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Organic Dye Bearing Asymmetric Double Donor-π-Acceptor Chains for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Derong CaoCheng-yong SuHerbert MeierYanping HongJin-yun LiaoXu-feng ZangDai-bin KuangLingyun Wang

subject

Dye-sensitized solar cellBearing (mechanical)Metal freeChemistrylawOrganic ChemistryOrganic dyeEnergy conversion efficiencySingle chainMonochromatic colorPhotochemistryAcceptorlaw.invention

description

A novel efficient metal free sensitizer containing asymmetric double donor-π-acceptor chains (DC) was synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Comparing to 3.80%, 4.40% and 4.64% for the DSSCs based on the dyes with single chain (SC1, SC2) and cosensitizers (SC1 + SC2), the overall conversion efficiency reaches 6.06% for DC-sensitized solar cells as a result of its longer electron lifetime and higher incident monochromatic photon-to-current conversion efficiency.

https://doi.org/10.1021/jo201057b