Metal-free organic chromophores featuring an ethynyl-thienothiophene linker with an n-hexyl chain for translucent dye-sensitized solar cells

Autor: Kwang-Won Park, Alan A. Wiles, Dong-Suk Lim, Jongin Hong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Materials
Materials, Vol 12, Iss 11, p 1741 (2019)
Volume 12
Issue 11
ISSN: 1996-1944
Popis: We report the simple synthesis of two organic chromophores featuring an ethynyl-thienothiophene linker with an n-hexyl chain (CSD-03 and CSD-04), their optical and electrochemical properties, and their use as photosensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Our theoretical and experimental studies show that adding the second thienothiophene allows for narrowing the bandgap of the molecule and thus ensuring more light harvesting in the visible region. The efficiencies of both CSD-03 (5.46 ±
0.03%) and CSD-04 (5.20 ±
0.03%) are comparable to that of N719 (5.92 ±
0.01%) in translucent DSSCs fabricated with 5 &mu
m-thick TiO2 photoanodes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE