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Langmuir–Shäfer Transfer of Fullerenes and Porphyrins: Formation, Deposition, and Application of Versatile Films
Author(s) -
Conoci Sabrina,
Guldi Dirk M.,
Nardis Sara,
Paolesse Roberto,
Kordatos Konstantinos,
Prato Maurizio,
Ricciardi Giampaolo,
Vicente M. Graça H.,
Zilbermann Israel,
Valli Ludovico
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200400520
Subject(s) - porphyrin , langmuir , materials science , fullerene , aqueous solution , thin film , indium tin oxide , monolayer , substrate (aquarium) , spectroscopy , surface pressure , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical engineering , photochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics , geology , engineering , mechanics
Thin films consisting of a fulleropyrrolidine derivative 1 and a novel water‐soluble porphyrin 2 were prepared by the Langmuir–Shäfer (LS, horizontal lifting) method. In particular, a solution of 1 in chloroform and dimethyl sulfoxide was spread on the water surface, while porphyrin 2 (bearing peripheral anionic groups) was dissolved into the aqueous subphase. To the best of our knowledge, such a versatile method of film fabrication for fullerene/porphyrin mixed composite films has never been used before. Evidence of the effective interactions between the two moieties at the air–water interface was obtained from the analysis of the floating layers by means of surface pressure versus area per molecule Langmuir curves, Brewster angle microscopy and UV‐visible reflection spectroscopy. The characterisation of the LS films by UV‐visible spectroscopy reveals that the two constituents behave as discrete and weakly interacting π systems. The use of polarised light suggests the existence of a preferential direction of the macrocyclic rings with an edge‐on arrangement with respect to the substrate surface. Finally, photoaction spectra were recorded from films deposited by only one horizontal lifting onto indium–tin–oxide (ITO) electrodes and the observed photocurrent increased notably with increasing transfer surface pressure.