Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of composite photovoltaic cells of Li(+)@C60-sulphonated porphyrin supramolecular nanoclusters

Kei Ohkubo; Yuki Kawashima; Hayato Sakai; Taku Hasobe; Shunichi Fukuzumi

doi:10.1039/c3cc41187g

Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of composite photovoltaic cells of Li(+)@C60-sulphonated porphyrin supramolecular nanoclusters

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 18;49(40):4474-6. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41187g. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Authors

Kei Ohkubo¹, Yuki Kawashima, Hayato Sakai, Taku Hasobe, Shunichi Fukuzumi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University and ALCA, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.

PMID: 23571318
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41187g

Abstract

A photoelectrochemical solar cell composed of supramolecular nanoclusters of lithium encapsulated fullerene and zinc sulphonated meso-tetraphenylporphyrin exhibits significant enhancement in the photoelectrochemical performance as compared with the reference system containing only a single component.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Electric Power Supplies
Fullerenes / chemistry*
Lithium / chemistry*
Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Photochemical Processes
Porphyrins / chemistry*
Solar Energy*
Sulfonic Acids / chemistry*

Substances

Fullerenes
Macromolecular Substances
Porphyrins
Sulfonic Acids
Lithium
fullerene C60