Bi-directional photocurrent generation dependent on the wavelength of irradiation of a mixed monolayer assembly

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-28

  Akiyama, Tsuyoshi ^a   Nitahara, Satoshi ^a   Inoue, Shinobu ^b   Yamada, Sunao ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE; THIOL GROUP; TRIS(2,2' BIPYRIDINE)RUTHENIUM; VIOLOGEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3042600257     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b313362a     Document Type: Article

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