Abstract:

 Fluorescein ethyl ester as a model and four dyads of Fluorescein and Anthroic acid linked with different length spacer were synthesized and characterized. They were put in bilayer membrane and on SnO2 coated substrate, The photoinduced voltaic responses were observed and compared when fluorescein was excited using visible light. It was found that the dyads have higher responses than the model, and the dyad with a butylene spacer (n=4) has the highest response. The results and related mechanisms were discussed.

Key words: Photoelectric responses, Fluorescein esters-anthroic esters dyads, Bilayer membrane, SnO₂ coated substrate