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Kontkanen OV, Hukka TI, Rantala TT. Electronic structures of three anchors of triphenylamine on a p-type nickel oxide(100) surface: density functional theory with periodic models. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:17588-17598. [PMID: 38863304 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01313a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the electronic structures of triphenylamine molecules with three different anchoring groups (pyridinyl, carboxyl, and phenyl-1,2-diol) before and after attachment with a p-type semiconductor, nickel oxide (100), surface. To understand the charge transfer characteristics of these structures commonly used in dyes of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), we use periodic models to study their configurations with density functional theory (DFT). We find that carboxyl and phenyl-1,2-diol anchors adsorb more strongly compared to pyridinyl anchor on NiO(100). Stronger binding is reflected as a bigger dipole moment and a more viable charge transfer from the anchors to NiO(100). Furthermore, the alignment of electronic levels favors charge transfer only for pyridinyl and phenyl-1,2-diol anchors. Despite its weaker binding on the NiO(100) surface, pyridinyl is a more promising anchoring group for transferring charge to NiO, as it does not create trap states.
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- Outi V Kontkanen
- Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014, Finland.
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- Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014, Finland.
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- Department of Physics, Tampere University, P.O. Box 692, FI-33014, Finland
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Muñoz-García AB, Benesperi I, Boschloo G, Concepcion JJ, Delcamp JH, Gibson EA, Meyer GJ, Pavone M, Pettersson H, Hagfeldt A, Freitag M. Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12450-12550. [PMID: 34590638 PMCID: PMC8591630 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01336f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs and dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) have experienced a renaissance as the best technology for several niche applications that take advantage of DSCs' unique combination of properties: at low cost, they are composed of non-toxic materials, are colorful, transparent, and very efficient in low light conditions. This review summarizes the advancements in the field over the last decade, encompassing all aspects of the DSC technology: theoretical studies, characterization techniques, materials, applications as solar cells and as drivers for the synthesis of solar fuels, and commercialization efforts from various companies.
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- Ana Belén Muñoz-García
- Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
- University Management and Management Council, Vice Chancellor, Uppsala University, Segerstedthuset, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Li J, Zhang S, Shao D, Yang Z, Zhang W. Effect of auxiliary group for p-type organic dyes in NiO-based dye-sensitized solar cells: The first principal study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 193:192-196. [PMID: 29241054 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Auxiliary acceptor groups play a crucial role in D-A-π-A structured organic dyes. In this paper, we designed three D-A-π-A structured organic molecules based on the prototype dye QT-1, named ME18-ME20, and further investigated their electronic and optical properties with density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TDDFT). The calculated results indicate that the scope and intensity of dyes' absorption spectra have some outstanding changes by inserting auxiliary groups. ME20 has not only 152nm redshifts to long wave orientation, but also 78% increased oscillator strength compared to QT-1, and its absorption spectrum broadens region even up to 1400nm. Then, we studied the reason that the effect of the introduced different auxiliary acceptor groups in these dyes through their ground states geometries and energy levels, electron transfer and recombination rate.
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- Juan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China; Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China.
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Bonomo M, Sabuzi F, Di Carlo A, Conte V, Dini D, Galloni P. KuQuinones as sensitizers for NiO based p-type dye-sensitized solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj03466g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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KuQuinones have been used for the first time as dyes in NiO-based p-type DSSCs.
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- Matteo Bonomo
- Dept. of Chemistry
- University of Rome Sapienza
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Dept. of Chemical Sciences and Technologies
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- 00133 Rome
- Italy
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- Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy (CHOSE)
- Dept. of Electronic Engineering
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- 00133 Rome
- Italy
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- Dept. of Chemical Sciences and Technologies
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- 00133 Rome
- Italy
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- Dept. of Chemistry
- University of Rome Sapienza
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Dept. of Chemical Sciences and Technologies
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- 00133 Rome
- Italy
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