Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.104, No.17, 4014-4017, 2000
Electrodeposition of C-60 cluster aggregates on nanostructured SnO2 films for enhanced photocurrent generation
Clusters of C-60 formed in acetonitrile (ACN)/toluene solutions are deposited as thin films on nanostructured SnO2 electrodes under the influence of an electric field. These films exhibit remarkable photoelectrochemical activity under visible light excitation. The photocurrent observed with these novel electrodes (similar to 0.14 mA/cm(2) obtained with visible light excitation, lambda > 425 nm, 130 mW/cm(2)) is 2-3 orders of magnitude larger than previously reported values for a fullerene system, Direct electron transfer between the excited C-60 clusters deposited on SnO2 nanocrystallites and the redox couple (I-3(-)/I-) in solution is responsible for the enhanced photocurrent generation.