title: Large photocurrent generation of gold electrodes modified with [60]fullerene-linked oligothiophenes bearing a tripodal rigid anchor.
abstract: [60]Fullerene-linked quarter- and octithiophenes bearing a tripodal rigid anchor have been synthesized as components of highly efficient SAM-based photovoltaic cells. It has been demonstrated that the tripodal anchor plays an important role in preparing a well-organized SAM on a gold electrode, leading to marked enhancement of the photocurrent generation as compared to the reference system with a one-armed anchor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Daigo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takimiya
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aso
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsubo
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasobe
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imahori
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuzumi
authors.forename: Yoshiteru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakata