Pyrimidine-2-carboxylic Acid as an Electron-Accepting and Anchoring Group for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (48) ◽  
pp. 26355-26359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhifang Wu ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Hans Ågren ◽  
Jianli Hua ◽  
He Tian
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Anchoring Group ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A new sterically hindered asymmetric zinc phthalocyanine as an efficient sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevser Harmandar ◽  
Kevin Granados-Tavera ◽  
Merve Keskin ◽  
Mehmet Nebioğlu ◽  
İlkay Şişman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Zinc Phthalocyanine ◽  
Tert Butyl ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Anchoring Group ◽  
Sterically Hindered ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

An asymmetric zinc phthalocyanine dye (KH1) bearing three 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenoxy donor groups and carboxylic acid anchoring group was synthesized as a sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The DSSC based on...

A Hydroxamic Acid Anchoring Group for Durable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Incorporating a Cobalt Redox Shuttle

ChemSusChem ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 3347-3351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomohiro Higashino ◽  
Yuma Kurumisawa ◽  
Ning Cai ◽  
Yamato Fujimori ◽  
Yukihiro Tsuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Hydroxamic Acid ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Redox Shuttle ◽  
Anchoring Group ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Donor-π-acceptor, triazine-linked porphyrin dyads as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (01-03) ◽  
pp. 175-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganesh D. Sharma ◽  
Galateia E. Zervaki ◽  
Kalliopi Ladomenou ◽  
Emmanuel N. Koukaras ◽  
Panagiotis P. Angaridis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Orbital Energy ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Two porphyrin dyads with the donor-π-acceptor molecular architecture, namely ( ZnP )-[triazine-gly]-( H 2 PCOOH ) and ( ZnP )-[triazine-Npip]-( H 2 PCOOH ), which consist of a zinc-metalated porphyrin unit and a free-base porphyrin unit covalently linked at their peripheries to a central triazine group, substituted either by a glycine in the former or a N-piperidine group in the latter, have been synthesized via consecutive amination substitution reactions of cyanuric chloride. The UV-vis absorption spectra and cyclic-voltammetry measurements of the two dyads, as well as theoretical calculations based on Density Functional Theory, suggest that they have suitable frontier orbital energy levels for use as sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on ( ZnP )-[triazine-gly]-( H 2 PCOOH ) and ( ZnP )-[triazine-Npip]-( H 2 PCOOH ) have been fabricated, and they were found to exhibit power conversion efficiency values of 5.44 and 4.15%, respectively. Photovoltaic measurements (J–V curves) and incident photon to current conversion efficiency spectra of the two solar cells suggest that the higher power conversion efficiency value of the former solar cell is a result of its enhanced short circuit current, open circuit voltage, and fill factor values, as well as higher dye loading. This is ascribed to the existence of two carboxylic acid anchoring groups in ( ZnP )-[triazine-gly]-( H 2 PCOOH ), compared to one carboxylic acid group in ( ZnP )-[triazine-Npip]-( H 2 PCOOH ), which leads to a more effective binding onto the TiO 2 photoanode. Electrochemical impedance spectra show evidence that the ( ZnP )-[triazine-gly]-( H 2 PCOOH ) based solar cell exhibits a longer electron lifetime and more effective suppression of charge recombination reactions between the injected electrons and electrolyte.

A2 and A2B2 Benzoporphyrins as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 599-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siddhartha Kumar ◽  
Whitney Webre ◽  
Jacob Schaffner ◽  
Sheikh M. S. Islam ◽  
Francis D’Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Acid Group ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Dye Loading ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Homo And Lumo ◽  
Anchoring Group ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The first example of A2B2 tetrabenzoporphyrin (KW-4) was synthesized, characterized and evaluated as a sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells. UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy revealed red-shifted and broadened absorption spectra of A2B2 tetrabenzoporphyrin as compared with its A2 dibenzo- and A2B2 dibenzoporphyrin analogues, which is a desired feature of dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. DFT calculations also indicate favorable electron density distribution on the HOMO and LUMO of KW-4. However, the power conversion efficiency of the solar cell based on tetrabenzoporphyrin KW-4 displayed inferior performance than that of the solar cell based on A2 dibenzoporphyrin KW-2. The lower performance of the KW-4 cell was ascribed to two factors: the low lying LUMO energy level leading to less efficient electron injection and the “flat geometry” of the dye on TiO2surface facilitating charge recombination and decreasing dye loading. The investigation of anchoring group effect suggests that the acrylic acid group is a better anchoring group than pentadienyl carboxylic acid.

Application of the Organic Photosensitizers Bearing Two Carboxylic Acid Groups to Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 929-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Hua ZHANG ◽  
Yi-Shan YAO ◽  
Chao LI ◽  
Wei-Bo WANG ◽  
Xue-Xin CHENG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Carboxylic Acid Groups ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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