TY - JOUR
T1 - A photo- and electrochemically-active porphyrin-fullerene dyad electropolymer
AU - Gervaldo, Miguel
AU - Liddell, Paul A.
AU - Kodis, Gerdenis
AU - Brennan, Bradley J.
AU - Johnson, Christopher R.
AU - Bridgewater, James W.
AU - Moore, Ana
AU - Moore, Thomas
AU - Gust, Devens
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - A hole- and electron-conducting polymer has been prepared by electropolymerization of a porphyrin-fullerene monomer. The porphyrin units are linked by aminophenyl groups to form a linear chain in which the porphyrin is an integral part of the polymer backbone. The absorption spectrum of a film formed on indium-tin-oxide-coated glass resembles that of a model porphyrin-fullerene dyad, but with significant peak broadening. The film demonstrates a first oxidation potential of 0.75 V vs. SCE, corresponding to oxidation of the porphyrin polymer, and a first reduction potential of -0.63 V vs. SCE, corresponding to fullerene reduction. Time-resolved fluorescence studies show that the porphyrin first excited singlet state is strongly quenched by photoinduced electron transfer to fullerene. Transient absorption investigations reveal that excitation generates mobile charge carriers that recombine by both geminate and nongeminate pathways over a large range of time scales. Similar studies on a related polymer that lacks the fullerene component show complex, laser-intensity-dependent photoinduced electron transfer behavior. The properties of the porphyrin-fullerene electropolymer suggest that it may be useful in organic photovoltaic applications, wherein light absorption leads to charge separation within picoseconds in a "molecular heterojunction" with no requirement for exciton migration.
AB - A hole- and electron-conducting polymer has been prepared by electropolymerization of a porphyrin-fullerene monomer. The porphyrin units are linked by aminophenyl groups to form a linear chain in which the porphyrin is an integral part of the polymer backbone. The absorption spectrum of a film formed on indium-tin-oxide-coated glass resembles that of a model porphyrin-fullerene dyad, but with significant peak broadening. The film demonstrates a first oxidation potential of 0.75 V vs. SCE, corresponding to oxidation of the porphyrin polymer, and a first reduction potential of -0.63 V vs. SCE, corresponding to fullerene reduction. Time-resolved fluorescence studies show that the porphyrin first excited singlet state is strongly quenched by photoinduced electron transfer to fullerene. Transient absorption investigations reveal that excitation generates mobile charge carriers that recombine by both geminate and nongeminate pathways over a large range of time scales. Similar studies on a related polymer that lacks the fullerene component show complex, laser-intensity-dependent photoinduced electron transfer behavior. The properties of the porphyrin-fullerene electropolymer suggest that it may be useful in organic photovoltaic applications, wherein light absorption leads to charge separation within picoseconds in a "molecular heterojunction" with no requirement for exciton migration.
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U2 - 10.1039/c0pp00013b
DO - 10.1039/c0pp00013b
M3 - Article
C2 - 20358126
AN - SCOPUS:77954208237
SN - 1474-905X
VL - 9
SP - 890
EP - 900
JO - Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
JF - Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
IS - 7
ER -