Bourouina A, Rekis M. Comparison in optoelectronic properties of triphenylamine-imidazole or imidazole as donor for dye-sensitized solar cell: theoretical approach.
J Mol Model 2021;
27:225. [PMID:
34258662 DOI:
10.1007/s00894-021-04844-8]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
In the present work, the structural and electronic properties of the D-D'-π-A organic dye with two donors have been calculated theoretically by DFT/time-dependent DFT method. In order to prove their efficiency as sensitizers, a comparative study was performed with a series of D-π-A architecture with one donor. The results of light-harvesting efficiency (LHE), open circuit voltage (Voc), free energy injection (∆Ginj), free energy dye regeneration∆Greg,excited-state lifetimes for the two series reveal that the D-D'-π-A dyes are promising for the design of new sensitive dyes in solar cells.
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