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Emanuela Gatto1, Alessia Quatela, Mario Caruso
1Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome (Italy), Fax: (+39) 72594328. emanuela.gatto@uniroma2.it.
Abstract:
A bioinspired approach is applied to photoelectric conversion devices. A 3(10)-helical hexapeptide bearing a pyrene unit is immobilized on a gold-covered TiO2 surface. The device is integrated for the first time in a dye-sensitized solar cell, exhibiting stability after several measurements. The approach could have promising applications in the field of optoelectronics.
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