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Multilayer Assembly for Solar Energy Conversion

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Fullerenes and Other Carbon-Rich Nanostructures

Part of the book series: Structure and Bonding ((STRUCTURE,volume 159))

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Organizing molecular thin films of electro- and photoactive building blocks provides a versatile platform to the nanoscale control of assembled multilayers and paves the way for the design of functional electronic devices and/or efficient photoenergy conversion devices. Assembly methods, including the Langmuir–Blodgett and the layer-by-layer technique, offer elegant means to realize well-ordered multifunctional thin films on variable surfaces. In this chapter, the fundamental factors and driving forces that govern the adsorption processes of multilayered assemblies are highlighted and numerous intriguing contributions to the field of template-assisted assemblies are presented. Owing to the applicability of these concepts to carbon-based materials – fullerenes and carbon nanotubes – particular attention is paid to the integration of these exceptionally materials combined with light absorbing constituents into nanostructured thin films en route towards versatile electron donor–acceptor nanohybrids for photoconversion schemes.

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Abbreviations

AA:

Ascorbic acid

AFM:

Atomic force microscopy

CNT:

Carbon nanotubes

CT:

Charge transfer

DCE:

1,2 Dichloroethane

FF:

Fill factor

IPCE:

Incident photon to current efficiency

I SC :

Short circuit current

ITO:

Indium tin oxide

LB:

Langmuir–Blodgett

LbL:

Layer-by-layer

LS:

Langmuir–Schaefer

MV2+ :

Dimethylviologen

MWNT:

Multi wall carbon nanotubes

ODA:

Octadecylamine

PAA:

Poly(acrylic acid)

PDDA:

Poly(diallyl dimethylammonium)

PEI:

Poly(ethyleneimine)

PmPV:

M-phenylenevinylene co-2,5-dioctoxy-p-phenylenevinylene

POPT:

Poly(2,5-dioctyloxy-1,4-phenylene-alt-2,5-thienylene)

PSS:

Polystyrene sulfonate

SDS:

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

SWNT:

Single wall carbon nanotubes

V OC :

Open circuit voltage

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Troeger, A., Sgobba, V., Guldi, D.M. (2013). Multilayer Assembly for Solar Energy Conversion. In: Nierengarten, JF. (eds) Fullerenes and Other Carbon-Rich Nanostructures. Structure and Bonding, vol 159. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/430_2013_112

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