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Plasmonic Enhancement of Photoinduced Uphill Electron Transfer in a Molecular Monolayer System
Author(s) -
Ikeda Katsuyoshi,
Takahashi Kenji,
Masuda Takuya,
Uosaki Kohei
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201005271
Subject(s) - monolayer , plasmon , materials science , optoelectronics , electron transfer , photon , electrode , electron , nanotechnology , photochemistry , optics , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Feeling the squeeze : The performance of a molecular‐based photoenergy conversion system is substantially enhanced by addition of plasmonic photon‐absorbing antennae that enable incoming light to be “squeezed” in the photosensitive organic monolayer (see picture). The antenna structure is optimized for use in self‐assembled monolayers formed on an atomically smooth metal electrode.