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Roohi H, Mohtamadifar N. The role of the donor group and electron-accepting substitutions inserted in π-linkers in tuning the optoelectronic properties of D-π-A dye-sensitized solar cells: a DFT/TDDFT study. RSC Adv 2022; 12:11557-11573. [PMID: 35425060 PMCID: PMC9006569 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00906d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The design of low-cost and high-efficiency sensitizers is one of the most important factors in the expansion of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). To obtain effective sensitizer dyes for applications in dye-sensitized solar cells, a series of metal-free organic dyes with the D–π–A–A arrangement and with different donor and acceptor groups have been designed by using computational methodologies based on density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). We have designed JK-POZ(1–3) and JK-PTZ(1–3) D–π–A–A organic dyes by modifying the donor and π-linker units of the JK-201 reference dye. Computational calculations of the structural, photochemical properties and electrochemical properties, as well as the key parameters related to the short-circuit current density and open-circuit voltage, including light-harvesting efficiency (LHE), singlet excited state lifetime (τ), reorganization energies (λtotal), electronic injection-free energy (ΔGinject) and regeneration driving forces (ΔGreg) of dyes were calculated and analyzed. Moreover, charge transfer parameters, such as the amount of charge transfer (qCT), the charge transfer distance (DCT), and dipole moment changes (μCT), were investigated. The results show that ΔGreg, λmax, λtotal and τ of JK-POZ-3 and JK-PTZ-3 dyes are superior to those of JK-201, indicating that novel JK-POZ-3 and JK-PTZ-3 dyes could be promising candidates for improving the efficiency of the DSSCs devices. A series of metal-free organic dyes with the D–π–A–A arrangement and with different donor and acceptor groups have been designed theoretically.![]()
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- Hossein Roohi
- Computational Quantum Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan Rasht Iran +98 131 3233262
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- Computational Quantum Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan Rasht Iran +98 131 3233262
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Design, Synthesis and Photophysical Analysis of New Unsymmetrical Carbazole-Based Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Increasing the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Adding Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles to Titanium Dioxide Working Electrodes. COATINGS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings10020195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles were added to a titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticle paste to fabricate a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) working electrode by using a screen-printing method. The effects of the NiO proportion in the TiO2 paste on the TiO2 working electrode, DSSC devices, and electron transport characteristics were comprehensively investigated. The results showed that adding NiO nanoparticles to the TiO2 working electrode both inhibited electron transport (a negative effect) and prevented electron recombination with the electrolyte (a positive effect). The electron transit time was extended following an increase in the amount of NiO nanoparticles added, confirming that NiO inhibited electron transport. Furthermore, the energy level difference between TiO2 and NiO generated a potential barrier that prevented the recombination of the electrons in the TiO2 conduction band with the I3- ions in the electrolyte. When the TiO2–NiO ratio was 99:1, the positive effects outweighed the negative effects. Therefore, this ratio was the optimal TiO2–NiO ratio in the electrode for electron transport. The DSSCs with a TiO2–NiO (99:1) working electrode exhibited an optimal power conversion efficiency of 8.39%, which was higher than the DSSCs with a TiO2 working electrode.
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Kumar D, Chen Y, Tsai C, Wong K. Dihydrophenazine‐based double‐anchoring dye for dye‐sensitized solar cells. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201900410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Dhirendra Kumar
- Department of ChemistryNational Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Opto‐Electronic EngineeringNational Dong Hwa University Hualien Taiwan
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- Department of Opto‐Electronic EngineeringNational Dong Hwa University Hualien Taiwan
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- Department of ChemistryNational Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan
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Dalinot C, Jeux V, Sanguinet L, Cauchy T, Allain M, Morille Y, Bonnin V, Leriche P. Prediction of the Synthesis of Spiro Derivatives by Double Intramolecular Aromatic Electrophilic Substitution Using Reactivity Indices. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:4571-4583. [PMID: 31459648 PMCID: PMC6647987 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The synthesis of heterocyclic spirobifluorene (SBF) analogs generally requires long and complicated synthetic pathways. Despite this synthetic effort, such structural modification allows the (opto)electronic properties of this remarkable three-dimensional node to be tuned especially for molecular electronic applications. For this reason, the development of a simple, robust, and efficient synthetic methodology to introduce various heterocycles in place of classical phenyl rings in the spirofluorene motif is highly and timely desirable. In this context, we describe herein our efforts to develop a straightforward and efficient synthesis leading to replacement of 2 phenyl rings by various heterocycles in spiro compounds from 2,2'-dibromobenzophenone. As the same procedure to form fully heterocyclic compounds failed, an original theoretical approach based mainly on the uncommon Fukui dual function was developed in order to determine clearly the limitation of this strategy and provide an efficient predictive tool. Indeed, such calculation allows prediction of the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the synthesis of spiro derivatives using a double aromatic electrophilic substitution. If this procedure reproduces well our experimental results focused on (heterocyclic) SBF compounds, it can be certainly adapted and generalized to other intramolecular substitutions.
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- Clément Dalinot
- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MOLTECH-Anjou, Université
d’Angers, CNRS-UMR 6200, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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Weng C, Wang W, Liang J, Wang G, Tan S, Shen P. Fluorobenzotriazole-Based Medium-Bandgap Conjugated D-A Copolymers for Applications to Fullerene-Based and Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.29207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Chao Weng
- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry; Xiangtan University; Xiangtan 411105 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry; Xiangtan University; Xiangtan 411105 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry; Xiangtan University; Xiangtan 411105 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry; Xiangtan University; Xiangtan 411105 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry; Xiangtan University; Xiangtan 411105 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry; Xiangtan University; Xiangtan 411105 China
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Park JM, Jung CY, Cho JH, Kim DH, Wang Y, Jaung JY. Synthesis of new di-anchoring organic sensitizer based on quinoxaline acceptor for dye-sensitized solar cells. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Wang J, Kim G, Sandoval-Salinas ME, Phan H, Gopalakrishna TY, Lu X, Casanova D, Kim D, Wu J. Stable 2D anti-ferromagnetically coupled fluorenyl radical dendrons. Chem Sci 2018; 9:3395-3400. [PMID: 29780470 PMCID: PMC5933225 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc05493a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The first class of stable two-dimensional anti-ferromagnetically coupled dendritic polyradicaloids was synthesized, which show polyradical character and unique properties.
We report the first class of stable, two-dimensional (2D) anti-ferromagnetically coupled dendritic polyradicaloids. A kinetically blocked fluorenyl radical was used to build up the first and second generation dendrons FR-G1 and FR-G2 containing three and seven fluorenyl units, respectively. The neighboring fluorenyl radicals in FR-G1 and FR-G2 show moderate anti-ferromagnetic exchange interaction, resulting in a doublet and quartet ground state, respectively, with a small doublet–quartet energy gap. From FR-G1 to FR-G2, the energy gap decreased and the two-photon absorption was enhanced owing to more extended 2D π-conjugation. Both compounds showed multiple redox waves due to their polyradical character.
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- Jian Wang
- Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3 , 117543 , Singapore .
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , Seoul 03722 , Korea .
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- Kimika Fakultatea , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea , Donostia International Physics Center , Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal, 4, 20018, Euskadi , Donostia-San Sebastián , Spain . .,Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física , Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB) , Universitat de, Barcelona , Martí i Franquès 1-11 , Barcelona 08028 , Spain
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- Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3 , 117543 , Singapore .
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- Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3 , 117543 , Singapore .
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- Kimika Fakultatea , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea , Donostia International Physics Center , Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal, 4, 20018, Euskadi , Donostia-San Sebastián , Spain .
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , Seoul 03722 , Korea .
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- Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3 , 117543 , Singapore .
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Additional donor bridge as a design approach for multi-anchoring dyes for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ferdowsi P, Saygili Y, Zhang W, Edvinson T, Kavan L, Mokhtari J, Zakeeruddin SM, Grätzel M, Hagfeldt A. Molecular Design of Efficient Organic D-A-π -A Dye Featuring Triphenylamine as Donor Fragment for Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2018; 11:494-502. [PMID: 29227038 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A metal-free organic sensitizer, suitable for the application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), has been designed, synthesized and characterized both experimentally and theoretically. The structure of the novel donor-acceptor-π-bridge-acceptor (D-A-π-A) dye incorporates a triphenylamine (TPA) segment and 4-(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazol-4-ylethynyl)benzoic acid (BTEBA). The triphenylamine unit is widely used as an electron donor for photosensitizers, owing to its nonplanar molecular configuration and excellent electron-donating capability, whereas 4-(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazol-4-ylethynyl)benzoic acid is used as an electron acceptor unit. The influences of I3- /I- , [Co(bpy)3 ]3+/2+ and [Cu(tmby)2 ]2+/+ (tmby=4,4',6,6'-tetramethyl-2,2'-bipyridine) as redox electrolytes on the DSSC device performance were also investigated. The maximal monochromatic incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) reached 81 % and the solar light to electrical energy conversion efficiency of devices with [Cu(tmby)2 ]2+/+ reached 7.15 %. The devices with [Co(bpy)3 ]3+/2+ and I3- /I- electrolytes gave efficiencies of 5.22 % and 6.14 %, respectively. The lowest device performance with a [Co(bpy)3 ]3+/2+ -based electrolyte is attributed to increased charge recombination.
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- Parnian Ferdowsi
- Department of Textile engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, 41635-3756, Iran
- Department of chemistry, Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, Institute of Chemical Sciences Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of chemistry, Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, Institute of Chemical Sciences Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of chemistry, Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Engineering Sciences, Solid State Physics, Uppsala University, Box 534, 75121, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of chemistry, Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, 1823, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Textile engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, 41635-3756, Iran
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- Department of chemistry, Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of chemistry, Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of chemistry, Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, Institute of Chemical Sciences Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Reduced graphene oxide/macrocyclic iron complex hybrid materials as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 495:111-121. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Structural engineering of poly-(methacrylate) bearing push-pull type pendants oxindole-phenothiazine with tetrazole anchoring acceptor for efficient organic photovoltaic cells. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Wang W, Shen P, Dong X, Weng C, Wang G, Bin H, Zhang J, Zhang ZG, Li Y. Development of Spiro[cyclopenta[1,2-b:5,4-b']dithiophene-4,9'-fluorene]-Based A-π-D-π-A Small Molecules with Different Acceptor Units for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:4614-4625. [PMID: 28098975 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Three acceptor-π-donor-π-acceptor (A-π-D-π-A) small molecules (STFYT, STFRDN, and STFRCN) with spiro[cyclopenta[1,2-b:5,4-b']dithiophene-4,9'-fluorene] (STF) as the central donor unit, terthiophene as the π-conjugated bridge, indenedione, 3-ethylrhodanine, or 2-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)rhodanine as the acceptor unit are designed, synthesized, and characterized as electron donor materials in solution-processing organic solar cells (OSCs). The effects of the spiro STF-based central core and different acceptors on the molecular configuration, absorption properties, electronic energy levels, carrier transport properties, the morphology of active layers, and photovoltaic properties are investigated in detail. The three molecules exhibit desirable physicochemical features: wide absorption bands (300-850 nm) and high molar absorption coefficients (4.82 × 104 to 7.56 × 104 M-1 cm-1) and relatively low HOMO levels (-5.15 to -5.38 eV). Density functional theory calculations reveal that the spiro STF central core benefits to reduce the steric hindrance effect between the central donor block and terthiophene bridge and suppress excessive intermolecular aggregations. The optimized OSCs based on these molecules deliver power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 6.68%, 3.30%, and 4.33% for STFYT, STFRDN, and STFRCN, respectively. The higher PCE of STFYT-based OSCs should be ascribed to its better absorption ability, higher and balanced hole and electron mobilities, and superior active layer morphology as compared to the other two compounds. So far, this is the first example of developing the A-π-D-π-A type small molecules with a spiro central donor core for high-performance OSC applications. Meanwhile, these results demonstrate that using spiro central block to construct A-π-D-π-A molecule is an alternative and effective strategy for achieving high-performance small molecule donor materials.
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- Wengong Wang
- College of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University , Xiangtan 411105, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University , Xiangtan 411105, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University , Xiangtan 411105, China
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- College of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University , Xiangtan 411105, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Central of Photovoltaic Science & Engineering, Changzhou University , Changzhou 213164, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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Capodilupo AL, Giannuzzi R, Corrente G, De Marco L, Fabiano E, Cardone A, Gigli G, Ciccarella G. Synthesis and photovoltaic performance of dibenzofulvene-based organic sensitizers for DSSC. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Poly(o-methoxyaniline) doped with an organic acid as cost-efficient counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhao C, Sakurai T, Yoneda S, Seki S, Sugimoto M, Oki C, Takeuchi M, Sugiyasu K. Stabilization of Charge Carriers in Picket-Fence Polythiophenes Using Dielectric Side Chains. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:2284-90. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chunhui Zhao
- Molecular Design & Function Group; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering; Graduate School of Engineering; Kyoto University; Nishikyo-ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering; Graduate School of Engineering; Kyoto University; Nishikyo-ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Kumamoto University; 2-39-1 Kurokami Chuo-ku Kumamoto 860-8555 Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering; Nagaoka University of Technology; 1603-1 Kamitomioka Nagaoka Niigata 940-2188 Japan
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- Molecular Design & Function Group; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan
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- Molecular Design & Function Group; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
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Demeter D, Melchiorre F, Biagini P, Po R, Roncali J. A blue dye-sensitized solar cell based on a covalently bridged oligothiophene chromophore. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.12.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhao J, Xu Z, Oniwa K, Asao N, Yamamoto Y, Jin T. FeCl3-Mediated Oxidative Spirocyclization of Difluorenylidene Diarylethanes Leading to Dispiro[fluorene-9,5'-indeno[2,1-a]indene-10',9''-fluorene]s. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 55:259-63. [PMID: 26473994 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A novel FeCl3-mediated oxidative spirocyclization for construction of a new class of di-spirolinked π-conjugated molecules, dispiro[fluorene-9,5'-indeno[2,1-a]indene-10',9''-fluorene]s (DSFIIFs), has been reported. The combination of FeCl3 with FeO(OH) triggered an unprecedented double one-electron oxidation of difluorenylidene diarylethanes to afford the corresponding dispirocycles in high yields. The highest fluorescence quantum yield was up to 0.94 in solution. This protocol is also applicable to the synthesis of the non-spirolinked dihydroindenoindenes.
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- Jian Zhao
- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Aoba-ku Katahira, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Aoba-ku Katahira, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Aoba-ku Katahira, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Aoba-ku Katahira, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Aoba-ku Katahira, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan).,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023 (China)
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Aoba-ku Katahira, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan).
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Zhao J, Xu Z, Oniwa K, Asao N, Yamamoto Y, Jin T. FeCl3
-Mediated Oxidative Spirocyclization of Difluorenylidene Diarylethanes Leading to Dispiro[fluorene-9,5′-indeno[2,1-a
]indene-10′,9′′-fluorene]s. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201507794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tsai CH, Fei PH, Chen CH. Investigation of Coral-Like Cu2O Nano/Microstructures as Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. MATERIALS 2015; 8:5715-5729. [PMID: 28793531 PMCID: PMC5512654 DOI: 10.3390/ma8095274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, a chemical oxidation method was employed to fabricate coral-like Cu2O nano/microstructures on Cu foils as counter electrodes (CEs) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The Cu2O nano/microstructures were prepared at various sintering temperatures (400, 500, 600 and 700 °C) to investigate the influences of the sintering temperature on the DSSC characteristics. First, the Cu foil substrates were immersed in an aqueous solution containing (NH4)2S2O8 and NaOH. After reacting at 25 °C for 30 min, the Cu substrates were converted to Cu(OH)2 nanostructures. Subsequently, the nanostructures were subjected to nitrogen sintering, leading to Cu(OH)2 being dehydrated into CuO, which was then deoxidized to form coral-like Cu2O nano/microstructures. The material properties of the Cu2O CEs were comprehensively determined using a scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer, X-ray diffractometer, Raman spectrometer, X-ray photoelectron spectroscope, and cyclic voltameter. The Cu2O CEs sintered at various temperatures were used in DSSC devices and analyzed according to the current density–voltage characteristics, incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency, and electrochemical impedance characteristics. The Cu2O CEs sintered at 600 °C exhibited the optimal electrode properties and DSSC performance, yielding a power conversion efficiency of 3.62%. The Cu2O CEs fabricated on Cu foil were generally mechanically flexible and could therefore be applied to flexible DSSCs.
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- Chih-Hung Tsai
- Department of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
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- Department of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
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- Department of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
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Zhang F, Fan J, Yu H, Ke Z, Nie C, Kuang D, Shao G, Su C. Nonplanar Organic Sensitizers Featuring a Tetraphenylethene Structure and Double Electron-Withdrawing Anchoring Groups. J Org Chem 2015; 80:9034-40. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Fangshuai Zhang
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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Tsai CH, Fei PH, Wu WC. Enhancing the Efficiency and Charge Transport Characteristics of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Adding Graphene Nanosheets to TiO2 Working Electrodes. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.02.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Synthesis of Spiro[cyclopenta[1,2-b:5,4-b′]DiThiophene-4,9′-Fluorenes] SDTF dissymmetrically functionalized. Tetrahedron Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.01.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kumar D, Thomas KRJ, Lee CP, Ho KC. Triarylamine-Free Pyrenoimidazole-Containing Organic Dyes with Different π-Linkers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201402214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hong Y, Iqbal Z, Yin X, Cao D. Synthesis of double D–A branched organic dyes employing indole and phenoxazine as donors for efficient DSSCs. Tetrahedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.03.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Manfredi N, Cecconi B, Abbotto A. Multi-Branched Multi-Anchoring Metal-Free Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. European J Org Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201402422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Su JY, Lo CY, Tsai CH, Chen CH, Chou SH, Liu SH, Chou PT, Wong KT. Indolo[2,3-b]carbazole Synthesized from a Double-Intramolecular Buchwald–Hartwig Reaction: Its Application for a Dianchor DSSC Organic Dye. Org Lett 2014; 16:3176-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ol500663b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Jia-Yi Su
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan
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- Department
of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Li H, Hou Y, Yang Y, Tang R, Chen J, Wang H, Han H, Peng T, Li Q, Li Z. Attempt to improve the performance of pyrrole-containing dyes in dye sensitized solar cells by adjusting isolation groups. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:12469-12477. [PMID: 24215468 DOI: 10.1021/am403668d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Four new pyrrole-based organic sensitizers with different isolation groups were conveniently synthesized and applied to dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The introduction of isolation group in the side chain could both suppress the formation of dye aggregates and electron recombination. Especially, when two pieces of D-π-A chromophore moieties shared one isolation group to construct the "H" type dye, the performance was further improved. Consequently, in the corresponding solar cell of LI-57, a short-circuit photocurrent density (Jsc) was tested to be 13.85 mA cm(-2), while 0.72 V for the open-circuit photovoltage (Voc), 0.64 for the fill factor (FF), and 6.43% for the overall conversion efficiency (η), exceeding its analogue LI-55 (5.94%) with the same isolation group. The results demonstrated that both the size (bulk and shape) and the linkage mode between the D-π-A chromophores and the isolation groups, could affect the performance of sensitizers in DSCs in a large degree, providing a new approach to optimize the chemical structure of dyes to achieve high conversion efficiencies.
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- Huiyang Li
- Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China
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Hung WI, Liao YY, Hsu CY, Chou HH, Lee TH, Kao WS, Lin JT. High-performance dye-sensitized solar cells based on phenothiazine dyes containing double anchors and thiophene spacers. Chem Asian J 2013; 9:357-66. [PMID: 24347076 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201301228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A series of new push-pull phenothiazine-based dyes (HL1-HL4) featuring various π spacers (thiophene, 3-hexylthiophene, 4-hexyl-2,2'-bithiophene) and double acceptors/anchors have been synthesized, characterized, and used as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Among them, the best conversion efficiency (7.31%) reaches approximately 99% of the N719-based (7.38%) DSSCs fabricated and measured under similar conditions. The dyes with two anchors have more efficient interfacial charge generation and transport compared with their congeners with only single anchor. Incorporation of hexyl chains into the π-conjugated spacer of these double-anchoring dyes can efficiently suppress dye aggregation and reduce charge recombination.
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- Wei-I Hung
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115 (Taiwan)
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Pozzi G, Orlandi S, Cavazzini M, Minudri D, Macor L, Otero L, Fungo F. Synthesis and Photovoltaic Applications of a 4,4′-Spirobi[cyclopenta[2,1-b;3,4-b′]dithiophene]-Bridged Donor/Acceptor Dye. Org Lett 2013; 15:4642-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ol402420w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Gianluca Pozzi
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy, and Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No 3, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy, and Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No 3, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy, and Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No 3, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy, and Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No 3, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy, and Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No 3, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy, and Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No 3, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy, and Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No 3, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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Ramkumar S, Anandan S. Bibridged bianchoring metal-free dyes based on phenoxazine and triphenyl amine as donors for dye-sensitized solar cell applications. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra42852d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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