Photoeffects in thin film chromophore-quencher assemblies: variations in the light absorber

Joseph T. Hupp; Thomas J. Meyer

doi:10.1016/1010-6030(89)87021-2

Photoeffects in thin film chromophore-quencher assemblies: variations in the light absorber

Joseph T. Hupp, Thomas J. Meyer^*

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The abilities of a variety of inorganic and organic compounds to act as electron transfer quenchable light absorbers in thin polymeric films have been examined. The compounds, each of which contains a primary amine, were chemically bound in precast chlorosulfonated polystyrene films by sulfonamide bond formation. Visible photolysis of the films in the presence of an oxidative quencher and a reductive scavenger leads to a sustained photocurrent response from 14 of the 18 compounds studied. Differences in the photocurrent output as the chromophore is changed can be explained qualitatively based on a kinetic model whose key steps are optical excitation of the absorber followed by excited state electron transfer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	419-433
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry
Volume	48
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/1010-6030(89)87021-2
State	Published - Aug 1989

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We thank the Department of Energy under grant no. DE-FG05-86ER13633 for support of this research.

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