Layer-by-layer deposited multilayer films of oligo(pyrenebutyric acid) and a perylene diimide derivative: structure and photovoltaic properties

Langmuir. 2008 Apr 15;24(8):4380-7. doi: 10.1021/la703884d. Epub 2008 Mar 7.

Abstract

Multilayer films of oligo(pyrenebutyric acid) (OPB) and N,N'-bis(N,N-dimethylaminopropylaminopropyl)-3,4,9,10-perylenediimide (BDMAPAP-PDI) were successfully fabricated by layer-by-layer deposition. Multilayer growth was monitored by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, ellipsometry, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was found that extraction was scarcely observed although both components (OPB and BDMAPAP-PDI) have low molecular weights and both electrostatic interactions and pi-pi stacking contributed to the multilayer deposition. The multilayers exhibit a rapid photocurrent response, and excitations of both OPB and BDMAPAP-PDI can lead to the effective charge dissociation. The incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of the composite film with 5 bilayers was measured to be 1.29% at the absorption peak of BDMAPAP-PDI. Fluorescence quenching and photovoltaic conversion studies indicated that strong photoinduced charge transfer interactions occurred at the area of OPB/BDMAPAP-PDI heterojunction in the films, which strongly enhanced the photoresponse of the multilayer films.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Imides / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Molecular Structure
  • Perylene / analogs & derivatives*
  • Perylene / chemistry
  • Photochemistry
  • Pyrenes / chemistry*
  • Solutions
  • Spectrophotometry

Substances

  • Imides
  • Pyrenes
  • Solutions
  • perylenediimide
  • 1-pyrenebutyrate
  • Perylene