The tunable characteristics of the porphyrin molecular tectons have given rise to interest in investigating the self-assembled porphyrin nanoarchitectures for designing new materials. Nanostructures created by the self-assembly of meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine and Co(III) meso-tetra(4-pyridyl)porphine chloride and their photoconductivity are reported here. These nanostructures were characterized by electron microscopy. The ratio of porphyrin tectons in the binary porphyrin nanostructures is about 3:2. The nanostructures demonstrate a high photoconductivity of about 5 × 10−5 S m−1. The dependence of the photoconductivity of the porphyrin nanostructures on the path length and temperature is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-178
Number of pages7
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume548
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jul 2018

    Scopus subject areas

  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

    Research areas

  • Co(III) porphyrin, Photoconductivity, Porphyrin nanostructures, Self-assembly, Temperature dependence, COMPLEXES, MULTIPORPHYRIN ARRAYS, MICROSCOPY, LANGMUIR-BLODGETT-FILMS, POLYSULFUR NITRIDE, TRANSPORT, ELECTRON-TRANSFER, NANOTUBES, CHARGE SEPARATION, WATER

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