lett., 6 (18), 3103 -3106, 2004. 10.1021/ol048913b S1523-7060(04)08913-8
Web Release Date: July 30, 2004

Photoelectrochemical Properties of Supramolecular Composite of Fullerene Nanoclusters and 9-Mesityl-10-carboxymethylacridinium Ion on SnO₂

Taku Hasobe, Shigeki Hattori, Hiroaki Kotani, Kei Ohkubo, Kohei Hosomizu, Hiroshi Imahori,* Prashant V. Kamat,* and Shunichi Fukuzumi*

Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, Radiation Laboratory and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, and Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, PRESTO, JST, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan

fukuzumi@ap.chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp; kamat@hertz.rad.nd.edu; imahori@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Received June 10, 2004

Abstract:

The photovoltaic cell composed of both fullerene nanoclusters and 9-mesityl-10-carboxymethylacridinium ion exhibits significant enhancement in the photoelectrochemical performance as well as broader photoresponse in the visible and near-infrared regions as compared with the reference system containing only each component.

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