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Abstract
Three new thiophenyl bridged triarylamine-donor based dyes with pyridyl anchoring groups and indolium acceptors have been synthesized and studied as sensitizers for the p-type dye-sensitized solar cell (p-DSSC). Compared to known dicyano and pyridinium dyes with the same triarylamine cores, these new sensitizers have broadened and red-shifted UV–vis absorption spectra, with high extinction coefficients and absorption extending beyond 700 nm. TD-DFT calculations on the indolium family indicate that these dyes combine strong donor acceptor communication, with a high degree of charge separation in the excited state – an ideal combination for sensitizer dyes. The phenylpyridyl anchored bis-indolium gives the highest power conversion efficiency (0.097%) through a short circuit photocurrent (JSC) of 3.04 mA cm−2, open circuit voltage (VOC) of 97 mV and fill factor of 36%. This exceeds the performance of the P1 reference dye in this study, and represents the best performance so far for a cationic, pyridine anchored p-DSSC dye.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 110244 |
Journal | Dyes and Pigments |
Volume | 202 |
Early online date | 18 Mar 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
Projects
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Nano-Copper Iodide: A New Material for High Performance P-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Fielden, J.
1/09/15 → 31/08/17
Project: Fellowship