Benzimidazole/Pyridoimidazole-Based Organic Sensitizers for High-Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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A new series of benzimidazole (BIm)-based dyes (SC32 and SC33) and pyridoimidazole-(PIm) based dyes (SC35, SC36N and SC36) were synthesized as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The N-substituent and C-substituent at the BIm and PIm cores were found to be the dominating factor in determining the electronic properties of the dyes and their DSSCs performance. The efficiency of BIm-based dyes (SC35 and SC36) was found to be higher than that of the PIm-based dyes (SC32 and SC33) due to better light harvesting. The C-substituents in SC36, a 4-hexylloxybenzene and a hexyl chain, are beneficial to dark current suppression, and hence SC36 achieves the best efficiency of 7.38 % (≈85 % of N719). The two BIm dyes have better cell efficiencies than their congeners with a bithiophene entity between the BIm and the anchor due to better light harvesting of the former.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Chemistry, an Asian journal - 12(2017), 9 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 996-1004

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chaurasia, Sumit [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chun-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Desta, Mulu Berhe [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Jen-Shyang [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Jiann T [VerfasserIn]

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Benzimidazole derivatives
Charge transfer
Donor-acceptor systems
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Journal Article
Metal-free sensitizers

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Date Completed 10.01.2018

Date Revised 10.01.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/asia.201700039

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NLM269903402