A novel design for porphyrin based D–s–A systems as molecular rectifiers†
Kavita Garg,Chiranjib Majumder,Shiv K. Gupta,Dinesh Kumar Aswal,Sandip Kumar Nayak,Subrata Chattopadhyay
Chemical Science Pub Date : 11/16/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5SC03590B
Abstract

Two Si-based hybrid self-assembled monolayers of porphyrin based on a D–s–A system were synthesized by electro-grafting. The monolayers showed a stable and reversible rectification at room temperature. The monolayer fabricated using a porphyrin with an eleven-carbon alkyl chain linker was comparatively more compact and exhibited a 105 times higher rectification ratio (RR) relative to another similar system that had a six-carbon alkyl chain linker, possibly because of the compact packing.

Graphical abstract: A novel design for porphyrin based D–s–A systems as molecular rectifiers