Layer-by-Layer Molecular Assemblies for Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cells Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 139; no. 41; pp. 14518 - 14525
• Main Authors: Wang, Degao, Sheridan, Matthew V, Shan, Bing, Farnum, Byron H, Marquard, Seth L, Sherman, Benjamin D, Eberhart, Michael S, Nayak, Animesh, Dares, Christopher J, Das, Atanu K, Bullock, R. Morris, Meyer, Thomas J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 18.10.2017; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: aluminum; Atomic Layer Deposition; catalysts; core/shell; DSPEC; electrodes; electron transfer; gases; hydrogen; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; lighting; nickel; nickel oxide; oxidation; phosphonates; photons; ruthenium; self-assemble; semiconductors; spectroscopy; tin; tin dioxide; titanium; water splitting; zirconium

In a dye sensitized photoelectrosynthesis cell (DSPEC), the relative orientation of the catalyst and chromophore plays an important role in determining the device efficiency. Here we introduce a new, robust atomic layer deposition (ALD) procedure for the preparation of molecular chromophore–catalyst...