title: Theoretical Study of the Surface Complex between TiO2 and TCNQ Showing Interfacial Charge-Transfer Transitions.
abstract: The surface complex of TiO2 nanoparticles and TCNQ was studied using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The structure of the surface complex was optimized, showing an IR spectrum analogous to the experimental spectrum. From time-dependent DFT calculations based on this optimized structure, we demonstrated that the interfacial charge-transfer transitions from the HOMO of the surface-bound TCNQ molecule to the unoccupied levels of the TiO2 nanocluster occur in the visible to near-IR region.
authors: †Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors: Ryota
authors: R
authors: Jono
authors: ‡Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
authors: Jun-Ichi
authors: J
authors: Fujisawa
authors: ‡Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Segawa
authors: †Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Yamashita
keywords: TCNQ; anatase nanocluster; charge-transfer transition; solar cells; surface complex