Photoactive product comprising a catechol-containing compound and a photoelectrode comprising same
AssigneeMcMaster University
InventorsLeyla Soleymani, Igor Zhitomirsky, Amanda Victorious, Amanda Clifford
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Abstract
This application relates to a photoactive product comprising: a catechol-containing compound, an amine-containing polymer, and photoactive material. The photoactive product can act as a photocatalyst and can be used in photoelectrodes for use in, for example, photoelectrochemical analyte sensing, including biosensing. The photoelectrodes modified with hybrid organic/inorganic materials can provide increased light absorption and charge separation, binding sites for attaching biorecognition probes, and built-in film-forming properties for well-adhered and uniform photoactive frameworks on the collector electrodes.
Claims27
A photoactive product comprising:
- a catechol-containing compound,
- an amine-containing polymer, and
- a photoactive material,
- wherein the photoactive product has an enhancement in incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency (IPCE) of at least 50% compared to unmodified photoactive material.
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