PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES OF PORPHYRIN SOLID FILMS WITH ELECTRIC-FIELD INDUCTION

The photovoltaic properties of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin chromium(III) and manganese(III) (CrTPPCl and MnTPPCl) have been studied with solid thin films between two optically transparent electrodes. It is shown that the photoelectric effect of light beams correspond to the Sorer b and and Q bands. With the help of the principle of field effects, the photovoltaic effect under an external alternating electric field of po rphyrins is investigated. Due to a difference in electronic configurat ion, metalloporphyrins with different central ions exhibit a particula r photovoltaic response under an external electric held.