Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2012
Imaging and single-molecule detection of interfacial electron transfer molecules through photo-induced tunneling current
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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- 23655007
- Japan Grant Number (JGN)
- JP23655007
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- Competitive
We have tried to develop a new methodology for realizing the imaging of adsorbed molecules prosecuting efficient electron transfer at metal oxide semiconductor interfaces. Photo-induced current measurements were performed for dye-sensitized solar cells having nanostructured TiO_2 electrodes covered with the Ru(II)-based sensitizers, and we confirmed that weak photoinduced current signals of several nA were highly discernible. The photocurrent measurement was successfully combined with the 2D raster scan of a diffraction-limited laser focal spot. We thereby established the basis of a photoinduced current microscopy toward the single-molecule detection of ultrafast electron transfer adsorbates.
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- Grant number : 23655007
- Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP23655007