Phthalocyanine polymers substituted with polyethylene glycol (PEG), PPEGPc, were synthesized and characterized by photoelectrochemistry. Thin film of phthalocyanine polymer was coated on a conductive ITO glass using a mixture of soluble PPEGPc in DMF. The PPEGPc film coated ITO electrode
showed photocurrent of 3-16 mA/cm3 in a liquid electrolyte system containing hydroquinone. Phthalocyanine polymers substituted with polyethylene glycol showed higher photocurrent generation compared to that with unsubstituted polymer, suggesting that PEG units facilitate transport
of generated charge carrier. Solid state PPEGPc photoelectrochemical cell, fabricated by using PPEGPc as charge generation materials and benzidine as a charge transport material, showed photo current of 0.04 ∼ 0.27 mA/cm3 under applied potential of 10V. Photocurrent generation
was highly dependent on the PEG chain length, indicating that ethylene oxy groups in PEG participate charge transport. The photocurrent in solid state (
Eunkyoung Kim, Hyo Won Lee, "Charge Transport Properties of PEG Substituted Phthalocyanine Polymers" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP16), 2000, pp 453 - 456, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2000.16.1.art00010_2