Energy band alignment at the heterointerface between a nanostructured TiO<sub>2</sub> layer and Au<sub>22</sub>(SG)<sub>18</sub> clusters: relevance to metal-cluster-sensitized solar cells
Liudmila L. Larina, Oleksii Omelianovych, Van‐Duong Dao, Kyunglim Pyo, Dongil Lee, Ho‐Suk Choi
Abstract
XPS study of the electronic structure of the Au<sub>22</sub>(SG)<sub>18</sub> clusters and their interface with TiO<sub>2</sub> reveals that tailoring of the electronic band structure at the interface can be exploited to increase the efficiency of metal-cluster-sensitized solar cells.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCluster (spacecraft)X-ray photoelectron spectroscopyElectronic structureLayer (electronics)MetalElectronic band structureOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyPhysicsCondensed matter physicsNuclear magnetic resonanceProgramming languageMetallurgyComputer scienceNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties