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Sekkat Y, Fitri A, Britel O, Benjelloun AT, Benzakour M, Mcharfi M. A theoretical study on the role of the π-spacer in the thoughtful design of good light-absorbing dyes with phenothiazine for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). J Mol Model 2023; 30:5. [PMID: 38085377 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05783-2] [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: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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CONTEXT In this work, we designed ten new organic phenothiazine dyes bridged by different πi-spacers (PTZ1-PTZ10) of D-π-A type based on the synthesized dye CC202-III for their efficacy in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) applications. To learn how various π-spacers affect their performance in DSSCs, these isolated dyes and dye-cluster systems have had their geometries, electronic structures, absorption spectra, dipole moments, and molecular electrostatic potential examined and talked about. Additionally, a number of quantization parameters that affect power conversion efficiency (PCE), including light collection efficiency (LHE), reorganization energy (λtotal), vertical dipole moment (μnormal), strength electron injection driving force (ΔGinject), regeneration driving force (ΔGreg), excited state lifetime (τ), and open circuit voltage (VOC), were calculated in order to identify the organic dyes that would be best suited for DSSC applications. Calculated results revealed that the designed dyes PTZ3, PTZ4, PTZ5, and PTZ10 exhibit a lower energy gap among all dyes compared to the corresponding CC202-III. Additionally, PTZ3, PTZ4, PTZ5, PTZ7, PTZ8, PTZ9, and PTZ10 exhibit significant red-shifted absorption spectra compared to the other dyes with a larger oscillator strength, which improves the photocurrent density of the devices. The findings thus imply that bridge modification is a workable tactic to raise DSSC effectiveness. METHOD We used density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods to study the electronic and photovoltaic properties of the dyes designed (PTZ1-PTZ10) to assess their effectiveness in DSSCs. DFT and TD-DFT simulations are theoretically used to deeply analyze key characteristics of all organic dyes that affect open-circuit voltage (VOC) and short-circuit current (JSC) to identify structure-property relationships.
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- Yassir Sekkat
- Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, LIMAS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
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- Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, LIMAS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, LIMAS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, LIMAS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
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- Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, LIMAS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, LIMAS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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Novel Self-assembled Isonicotinic Acid Derivative and Zinc Porphyrin Dyads and Applications in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-022-02332-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sharmoukh W, Cong J, Ali BA, Allam NK, Kloo L. Comparison between Benzothiadizole-Thiophene- and Benzothiadizole-Furan-Based D-A-π-A Dyes Applied in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Experimental and Theoretical Insights. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:16856-16864. [PMID: 32685855 PMCID: PMC7364726 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Three novel donor-acceptor-π-acceptor-type compounds (WS5, WS6, and WS7) were synthesized and investigated in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) exploring the effect of conjugated linkers on device performance. The new dyes showed strong light-harvesting ability in the visible region with relatively high molar absorption coefficients (>21 800 M-1 cm-1). This can be attributed to their intrinsic charge transfer (CT) from the arylamine to the acceptor group. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed a favorable lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level, allowing efficient injection into the semiconductor conduction band after excitation. Upon application in DSSC devices, the WS5 dye containing 4,7-di(furan-2-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole as conjugated linker mediated the highest device power conversion efficiency (PCE) amounting to 5.5%. This is higher than that of the WS6-containing dye based on the 4,7-di(thiophen-2-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole linker (3.5%) and the WS7 dye based on the 4-(thiophen-2-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole linker (4.3%) under AM 1.5 G illumination. The present results show furan-based dye linker systems to have a significant potential for improving DSSC efficiencies.
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- Walid Sharmoukh
- Inorganic
Chemistry Department, National Research
Centre, Tahrir Street, Dokki 12622, Egypt
- Center
of Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Science and
Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Applied
Physical Chemistry, Center of Molecular Devices, School of Chemical
Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Energy
Materials Laboratory (EML), School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Energy
Materials Laboratory (EML), School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Applied
Physical Chemistry, Center of Molecular Devices, School of Chemical
Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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Li Y, Li X, Xu Y. A rational design of excellent light-absorbing dyes with different N-substituents at the phenothiazine for high efficiency solar cells. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 234:118241. [PMID: 32193159 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted great interest due to their simple fabrication process and low cost. However, most organic dyes with D-π-A configuration usually exhibit narrow absorption band, leading to poor light harvesting ability and great loss on photon conversion efficiency. In this research, a series of excellent light-absorbing dyes (CC202-I - CC202-III) with different N-substituents at phenothiazine entities based on the champion dye CC202 were designed and investigated by density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD- DFT). According to the analysis of absorption property, the results demonstrated that different N-substituents (12-crown-4-substituted phenyl, 4-hexoxyphenyl, and bare phenyl) at phenothiazine entities lead to stronger and broader absorption band as well as red-shifted spectra; moreover, larger electronic injection driving force (ΔGinject), regeneration driving force (ΔGreg), capability of light harvested (ηLHE(λstrong)/η-LHEλ) and maximal photon generated current (Jph) in CC202-I - CC202-III are observed compared to that of CC202, which further increase JSC. Additionally, a larger VOC can be obtained in CC202-I - CC202-III due to larger dipole moment (unormal) and slow electron recombination rate. Considering the all calculated characteristics related to JSC and VOC, dyes with 12-crown-4-substituted phenyl, 4-hexoxyphenyl, and bare phenyl substituent on phenothiazine can effectively enhance the photoelectric conversion efficiency of DSSCs.
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- Yuanchao Li
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Li Y, Mi L, Wang H, Li Y, Liang J. Design, Electron Transfer Process, and Opto-Electronic Property of Solar Cell Using Triphenylamine-Based D-π-A Architectures. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E193. [PMID: 30626107 PMCID: PMC6337444 DOI: 10.3390/ma12010193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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A series of D-π-A type dyes were designed based on the experimentally synthesized A1 by introducing different functional groups on the donor and π-spacer, and the optical and electrical properties were calculated by using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT). P1⁻P6 present highest light harvesting efficiency (LHE), driving force of electron injection ( Δ G i n j e c t ), reorganization energy ( Δ G r e g ) and e V O C . These critical parameters have a close relationship with the short-circuit current density ( J S C ) and open-circuit photovoltage ( V O C ), and lead to P1⁻P6 will exhibit higher efficiency. D4 also exhibit superior properties in the driving force of electron injection ( Δ G i n j e c t ), reorganization energy ( Δ G r e g ), which will lead to a higher short-circuit current density ( J S C ). We hope that these results will be helpful for experiments to synthesize new and highly efficient dyes.
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- Yuanchao Li
- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- Key Lab of Materials Modification, Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Jin X, Sun L, Li D, Wang CL, Bai FQ. Efficiency difference between furan- and thiophene-based D-π-A dyes in DSSCs explained by theoretical calculations. RSC Adv 2018; 8:29917-29923. [PMID: 35547318 PMCID: PMC9085372 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04450c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The performance of two donor-π-bridge-acceptor type phenothiazine dyes bearing different π-bridges (furan and thiophene) was investigated by density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory to explore the reasons for the differences in DSSC efficiency. It was revealed that dye1 with furan showed higher short-circuit photocurrent density due to its larger driving force and better light harvesting efficiency compared with dye2. Moreover, a larger number of photo-injected electrons into TiO2 for dye1 leads to higher open-circuit photovoltage. Our results indicate that furan could be used as a promising π-bridge to improve the efficiency of PTZ dyes. We hope that our work can provide a theoretical basis and view for designing efficient dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
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- Xingyi Jin
- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University Xiantai Street No. 126 Changchun 130033 People's Republic of China
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University Xiantai Street No. 126 Changchun 130033 People's Republic of China
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- 1st Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University Xiantai Street No. 126 Changchun 130033 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130023 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130023 People's Republic of China
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Sivanadanam J, Ganesan P, Gao P, Nazeeruddin MK, Rajalingam R. Impact of π Spacers on the Optical, Electrochemical and Photovoltaic performance of D‐(π‐A)
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Based Sensitizers. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- Current Address: Laboratory for Advanced Functional MaterialsXiamen Institute of Rare-earth MaterialsChinese Academy of Science 361021, Xiamen Fujian, P.R. China
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Jia HL, Huang MZ, Peng ZJ, Wang DM, Zhang GH, Guan MY. A supramolecular assembly of metal-free organic dye with zinc porphyrin chromophore for dye-sensitized solar cells. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:15124-15129. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03373g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The supramolecular system has superior performance in improving spectral response and reducing charge recombination, which could be a promising and convenient method to improve the performance of DSSCs.
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- Hai-Lang Jia
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Jiangsu University of Technology
- Changzhou 213001
- P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Jiangsu University of Technology
- Changzhou 213001
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Jiangsu University of Technology
- Changzhou 213001
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Jiangsu University of Technology
- Changzhou 213001
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Jiangsu University of Technology
- Changzhou 213001
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Jiangsu University of Technology
- Changzhou 213001
- P. R. China
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Siu CH, Lee LTL, Ho PY, Ho CL, Chen T, Suramitr S, Hannongbua S, Xie Z, Wei M, Wong WY. Bis(phenothiazyl-ethynylene)-Based Organic Dyes Containing Di-Anchoring Groups with Efficiency Comparable to N719 for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Chem Asian J 2016; 12:332-340. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201601427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chi-Ho Siu
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials; Hong Kong Baptist University; Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Department of Physics; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin; Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials; Hong Kong Baptist University; Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong Hong Kong P.R. China
- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education, Shenzhen Virtual University Park; Shenzhen 518057 P.R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials; Hong Kong Baptist University; Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong Hong Kong P.R. China
- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education, Shenzhen Virtual University Park; Shenzhen 518057 P.R. China
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- Department of Physics; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin; Hong Kong P.R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Science; Center of Nanotechnology; Kasetsart University, Chatuchak; Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Science; Center of Nanotechnology; Kasetsart University, Chatuchak; Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; 5625 Renmin Street Changchun 130022 P.R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Energy Materials; Fuzhou University; Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P.R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials; Hong Kong Baptist University; Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong Hong Kong P.R. China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom; Hong Kong P.R. China
- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education, Shenzhen Virtual University Park; Shenzhen 518057 P.R. China
- Institute of Advanced Energy Materials; Fuzhou University; Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P.R. China
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Bodedla GB, Thomas KRJ, Fan MS, Ho KC. Bi-anchoring Organic Dyes that Contain Benzimidazole Branches for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Effects of π Spacer and Peripheral Donor Groups. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:2564-77. [PMID: 27434835 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Benzimidazole-branched bi-anchoring organic dyes that contained triphenylamine/phenothiazine donors, 2-cyanoacrylic acid acceptors, and various π linkers were synthesized and examined as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. The structure-activity relationships in these dyes were systematically investigated by using absorption spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and density functional theory calculations. The wavelength of the absorption peak was more-heavily influenced by the nature of the π linker than by the nature of the donor. For a given donor, the absorption maximum (λmax ) was red-shifted on changing the π linker from phenyl to 2,2'-bithiophene, whilst the dyes that contained triphenylamine units displayed higher molar extinction coefficients (ϵ) than their analogous phenothiazine-based triphenylamine dyes, which led to good light-harvesting properties in the triphenylamine-based dyes. Electrochemical data for the dyes indicated that the triphenylamine-based dyes possessed relatively low-lying HOMOs, which could be beneficial for suppressing back electron transfer from the conduction band of TiO2 to the oxidized dyes, owing to facile regeneration of the oxidized dye by the electrolyte. The best performance in the DSSCs was observed for a dye that possessed a triphenylamine donor and 2,2'-bithiophene π linkers. Electron impedance spectroscopy (EIS) studies revealed that the use of triphenylamine as the donor and phenyl or 2,2'-bithiophene as the π linkers was beneficial for disrupting the dark current and charge-recombination kinetics, which led to a long electron lifetime of the injected electrons in the conduction band of TiO2 .
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- Govardhana Babu Bodedla
- Organic Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Organic Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Yang L, Yao Z, Liu J, Wang J, Wang P. A Systematic Study on the Influence of Electron-Acceptors in Phenanthrocarbazole Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:9839-48. [PMID: 27045539 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b02075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In this work, by conjugating 2-cyanoacrylic acid (CA), 4-(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazol-7-yl)benzoic acid (BTBA), 4-(7-ethynylbenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazol-4-yl)benzoic acid (EBTBA), and 4-((7-ethynylbenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazol-4-yl)ethynyl)benzoic acid (EBTEBA) to a binary electron-donor diphenylamine-phenanthrocarbazole (DPA-PC), we systematically investigate the impacts of electron-acceptors upon energy level, energy gap, light-harvesting ability, photovoltaic parameter, and cell stability of donor-acceptor dyes in photoelectrochemical cells. In conjunction with an ionic liquid composite electrolyte, the DPA-PC dye with EBTEBA as electron-acceptor yields a high power conversion efficiency of 8% and an outstanding stability after a 1000 h aging test under the soaking of full sunlight at 60 °C in a dye-sensitized solar cell. Femtosecond fluorescence up-conversion measurements have suggested that energy relaxation and electron injection both occur to dye molecules in the nonequilibrium excited states. Moreover, the time constants of injecting electrons from dye molecules in the excited states to titania are very dispersive for over 1 order of magnitude, mainly owing to the broad energy distribution of excited states.
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- Lin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, China
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310028, China
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Bodedla GB, Justin Thomas KR, Fan MS, Ho KC. Benzimidazole-Branched Isomeric Dyes: Effect of Molecular Constitution on Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties. J Org Chem 2016; 81:640-53. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Govardhana Babu Bodedla
- Organic Materials Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247 667, India
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- Organic Materials Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247 667, India
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Kumar RS, Jeong H, Jeong J, Chitumalla RK, Ko MJ, Kumar KS, Jang J, Son YA. Synthesis of porphyrin sensitizers with a thiazole group as an efficient π-spacer: potential application in dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra00353b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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CNU-OC8 exhibits better photovoltaic performance than the benchmark YD2-OC8 sensitizer in a liquid I−/I3− redox electrolyte.
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- Rangaraju Satish Kumar
- Department of Advanced Organic Materials Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Republic of Korea
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- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
- Seoul
- Republic of Korea
- Green School
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- Department of Advanced Organic Materials Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Republic of Korea
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- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
- Seoul
- Republic of Korea
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology
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- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering
- Pusan National University
- Busan
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Organic Materials Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Republic of Korea
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Muenmart D, Prachumrak N, Tarsang R, Namungruk S, Jungsuttiwong S, Sudyoadsuk T, Pattanasattayavong P, Promarak V. New D–D–π–A type organic dyes having carbazol-N-yl phenothiazine moiety as a donor (D–D) unit for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: experimental and theoretical studies. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06220b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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DSSCs using novel organic dyes (CPhTnPA, n = 0–2) with carbazol-N-yl phenothiazine moiety as a donor (D–D) unit as the sensitizers exhibited efficiency as high as 7.78% which reached 95% with respect to that of the reference N719-based device (8.20%).
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- D. Muenmart
- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- School of Molecular Science and Engineering
- Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
- Rayong
- 21210 Thailand
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- School of Molecular Science and Engineering
- Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
- Rayong
- 21210 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Ubon Ratchathani University
- 34190 Thailand
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- NANOTEC
- National Science and Technology Development Agency
- Khlong Luang
- 12120 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Ubon Ratchathani University
- 34190 Thailand
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- School of Molecular Science and Engineering
- Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
- Rayong
- 21210 Thailand
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- School of Molecular Science and Engineering
- Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
- Rayong
- 21210 Thailand
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- School of Molecular Science and Engineering
- Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
- Rayong
- 21210 Thailand
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Qian X, Zhu YZ, Chang WY, Song J, Pan B, Lu L, Gao HH, Zheng JY. Benzo[a]carbazole-Based Donor-π-Acceptor Type Organic Dyes for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:9015-9022. [PMID: 25874363 DOI: 10.1021/am508400a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel class of metal-free organic dyes based on benzo[a]carbazole have been designed, synthesized, and used in dye-sensitized solar cells for the first time. These types of dyes consisted of a cyanoacrylic acid moiety as the electron acceptor/anchoring group and different electron-rich spacers such as thiophene (JY21), furan (JY22), and oligothiophene (JY23) as the π-linkers. The photophysical, electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties, as well as theoretical calculations of these dyes were investigated. The photovoltaic performances of these dyes were found to be highly relevant to the π-conjugated linkers. In particular, dye JY23 exhibited a broad IPCE response with a photocurrent signal up to about 740 nm covering the most region of the UV-visible light. A DSSC based on JY23 showed the best photovoltaic performance with a Jsc of 14.8 mA cm(-2), a Voc of 744 mV, and a FF of 0.68, achieving a power conversion efficiency of 7.54% under standard AM 1.5 G irradiation.
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- Xing Qian
- †State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- †State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- †State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- ‡School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- †State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- †State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- †State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- †State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Liu Z, Han J, Guo K, Zhang X, Hong T. Jalpaite Ag3CuS2: a novel promising ternary sulfide absorber material for solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:2597-600. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09111f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A novel promising Ag3CuS2 absorber material for tertiary generation solar cells.
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- Zhifeng Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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Qian X, Chang WY, Zhu YZ, Wang SS, Pan B, Lu L, Zheng JY. Tri(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine-based starburst organic dyes: effects of different acceptors on the optical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra04283f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Novel tri(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine-based organic dyes were designed, synthesized and applied as photosensitizers for DSSCs.
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- Xing Qian
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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Zhang T, Qian X, Zhang PF, Zhu YZ, Zheng JY. A meso–meso directly linked porphyrin dimer-based double D–π–A sensitizer for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:3782-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09640a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A novel double D–π–A branched dye (JY07) was synthesized and applied as a sensitizer for DSSCs.
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- Tao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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Jia H, Ju X, Zhang M, Ju Z, Zheng H. Effects of heterocycles containing different atoms as π-bridges on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:16334-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02194d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The thiophene π-bridge shows a better performance compared with the furan π-bridge in DSSCs.
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- Hailang Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology
- Nanjing 210094
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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Bodedla GB, Thomas KRJ, Li CT, Ho KC. Functional tuning of phenothiazine-based dyes by a benzimidazole auxiliary chromophore: an account of optical and photovoltaic studies. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra09300c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Thongkasee P, Thangthong A, Janthasing N, Sudyoadsuk T, Namuangruk S, Keawin T, Jungsuttiwong S, Promarak V. Carbazole-dendrimer-based donor-π-acceptor type organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: effect of the size of the carbazole dendritic donor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:8212-8222. [PMID: 24878449 DOI: 10.1021/am500947k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A series of novel D-π-A type organic dyes, namely, GnTA (n = 1-4), containing carbazole dendrons up to fourth generation as a donor, bithiophene as π-linkage, and cyanoacrylic acid as acceptor were synthesized and characterized for applications in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The photophysical, thermal, electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties of the new dyes as dye sensitizers were investigated, and the effects of the carbazole dendritic donors on these properties were evaluated. Results demonstrated that increasing the size or generation of the carbazole dendritic donor of the dye molecules enhances their total light absorption abilities and unluckily reduces the amount of dye uptake per unit TiO2 area because of their high molecular volumes. The latter was found to have a strong effect on the power conversion efficiency of DSSCs. Importantly, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) revealed that the size or generation of the donor had a significant influence on a charge-transfer resistance for electron recombination at the TiO2/electrolyte interface, causing a difference in open circuit voltage (Voc) of the solar cells. Among them, dye G1TA containing first generation dendron as a donor (having lowest molecular volume) exhibited the highest power conversion efficiency of 5.16% (Jsc = 9.89 mA cm(-2), Voc = 0.72 V, ff = 0.73) under simulated AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm(-2)).
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- Pongsathorn Thongkasee
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University , Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand
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Sang X, Li J, Zhang L, Wang Z, Chen W, Zhu Z, Su Z, Wang E. A novel carboxyethyltin functionalized sandwich-type germanotungstate: synthesis, crystal structure, photosensitivity, and application in dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:7876-7884. [PMID: 24758570 DOI: 10.1021/am501192f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A novel sandwich-type germanotungstate [C(NH2)3]10[Mn2{Sn(CH2)2COOH}2(B-α-GeW9O34)2]·8H2O (1) represents the first single crystalline polyoxometalate (POM) functionalized by open chain carboxyethyltin, which was designed and synthesized in aqueous solution and applied to a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) for the first time. Its photosensitivity was explored through a fluorescence spectrum (FL), surface photovoltage spectrum (SPV), electrochemical method, and solid diffuse spectrum. 1 displays the primary features of sensitizers in DSSCs, and the efficiency of the solar cell is 0.22%. Delightedly, when 1 was employed to assemble a cosensitized solar cell configuration by preparing a 1-doped TiO2 electrode and additionally adsorbing N719 dyes, a considerably improved efficiency was achieved through increasing spectral absorption and accelerating electron transport, which is 19.4% higher than that of single N719 sensitization. This result opens up a new way to position different dyes on a single TiO2 film for cosensitization.
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- Xiaojing Sang
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University , Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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Kumar D, Justin Thomas KR, Lee CP, Ho KC. Organic Dyes Containing Fluorene Decorated with Imidazole Units for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. J Org Chem 2014; 79:3159-72. [DOI: 10.1021/jo500330r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Dhirendra Kumar
- Organic
Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India
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- Organic
Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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