Abstract
The electronic properties of dye-sensitized semiconductor surfaces consisting of perylene chromophores chemisorbed on zinc oxide via different spacer-anchor groups have been studied at the density-functional-theory level. The energy distributions of the donor states and the rates of photoinduced electron transfer from dye to surface are predicted. We evaluate in particular the impact of saturated versus unsaturated aliphatic spacer groups inserted between the perylene chromophore and the semiconductor as well as the influence of surface defects on the electron-injection rates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 18843-18858 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 33 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Jul 2015 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |