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García-Hernán A, Brito-Santos G, de la Rubia E, Aguilar-Galindo F, Castillo O, Lifante-Pedrola G, Sanchiz J, Guerrero-Lemus R, Amo-Ochoa P. Determining Factors to Understand the External Quantum Efficiency Values: Study Carried Out with Copper(I)-I and 1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethane Coordination Polymers as Downshifters in Photovoltaic Modules. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:4646-4656. [PMID: 38426220 PMCID: PMC10934813 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Downshifters refer to compounds with the capacity to absorb UV photons and transform them into visible light. The integration of such downshifters has the potential to improve the efficiency of commercial photovoltaic modules. Initially, costly lanthanide derivatives and organic fluorescent dyes were introduced, resulting in a heightened module efficiency. In a novel research direction guided by the same physicochemical principles, the utilization of copper(I) coordination compounds is proposed. This choice is motivated by its simpler and more economical synthesis, primarily due to copper being a more abundant and less toxic element. Our proposal involves employing 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl) ethane (bpe), an economically viable commercial ligand, in conjunction with CuI to synthesize coordination polymers: [CuI(bpe)]n(1), [Cu3I3(bpe)3]n(2), and [CuI(bpe)0.5]n(3). These polymers exhibit the ability to absorb UV photons and emit light within the green and orange spectra. To conduct external quantum efficiency studies, the compounds are dispersed on glass and then encapsulated with ethylene vinyl acetate through heating to 150 °C. Interestingly, during these procedural steps, the solvents and temperatures employed induce a phase transformation, which has been thoroughly examined through both experimental analysis and theoretical calculations. The outcomes of these studies reveal an enhancement in external quantum efficiency with [Cu3I3(bpe)3]n(2), at a cost significantly lower (between 340 and 350 times) than that associated with lanthanide DS complexes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea García-Hernán
- Dpto.
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Dpto.
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Dpto.
Química, Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University
of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
| | | | - Joaquín Sanchiz
- Dpto.
de Química, Universidad de La Laguna, 38207 San Cristóbal
de La Laguna, Spain
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- Dpto.
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Wang YF, Wang LP, Wang SP, Li YL, Zhou XL. Four Zn/Pb Complexes based on Pyridine containing Mercapto-triazole Ligand: Syntheses, Structures, and Luminescent Properties. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201800199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yu-Fei Wang
- The College of Chemical Engineering and Food Sciences; Zhengzhou Institute of Technology; 450044 Zhengzhou Henan P. R. China
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- The College of Chemical Engineering and Food Sciences; Zhengzhou Institute of Technology; 450044 Zhengzhou Henan P. R. China
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- The College of Chemical Engineering and Food Sciences; Zhengzhou Institute of Technology; 450044 Zhengzhou Henan P. R. China
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- The College of Chemical Engineering and Food Sciences; Zhengzhou Institute of Technology; 450044 Zhengzhou Henan P. R. China
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- The College of Chemical Engineering and Food Sciences; Zhengzhou Institute of Technology; 450044 Zhengzhou Henan P. R. China
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Arıcı M, Yeşilel OZ, Büyükgüngör O, Yerli Y. Three Co(II)-coordination polymers based on 5-tert-butyl isophthalic acid and isomeric Bis(imidazole) ligands: Synthesis, optical and magnetic properties. Polyhedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2017.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Dai PX, Du QC, Ge HG. Two cadmium(II) complexes with polymeric 2D layer and discrete mononuclear motifs: Syntheses, crystal structures, and fluorescent properties. RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328416070022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li JJ, Wei LL, Han Z, Xu L, Li LK. Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Thermal and Photoluminescent Properties of Four Coordination Complexes with a Heterocyclic Thioether Carboxylate Ligand. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201500549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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