Low-Bandgap Donor−Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (9) ◽  
pp. 3063-3069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Fang ◽  
Aaron A. Eshbaugh ◽  
Kirk S. Schanze
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Low Bandgap ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Pyran-Squaraine as Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: DFT/TDDFT Study of the Electronic Structures and Absorption Properties

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reda M. El-Shishtawy ◽  
Shaaban A. Elroby ◽  
Abdullah M. Asiri ◽  
Rifaat H. Hilal
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Nbo Analysis ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Charge Delocalization ◽  
Squaraine Dyes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In an effort to provide, assess, and evaluate a theoretical approach which enables designing efficient donor-acceptor dye systems, the electronic structure and optical properties of pyran-squaraine as donor-acceptor dyes used in dye-sensitized solar cells were investigated. Ground state properties have been computed at the B3LYP/6-31+G**level of theory. The long-range corrected density functionals CAM-B3LYP, PBEPBE, PBE1PBE (PBE0), and TPSSH with 6-311++G**were employed to examine absorption properties of the studied dyes. In an extensive comparison between experimental results and ab initio benchmark calculations, the TPSSH functional with 6-311++G**basis set was found to be the most appropriate in describing the electronic properties for the studied pyran and squaraine dyes. Natural transition orbitals (NTO), frontier molecular orbitals (FMO), LUMO, HOMO, and energy gaps, of these dyes, have been analyzed to show their effect on the process of electron injection and dye regeneration. Interaction between HOMO and LUMO of pyran and squaraine dyes was investigated to understand the recombination process and charge-transfer process involving these dyes. Additionally, we performed natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis to investigate the role of charge delocalization and hyperconjugative interactions in the stability of the molecule.

New Dual Donor-Acceptor (2D-π-2A) Porphyrin Sensitizers for Stable and Cost-Effective Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 2144-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram B. Ambre ◽  
Gao-Fong Chang ◽  
Manoj R. Zanwar ◽  
Ching-Fa Yao ◽  
Eric Wei-Guang Diau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Structural planarity and conjugation effects of novel symmetrical acceptor–donor–acceptor organic sensitizers on dye-sensitized solar cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 93 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1488-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsuan-Chih Chu ◽  
Duryodhan Sahu ◽  
Ying-Chan Hsu ◽  
Harihara Padhy ◽  
Dhananjaya Patra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Sensitizers

Highly Efficient Mesoscopic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Donor-Acceptor-Substituted Porphyrins

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (37) ◽  
pp. 6646-6649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeru Bessho ◽  
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin ◽  
Chen-Yu Yeh ◽  
Eric Wei-Guang Diau ◽  
Michael Grätzel
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Increased Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Incorporation of a π Spacer in Donor-Acceptor Zinc Porphyrins Bearing Cyanoacrylic Acid as an Anchoring Group

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (20-21) ◽  
pp. 2369-2379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stylianos Panagiotakis ◽  
Emmanouil Giannoudis ◽  
Asterios Charisiadis ◽  
Raphaella Paravatou ◽  
Maria-Eleni Lazaridi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Cyanoacrylic Acid ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Anchoring Group ◽  
Zinc Porphyrins ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Highly Efficient Mesoscopic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Donor-Acceptor-Substituted Porphyrins

2010 ◽  
Vol 122 (37) ◽  
pp. 6796-6799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeru Bessho ◽  
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin ◽  
Chen-Yu Yeh ◽  
Eric Wei-Guang Diau ◽  
Michael Grätzel
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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