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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 230, Issue 5-7, Pages 777-790Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/zpch-2015-0697
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GQD-Fullerene Nanohybrid; Electronic Energy Levels; Charge Transfer; Photovoltaic Applications
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- CSIR, New Delhi [01(2744)/13/EMR-II]
- CSIR, New Delhi
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By using density-functional tight-binding method we have calculated the electronic structure of graphene quantum dot (GQD)-fullerene hybrid systems and explored the efficacy of their use in designing solar cells. We have shown that the electronic energy levels of the nanohybrids can be tuned either by varying the size of the quantum dots or by proper functionalization of the quantum dot (QD). The GQD-fullerene nanohybrids form type-I or type-II band energy alignment depending upon the size of the GQD. Thus, hybrid systems with smaller sized QDs form type-II band energy alignment while those of larger GQDs form type-I alignment. The type-II band alignment confirms the spatial charge separation for the systems and thus the rate of recombination of charge carriers will be low. The value of Delta G i.e. the difference in energy between the LUMO of the donor (GQD) and LUMO of the acceptor (fullerene) which measures the rate of electron injection from the donor to the acceptor is also large for the nanohybrids with smaller GQDs. So, we suggest that GQD-fullerene nanocomposites with smaller GQD will be a suitable system for photovoltaic devices. We also show that the type-II band energy alignment for the nanohybrids with larger QDs can be achieved through the functionalization of the GQD with electron donating group such as -NH2.
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