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Sevinç G, Doğan E, Mansuroğlu S, Gurbanov R. Synthesis and Photophysical Characterizations of Benzimidazole Functionalized BODIPY Dyes. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-024-03688-8. [PMID: 38587711 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03688-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Herein, a series of new BODIPY dyes substituted by 2-phenyl benzimidazole units at the meso (C8) position including methyl/ethyl, phenyl, or p-methoxyphenyl moieties at the distal and proximal positions of the BODIPY core have been successfully synthesized and their photophysical characteristics were analyzed. Experimentally investigating absorption and fluorescence profiles in the THF media was followed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations to clarify photophysical features. Theoretical analyses have revealed that upon excitation, both electrons and holes are confined solely within the BODIPY core. The energy levels of the frontier molecular orbitals converge depending on the presence of the phenyl and p-methoxyphenyl substituents. The orbital distributions of both electron and hole were in the -3 and -5 positions, which demonstrates a continuous conjugation with the BODIPY core at these sites. However, the electron density present on the phenyl rings located at the -1, -7, and -8 (meso) positions was found to be negligible. The benzimidazole-BODIPYs exhibited photodynamic activity (Φ∆) ranging from ~ 7% to ~ 11%, determined by a comparative method. Moreover, the compounds have shown to maintain their stability thermally in a non-reactive/inert environment up to temperatures surpassing 300 °C, exhibiting primarily a two-phase decomposition process. These compounds have the potential to function as antibacterial and anti-biofilm agents when used in concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 mg/mL. The results provide a basis for evaluating heterocyclic benzimidazole units on photophysical processes containing BODIPY chromophores.
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- Gökhan Sevinç
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, TR, 11100, Bilecik, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, TR, 11100, Bilecik, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Engineering Faculty, TR, 11100, Bilecik, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Engineering Faculty, TR, 11100, Bilecik, Turkey.
- Central Research Laboratory (BARUM), Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, 11100, Bilecik, Turkey.
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Alkhatib Q, Helal W, Marashdeh A. Accurate predictions of the electronic excited states of BODIPY based dye sensitizers using spin-component-scaled double-hybrid functionals: a TD-DFT benchmark study. RSC Adv 2022; 12:1704-1717. [PMID: 35425182 PMCID: PMC8978916 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08795a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The vertical excitation energies of 13 BODIPY based dye sensitizers are benchmarked by means of TD-DFT, using 36 functionals from different DFT rungs. Most TD-DFT results were found to overestimate the excitation energies, and show mean absolute error (MAE) values in the range 0.2–0.5 eV. The dispersion-corrected, spin-component-scaled, double-hybrid (DSD) functionals DSD-BLYP and DSD-PBEP86 were found to have the smallest MAE values of 0.083 eV and 0.106 eV, respectively, which is close to the range of average errors found in the more expensive coupled-cluster methods. Moreover, DSD-BLYP and DSD-PBEP86 functionals show excellent consistency and quality of results (standard deviation = 0.048 eV and 0.069 eV respectively). However, the range separated hybrid (RSH) and the range separated double hybrid (RSDH) functionals were found to provide the best predictability (linear determination coefficient R2 > 0.97 eV). The excitation energies of 13 BODIPY dye sensitizers are benchmarked by means of TD-DFT, using 36 functionals. Spin-component-scaled double-hybrid (DSD) functionals are found to show the best performance.![]()
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- Qabas Alkhatib
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Jordan Amman 11 942 Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Jordan Amman 11 942 Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, Al-Balqa Applied University 19 117 Al-Salt Jordan.,Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University P. O. Box 9502 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands
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Helal W, Alkhatib Q, Gharaibeh M. Can time-dependent double hybrid density functionals accurately predict electronic excitation energies of BODIPY compounds? COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Xu C, Shao T, Shao S, Jin G. High activity, high selectivity and high biocompatibility BODIPY-pyrimidine derivatives for fluorescence target recognition and evaluation of inhibitory activity. Bioorg Chem 2021; 114:105121. [PMID: 34214754 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BODIPY-Pyrimidine (BP) is a highly selective, highly active, and highly biocompatible fluorescent drug, which is characterized by its own activity combined with a fluorophore. The combination of pyrimidines with good biological activity and fluorophores to obtain new compounds with both anti-tumor activity and fluorescent targeting probe functions is the focus of this research. In terms of biological activity, in vitro cytotoxicity of the compounds on four human cancer cells (HepG2, HeLa, A-459, and HCT-116) and the human normal cell line L-02 was studied. BP-4 has good antiproliferative activity, and its IC50 values are 19.12 ± 2.29, 13.47 ± 3.80, 18.59 ± 7.42, 14.57 ± 2.44 and 92.48 ± 6.03 μM, respectively. Good biocompatibility with tumor cells can be observed in cell imaging. The anti-tumor mechanism of the compound was further studied by flow cytometry. After BP-2, BP-3 and BP-4 treated HeLa cells, the percentage of apoptotic cells was 19.07%, 22.09% and 27.3%, respectively. The cell cycle study found that, compared with the positive control 5-FU (48.05%), the compounds BP-2, BP-3 and BP-4 all increased the proportion of HeLa cells in the G1 phase, reaching 57.65%, 55.46% and 53.58%, respectively. In vivo bioimaging results show that all three compounds can be targeted and accurately expressed in tumor tissues. In addition, molecular docking analyzes the possible interaction between the compound and the active site of thymidylate synthase.
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- Chi Xu
- Digestive Disease Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Zhu T, Yang G, Liu X, Xiang P, Yang Z, Zhang S, Chen J, Wang H, Campos de Souza S, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Tian Y, Wu J, Tian X. Live cell mitochondrial 3-dimensional dynamic ultrastructures under oxidative phosphorylation revealed by a Pyridine-BODIPY probe. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 178:113036. [PMID: 33548656 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Recent advancements in super-resolution nanoscopy allowed the study of mitochondrial biology at nanoscale and boosted the understanding its correlated cellular processes those were previously poorly understood. Nevertheless, studying mitochondrial ultrastructure remains a challenge due to the lack of probes that could target specific mitochondrial substances (e.g. cristae or mtDNA) and survive under harsh super-resolution optical conditions. Herein, in this work, we have rationally constructed a pyridine-BODIPY (Py-BODIPY) derivative that could target mitochondrial membrane in living cells without interfering its physiological microenvironments. Furthermore, we found Py-BODIPY is a membrane potential independent probe, hence it is not limit to live-cell staining but also showed a strong internalization into pre-fixed and stimulus disrupted sample. Importantly, its cristae specificity and superb photostability allow the observation of mitochondrial dynamic nano-structures with an unprecedented resolution, allow demonstrating how mitochondrial 3D ultrastructure evolved under oxidative phosphorylation condition.
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- Tong Zhu
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, London University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China; CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China; Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China; Department of Chemistry, University College London, London University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Sakura Y, Yumioka F, Funaki T, Ono K. Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Boron β-Ketoiminate Dyes Forming a Linear Donor-π-Acceptor Structure. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:1982-1989. [PMID: 32394647 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Organoboron complexes are of interest as chromophores for dye sensitizers owing to their light-harvesting and carrier-transporting properties. In this study, compounds containing boron β-ketoiminate (BKI) as a chromophore were synthesized and used as dye sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells. The new dyes were orange or red crystals and showed maximum absorptions in the 410-450 nm wavelength region on titanium dioxide substrates. These electrodes exhibited maximum efficiencies of over 80% in incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency spectra, suggesting that the continuous process of light absorption-excitation-electron injection was effectively performed. Open-circuit photovoltages were relatively high owing to the large dipole moments of the BKI dyes with a linear molecular structure. Thus, a maximum power conversion efficiency of 5.3% was successfully observed. Comparison of BKI dyes with boron β-diketonate dyes revealed certain differences in solution stability, spectral properties, and photovoltaic characteristics.
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- Yuki Sakura
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
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Ready Access to Molecular Rotors Based on Boron Dipyrromethene Dyes-Coumarin Dyads Featuring Broadband Absorption. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 25:molecules25040781. [PMID: 32059435 PMCID: PMC7070740 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Herein we report on a straightforward access method for boron dipyrromethene dyes (BODIPYs)-coumarin hybrids linked through their respective 8- and 6- positions, with wide functionalization of the coumarin fragment, using salicylaldehyde as a versatile building block. The computationally-assisted photophysical study unveils broadband absorption upon proper functionalization of the coumarin, as well as the key role of the conformational freedom of the coumarin appended at the meso position of the BODIPY. Such free motion almost suppresses the fluorescence signal, but enables us to apply these dyads as molecular rotors to monitor the surrounding microviscosity.
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Ambroz F, Donnelly JL, Wilden JD, Macdonald TJ, Parkin IP. Carboxylic Acid Functionalization at the Meso-Position of the Bodipy Core and Its Influence on Photovoltaic Performance. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E1346. [PMID: 31546988 PMCID: PMC6835471 DOI: 10.3390/nano9101346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Two bodipy dyes with different carboxylic acids on the meso-position of the bodipy core were prepared and used to sensitize TiO2 photoelectrodes. On the basis of spectroscopic characterization, the photoelectrodes were used to fabricate photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) for solar light harvesting. Photovoltaic measurements showed that both bodipy dyes successfully sensitized PECs with short-circuit current densities (JSC) two-fold higher compared to the control. The increase in generated current was attributed to the gain in spectral absorbance due to the presence of bodipy. Finally, the influence of co-sensitization of bodipy and N719 dye was also investigated and photovoltaic device performance discussed.
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- Filip Ambroz
- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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Yildiz EA, Sevinc G, Yaglioglu HG, Hayvali M. Strategies towards enhancing the efficiency of BODIPY dyes in dye sensitized solar cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Marques dos Santos J, Jagadamma LK, Latif NM, Ruseckas A, Samuel IDW, Cooke G. BODIPY derivatives with near infra-red absorption as small molecule donors for bulk heterojunction solar cells. RSC Adv 2019; 9:15410-15423. [PMID: 35514843 PMCID: PMC9064333 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01750j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The study of small donor molecules as the active component of organic solar cells continues to attract considerable attention due to the range of advantages these molecules have over their polymeric counterparts. Here we report the synthesis and solar cell fabrication of three BODIPY small molecule donors. Two of the dyes feature triphenylamine and phenothiazine as donor units attached to the meso and α-positions of the BODIPY core (TPA-PTZ-DBP and PTZ-TPA-BDP). Additionally, we have synthesised a push–pull derivative featuring phenothiazine moieties in the α-positions and a nitrobenzene in the meso-position (N-TPA-BDP) in order to investigate what effect this type of functionalisation has on the photovoltaic properties compared to the other dyes. The optoelectronic properties were investigated and the dyes showed broad absorption in the near-infrared with high extinction coefficients. Electrochemical measurements indicated good reversibility for the dyes redox processes. In contrast with the all-donor functionalised systems, N-TPA-BDP demonstrated extensive HOMO–LUMO overlap by DFT. The dyes were investigated as donor molecules in bulk heterojunction solar cells along with PC71BM, and under optimal donor to acceptor ratio PTZ-TPA-BDP showed the highest PCE of 1.62%. N-PTZ-BDP:PC71BM was the only blend to further improve upon thermal annealing reaching the highest conversion efficiency among the dyes of 1.71%. A morphology comprised of finely mixed donor and acceptor components is observed for BHJ blends of each of the three donors at their optimum fullerene content. Upon thermal annealing, these morphological features remain mostly the same for PTZ-TPA-BDP:PC71BM and TPA-PTZ-DBP:PC71BM blends whereas for N-PTZ-BDP:PC71BM the domains show a larger size. These dyes show that phenothiazine functionalisation of BODIPY is useful for solar cells because it gives strong and broad absorption extending to the near infra-red and materials with reversible redox properties – both of which are desirable for organic solar cells. We report the synthesis of donor/acceptor functionalised BODIPY derivatives and their incorporation as donor molecules in bulk heterojunction solar cells.![]()
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre
- SUPA
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- University of St. Andrews
- UK
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre
- SUPA
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- University of St. Andrews
- UK
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow
- UK
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Kubota Y, Kimura K, Jin J, Manseki K, Funabiki K, Matsui M. Synthesis of near-infrared absorbing and fluorescing thiophene-fused BODIPY dyes with strong electron-donating groups and their application in dye-sensitised solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj04672g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Thiophene-fused BODIPY dyes with two diethylaminophenyl groups as strong donors demonstrated near-infrared (NIR) absorption (λmax: 783–812 nm, ε: 119 500–145 900) and fluorescence (Fmax: 862–916 nm, Φf: 0.02–0.12) in dichloromethane.
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- Yasuhiro Kubota
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University
- Yanagido
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University
- Yanagido
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University
- Matsumoto
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University
- Yanagido
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University
- Yanagido
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University
- Yanagido
- Japan
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Babu J, Ganesan S, Karuppusamy M, Rajakumar P. Synthesis, Photophysical, Electrochemical Properties, DFT Studies and DSSC Performance of BODIPY Cored Triazole Bridged 3,6-Ditertiary Butyl Carbazole Decorated Dendrimers. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Janakiraman Babu
- Department of Organic Chemistry; University of Madras; Chennai - 600 025, Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry; SRM Institute of Science and Technology; Kattankulathur - 603 203, Tamil Nadu India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory (Chemical Lab); CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar; Chennai - 600 020, Tamil Nadu India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); CSIR-CLRI Campus; Chennai - 600 020, Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; University of Madras; Chennai - 600 025, Tamil Nadu India
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Haishima Y, Kubota Y, Manseki K, Jin J, Sawada Y, Inuzuka T, Funabiki K, Matsui M. Wide-Range Near-Infrared Sensitizing 1H-Benzo[c,d]indol-2-ylidene-Based Squaraine Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. J Org Chem 2018; 83:4389-4401. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yuki Haishima
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Scienece, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Scienece, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Scienece, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, 3-1-1-Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Division of Instrumental Analysis, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Division of Instrumental Analysis, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Scienece, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Scienece, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Manzoor T, Pandith AH. Theoretical Studies on the Structure, Optoelectronic and Photosensitizer Applications of NKX Class of Coumarin Dye Molecules. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Taniya Manzoor
- Department of Chemistry; University of Kashmir; Srinagar, Kashmir India- 190006
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Mao M, Wang JB, Liu XL, Wu GH, Fang XQ, Song QH. Insight into the effects of modifying chromophores on the performance of quinoline-based dye-sensitized solar cells. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 190:23-32. [PMID: 28892718 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A series of organic dyes based on quinoline as an electron-deficient π-linker, were designed and synthesized for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) application. These push-pull conjugated dyes, sharing same anchoring group with distinctive electron-rich donating groups such as N,N-diethyl (DEA-Q), 3,6-dimethoxy carbazole (CBZ-Q), bis(4-butoxyphenyl)amine (BPA-Q), were synthesized by Riley oxidation of CH3 followed by Knoevenagel condensation of the corresponding aldehyde precursors 2a-c with cyanoacrylic acid. The optical, electrochemical, theoretical calculation and photovoltaic properties with these three dyes were systematically investigated. Compared to DEA-Q and CBZ-Q, BPA-Q possesses better light harvesting properties with regard to extended conjugate length, red-shifted intramolecular charge transfer band absorption and broaden light-responsive IPCE spectrum, resulting in a greater short circuit photocurrent density output. BPA-Q also has improved open-circuit voltage due to the apparent large charge recombination resistance. Consequently, assembled with iodine redox electrolytes, the device with BPA-Q achieved the best overall conversion efficiency value of 3.07% among three dyes under AM 1.5G standard conditions. This present investigation demonstrates the importance of various N-substituent chromophores in the prevalent D-π-A type organic sensitizers for tuning the photovoltaic performance of their DSSCs.
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- Mao Mao
- School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, 1-18-14 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China.
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Hussein BA, Huynh JT, Prieto PL, Barran CP, Arnold AE, Sarycheva OV, Lough AJ, Koivisto BD. Molecular lemmings: strategies to avoid when designing BODIPY ferrocene dyads for dye-sensitized solar cell applications. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:4916-4920. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00174j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ferrocene-BODIPY (D–π-A) dyes, designed for dye-sensitized solar cell applications, show unprecedented redox behaviour adversely affecting dye stability.
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- B. A. Hussein
- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Toronto
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Toronto
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Toronto
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Toronto
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Toronto
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Toronto
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Toronto
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Toronto
- Canada
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Wanwong S, Sangkhun W, Wootthikanokkhan J. The effect of co-sensitization methods between N719 and boron dipyrromethene triads on dye-sensitized solar cell performance. RSC Adv 2018; 8:9202-9210. [PMID: 35541836 PMCID: PMC9078650 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra00862k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) featuring triphenylamine triad, BD, has been synthesized as a co-sensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The optical and electrochemical properties of BD have been characterized using UV-vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. DSCs containing co-sensitizers, N719 and BD, have been prepared in two procedures using co-deposition and stepwise deposition. The influences of the staining processes, co-deposition and stepwise deposition on dye loading, dye dispersion on a TiO2 photoanode and DSC performance have been investigated using FTIR, SEM-EDS, I–V test and IPCE measurement, respectively. We found that stepwise co-sensitization provided higher solar cell efficiency, compared to those stained with a co-deposition method. N719/5% BD showed the highest power conversion efficiency of 5.14%. Interestingly, the enhanced device efficiency was 66% higher than that of a device containing the single N719 dye. BODIPY triad, BD, was prepared as co-sensitizer. The stepwise sensitization method exhibited higher PCE, compared to the co-deposition method.![]()
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- Sompit Wanwong
- Division of Materials Technology
- School of Energy, Environment and Materials
- King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
- Bangkok 10140
- Thailand
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- Division of Materials Technology
- School of Energy, Environment and Materials
- King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
- Bangkok 10140
- Thailand
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- Division of Materials Technology
- School of Energy, Environment and Materials
- King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
- Bangkok 10140
- Thailand
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Klfout H, Stewart A, Elkhalifa M, He H. BODIPYs for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:39873-39889. [PMID: 29072443 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BODIPY, abbreviation of boron-dipyrromethene, is one class of robust organic molecules that has been used widely in bioimaging, sensing, and logic gate design. Recently, BODIPY dyes have been explored for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Studies demonstrate their potential as light absorbers for the conversion of solar energy to electricity. However, their photovoltaic performance is inferior to many other dyes, including porphyrin dyes. In this review, several synthetic strategies of BODIPY dyes for DSCs and their further functionalization are described. The photophysical properties of dye molecules and their photovoltaic performances in DSCs are summarized. We aim to provide readers a clear picture of the field and expect to shed light on the next generation of BODIPY dyes for their applications in solar energy conversion.
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- Hafsah Klfout
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Eastern Illinois University , Charleston, Illinois 61920, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Eastern Illinois University , Charleston, Illinois 61920, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Eastern Illinois University , Charleston, Illinois 61920, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Eastern Illinois University , Charleston, Illinois 61920, United States
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Shi WJ, Kinoshita T, Ng DKP. Push-Pull Distyryl Boron Dipyrromethenes as Near-Infrared Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201700282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Wen-Jing Shi
- Department of Chemistry; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.; Hong Kong China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Guangzhou University; Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology; The University of Tokyo; 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8904 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.; Hong Kong China
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Surakhot Y, Laszlo V, Chitpakdee C, Promarak V, Sudyoadsuk T, Kungwan N, Kowalczyk T, Irle S, Jungsuttiwong S. Theoretical rationalization for reduced charge recombination in bulky carbazole-based sensitizers in solar cells. J Comput Chem 2017; 38:901-909. [PMID: 28192642 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The search for greater efficiency in organic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) and in their perovskite cousins is greatly aided by a more complete understanding of the spectral and morphological properties of the photoactive layer. This investigation resolves a discrepancy in the observed photoconversion efficiency (PCE) of two closely related DSCs based on carbazole-containing D-π-A organic sensitizers. Detailed theoretical characterization of the absorption spectra, dye adsorption on TiO2 , and electronic couplings for charge separation and recombination permit a systematic determination of the origin of the difference in PCE. Although the two dyes produce similar spectral features, ground- and excited-state density functional theory (DFT) simulations reveal that the dye with the bulkier donor group adsorbs more strongly to TiO2 , experiences limited π-π aggregation, and is more resistant to loss of excitation energy via charge recombination on the dye. The effects of conformational flexibility on absorption spectra and on the electronic coupling between the bright exciton and charge-transfer states are revealed to be substantial and are characterized through density-functional tight-binding (DFTB) molecular dynamics sampling. These simulations offer a mechanistic explanation for the superior open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of the bulky-donor dye sensitizer and provide theoretical justification of an important design feature for the pursuit of greater photocurrent efficiency in DSCs. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Yaowarat Surakhot
- Center for Organic Electronic and Alternative Energy, Department of Chemistry and Center for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, 34190, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Center, and Institute for Energy Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
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- National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Wangchan, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
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- School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Wangchan, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Center, and Institute for Energy Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Institute of Transformational Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM) and, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Center for Organic Electronic and Alternative Energy, Department of Chemistry and Center for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, 34190, Thailand
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Shi WJ, Kinoshita T, Ng DKP. Ethynyl-Linked Donor-π-Acceptor Boron Dipyrromethenes for Panchromatic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201700121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Wen-Jing Shi
- Department of Chemistry; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.; Hong Kong China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Guangzhou University; Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology; The University of Tokyo; 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8904 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.; Hong Kong China
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Ooyama Y, Kanda M, EnoKi T, Adachi Y, Ohshita J. Synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties, and photovoltaic performance of a panchromatic and near-infrared (D)2–π–A type BODIPY dye with pyridyl group or cyanoacrylic acid. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00799j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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(D)2–π–A type BODIPY dyes bearing a pyridyl group or cyanoacrylic acid group and two diphenylamine–thienylcarbazole moieties which possess near-infrared adsorption ability as well as panchromatic adsorption ability, have been developed.
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- Yousuke Ooyama
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527
- Japan
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Sritharan SR, Hussein BA, Machin DD, El-Aooiti MA, Adjei JA, Singh JK, Pau JTH, Dhindsa JS, Lough AJ, Koivisto BD. Managing nucleophilic addition reactions to tune the physical properties of 2-substituted pentamethylBODIPY derivatives. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28114a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A structure–property study using a new approach to electronically desymmetrize the BODIFY core.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Toronto
- Toronto ON
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology
- Ryerson University
- Canada
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Chen WC, Kong FT, Li ZQ, Pan JH, Liu XP, Guo FL, Zhou L, Huang Y, Yu T, Dai SY. Superior Light-Harvesting Heteroleptic Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Electron-Donating Antennas for High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:19410-19417. [PMID: 27409513 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Three heteroleptic polypyridyl ruthenium complexes, RC-41, RC-42, and RC-43, with efficient electron-donating antennas in the ancillary ligands were designed, synthesized, and characterized as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cell. All the RC dye sensitizers showed remarkable light-harvesting capacity and broadened absorption range. Significantly, RC-43 obtained the lower energy metal-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) band peaked at 557 nm with a high molar extinction coefficient of 27 400 M(-1) cm(-1). In conjunction with TiO2 photoanode of submicrospheres and iodide-based electrolytes, the DSSCs sensitizing with the RC sensitizers, achieved impressively high short-circuit current density (19.04 mA cm(-2) for RC-41, 19.83 mA cm(-2) for RC-42, and 20.21 mA cm(-2) for RC-43) and power conversion efficiency (10.07% for RC-41, 10.52% for RC-42, and 10.78% for RC-43). The superior performances of RC dye sensitizers were attributed to the enhanced light-harvesting capacity and incident-photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) caused by the introduction of electron-donating antennas in the ancillary ligands. The interfacial charge recombination/regeneration kinetics and electron lifetime were further evaluated by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS). These data decisively revealed the dependences on the photovoltaic performance of ruthenium sensitizers incorporating electron-donating antennas.
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- Wang-Chao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University , Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University , Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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