Published August 30, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Large improvement of electron extraction from CdSe quantum dots into a TiO2 thin layer by N3 dye coabsorption

  • 1. Departament de Fisica, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castello (Spain)
  • 2. Hahn-Meitner-Institute, Glienicker Str. 100, 14109 Berlin (Germany)
  • 3. Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Physics Department and Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Amalienstr. 54, 80799 Munich (Germany)

Description

Extraction of electrons and holes photogenerated in CdSe quantum dots (QD) of 2.3 nm diameter, is monitored by Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy. The extraction of electrons into a thin TiO2 layer increases five-fold by absorption of N3 dye molecules on top of the QD layer. This process is facilitated by efficient hole extraction from the valence band of the QDs to the ground state of the N3 dye. Our results represent a direct measurement of charge separation in the N3/QD/TiO2 system

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.110

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.110;
PII
S0040-6090(07)02038-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Thin Solid Films
Journal Volume
516
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 6994-6998
ISSN
0040-6090
CODEN
THSFAP

Conference

Title
EMRS 2007 conference on advanced materials and concepts for photovoltaics
Dates
28 May - 1 Jun 2007
Place
Strasbourg (France)

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Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.