To what extent can charge localization influence electron injection efficiency at graphene–porphyrin interfaces?
Author(s) -
Manas R. Parida,
Shawkat M. Aly,
Erkki Alarousu,
Aravindan Sridharan,
D. H. Nagaraju,
Husam N. Alshareef,
Omar F. Mohammed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
physical chemistry chemical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 239
eISSN - 1463-9084
pISSN - 1463-9076
DOI - 10.1039/c5cp02362a
Subject(s) - porphyrin , graphene , electron , electron acceptor , electron transfer , charge (physics) , chemical physics , carboxylate , photochemistry , cationic polymerization , electron transport chain , acceptor , materials science , cyclodextrin , chemistry , nanotechnology , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , physics , condensed matter physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
Controlling the electron transfer process at donor-acceptor interfaces is a research direction that has not yet seen much progress. Here, with careful control of the charge localization on the porphyrin macrocycle using β-cyclodextrin as an external cage, we are able to improve the electron injection efficiency from cationic porphyrin to graphene carboxylate by 120%. The detailed reaction mechanism is also discussed.
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