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Badawy SA, Abdel-Latif E, Mohamed WH, Elmorsy MR. Unleashing synergistic co-sensitization of BOA dyes and Ru(ii) complexes for dye-sensitized solar cells: achieving remarkable efficiency exceeding 10% through comprehensive characterization, advanced modeling, and performance analysis. RSC Adv 2024; 14:25549-25560. [PMID: 39144375 PMCID: PMC11322857 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra04001e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a promising alternative for renewable energy conversion. The synthesis and characterization of the 2-acetonitrile-benzoxazole (BOA) sensitizer MSW-1-4 are presented along with their chemical structures. Four new organic dyes, MSW-1 through MSW-4, were synthesized using BOA as the main building block, with different additional donor groups. The dyes were characterized and their photophysical and electrochemical properties were studied. Computational modeling using density functional theory (DFT) was performed to investigate their potential as sensitizers/co-sensitizers for photovoltaic applications. The modeling showed a distinct charge separation between the donor and acceptor parts of the molecules. For dye-sensitized solar cells, MSW-4 performed the best out of MSW-1-3 and was also better than the reference dye D-5. Moreover, MSW-3 was co-sensitized along with a typical highly efficient bipyridyl Ru(ii) sensitizer, N719, reference dye D-5, and metal-free dye MSW-4, to induce light harvesting over the expanded spectral region and hence improve the efficiency. Co-sensitizer (MSW-3 + N719) showed an improved efficiency of 10.20%. This outperformed a solar cell that used only N719 as the sensitizer, which had an efficiency of 7.50%. The appropriate combined dye loading of MSW-3 + N719 enabled good light harvesting and maximized the photoexcitation. The synergistic effect of using both MSW-3 and N719 as co-sensitizers led to enhanced solar cell performance compared with using N719 alone.
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- Safa A Badawy
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura 35516 Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura 35516 Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura 35516 Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura 35516 Egypt
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, New Mansoura University New Mansoura 35712 Egypt
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Moussaoui M, Baammi S, Soufi H, Baassi M, El Allali A, Belghiti ME, Daoud R, Belaaouad S. QSAR, ADMET, molecular docking, and dynamics studies of 1,2,4-triazine-3(2H)-one derivatives as tubulin inhibitors for breast cancer therapy. Sci Rep 2024; 14:16418. [PMID: 39013949 PMCID: PMC11252338 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66877-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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Breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women globally, necessitating the development of more effective therapeutic agents with minimal side effects. This study explores novel 1,2,4-triazine-3(2H)-one derivatives as potential inhibitors of Tubulin, a pivotal protein in cancer cell division, highlighting a targeted approach in cancer therapy. Using an integrated computational approach, we combined quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling, ADMET profiling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations to evaluate and predict the efficacy and stability of these compounds. Our QSAR models, developed through rigorous statistical analysis, revealed that descriptors such as absolute electronegativity and water solubility significantly influence inhibitory activity, achieving a predictive accuracy (R2) of 0.849. Molecular docking studies identified compounds with high binding affinities, particularly Pred28, which exhibited the best docking score of - 9.6 kcal/mol. Molecular dynamics simulations conducted over 100 ns provided further insights into the stability of these interactions. Pred28 demonstrated notable stability, with the lowest root mean square deviation (RMSD) of 0.29 nm and root mean square fluctuation (RMSF) values indicative of a tightly bound conformation to Tubulin. The novelty of this work lies in its methodological rigor and the integration of multiple advanced computational techniques to pinpoint compounds with promising therapeutic potential. Our findings advance the current understanding of Tubulin inhibitors and open avenues for the synthesis and experimental validation of these compounds, aiming to offer new solutions for breast cancer treatment.
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- Mohamed Moussaoui
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco.
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, College of Computing, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, College of Computing, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
- Laboratory of Nernest Technology, 163 Willington Street, Sherbrook, QC, J1H5C7, Canada
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- Chemical and Biochemical Sciences-Green Processing Engineering, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco.
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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Gong M, Zeng L, Wang W, Dong X, Yu Z, Wang S, Yang Y. Effects of Several Auxiliary Acceptors and Anchoring Groups on Charge Transfer and Photophysical Properties of D-A-π-A Type DSSCs: A DFT Study. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-024-03685-x. [PMID: 38546915 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03685-x] [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: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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In this paper, we performed theoretical studies on the twelve D-A-π-A type organic dyes (G-1 ~ G-3, M-1 ~ M-3, J-1 ~ J-3, and S-1 ~ S-3) with 9-phenylcarbazole as the electron donor in anticipation of the application of these dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). DFT and TD-DFT methods are applied to investigate in detail the molecular geometries, frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), absorption spectra, charge density difference (CDD), and transition density matrix (TDM) of several dyes. The results show that the M-series (M-1 ~ M-3) dyes have the largest dihedral angles between the electron donor and the auxiliary acceptor and also has the largest energy gaps in HOMO-LUMO orbitals, which greatly reduces the charge transfer efficiency. Finally, the UV-Vis absorption spectra inferred that the anchoring groups modified with o-nitrobenzoic acid (G-3, M-3, J-3, S-3) can red-shift the absorption peaks of the dyes, which results in higher light-harvesting efficiency and improves the power conversion efficiency of DSSCs. Overall, all of these dyes contribute to the improvement of photovoltaic power conversion efficiency and have potential for application in DSSCs devices.
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- Mingjianshuo Gong
- Houston International Institute, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 110626, People's Republic of China
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- College of Navigation, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 110626, People's Republic of China
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- College of Navigation, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 110626, People's Republic of China
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- Houston International Institute, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 110626, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Science, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, People's Republic of China
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- College of Science, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, People's Republic of China
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- Houston International Institute, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 110626, People's Republic of China.
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Wang S, Yu Z, Li L, Qiao J, Gao L. Theoretical analysis on D-π-A dye molecules with different acceptors and terminal branches for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 127:108677. [PMID: 38043394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Triphenylamine and 9-phenylcarbazole are the most common electron donor groups, now based on the two groups, eight D-π-A dyes are designed as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).The eight dyes use the same π-conjugated bridge (thiophene moiety and carbon-carbon double bond) and acceptor fragment (cyanoacrylic acid), and the donor group is added with additional electron-D groups to the original triphenylamine and 9-phenylcarbazole (C4H9 alkyl chain, C4F9 perfluoroalkyl chain, and methoxy), and comparing the properties of several donor groups and terminal branched chains while ensuring that the π-bridges and acceptors are identical. The photophysical properties, electronically excited states, and chemical reactivity affecting the performed dyes have been determined with DFT and TD-DFT calculations of bond lengths and dihedral angles between fragments, frontier molecular orbitals, density of states, isosurface molecular electrostatic potential, charge density differences, fragment transition density matrix, UV-Vis absorption spectra, quantum chemical, and photovoltaic parameters. Comparisons have been made between the dyes under study's photophysical characteristics, electrically excited states, and chemical reactivity. Among all the different donor dyes designed, SH-3 and ZD-3 are poorly molecularly planar compared to the same series of molecules with parameters such as large HOMO-LUMO energy gaps (2.78 eV, 3.28 eV), maximum excited energies (2.93 eV, 3.13 eV), and the shortest absorption peaks (422.76 nm, 396.48 nm), which are considered to be the worst material for photovoltaic applications. Whereas, SH-4 and ZD-4 have the smallest energy gap values (2.35 eV, 2.74 eV) and vertical excitation energies (2.66 eV, 3.04 eV) as well as having the longest absorption peaks (465.34 nm, 408.42 nm), the largest open circuit voltages (1.42 eV, 1.34 eV), which are the best designs among the two groups of molecules. The rest of the designed organic dyes have suitable photophysical properties and all of them are highly recommended for DSSCs.
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- Songhao Wang
- College of Science, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, PR China
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- College of Science, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, PR China
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- College of Science, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, PR China
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- College of Material and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, Liaoning, PR China
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- College of Science, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, PR China; College of Material and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, Liaoning, PR China.
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Allangawi A, Alsayed Jalal K, ayub K, Amjad Gilani M, Mahmood T. Chemical sensing ability of aminated graphdiyne (GDY-NH2) toward highly toxic organic volatile pollutants. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Effects of chelate ligands containing NN, PN, and PP on the performance of half-sandwich ruthenium metal complexes as sensitizers in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): quantum chemical investigation. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kareem MQ, Jassim GS, Obaid RF, Shadhar MH, Kadhim MM, Almashhadani HA, Sarkar A. Nile red based dye D–π–A as a promising material for solar cell applications. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02290-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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