Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.349, 231-234, 2000
Enhancement of short-circuit photocurrent in merocyanine LB film cell utilizing surface plasmon polariton excitation
In this study, photocurrents enhanced by the surface plasmon polariton (SPP) excitation were observed in a merocyanine (MC) Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film cell. The excitation of the SPP was carried out by the incidence of a laser beam in the attenuated total reflection (ATR) measurement system. The excitation of the SPF induces the strong absorption of the incident light and large photocurrents in the device.
Keywords:surface plasmon polariton;attenuated total reflection measurement;photoelectric effect;merocyanine;LB film