Stable metal oxide (MO)-based nanocrystalline materials along with small bandgapquantum dots (QD) hold great promise in bringing cost-effective solar electricity to the market. Bifunctional organic linker molecules of the X-R-Y type, where X and Y are functional groups that bind to the QD's and MO's respectively should both ensure the proximity of the sensitizing QD and MO nanowires and control the bonding interaction of QD's and MO's that mediates charge transfer. Synthesis of the organic linker will be presented along with some preliminary results showing the enhanced charge transfer.

Preparation of linker molecules to connect nanomaterials

248th National Meeting (2014)

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