Electrophoretic deposition of donor–acceptor nanostructures onto electrodes is reviewed in terms of light-to-electrical energy conversion. Various donors and acceptors and their composites have been deposited electrophoretically onto a nanostructured SnO2 or TiO2 electrode which exhibits photocurrent generation. In particular, bottom-up self-organization of porphyrin and fullerene molecules onto the nanostructured SnO2 electrodes has led to highly efficient photocurrent generation with an incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) of up to ![[similar]](http://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_223c.gif)
60%. Such examples will give us many valuable insights into the design of organic molecular electronics including solar cells, organic transistors, and light-emitting devices.
Journal of Materials Chemistry
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