Photophysical, electrochemical, and photoelectrochemical properties of new azulene-based dye molecules
作者:Xue-Hua Zhang、Chao Li、Wei-Bo Wang、Xue-Xin Cheng、Xue-Song Wang、Bao-Wen Zhang
DOI:10.1039/b613703b
日期:——
Four new azulene-based dye molecules, 3-(azulen-1-yl)-2-cyanoacrylic acid (Azu-1), 3-(7-isopropyl-1,4-dimethylazulen-3-yl)-2-cyanoacrylic acid (Guai-1), 5-(azulen-1-yl)-2-cyanopenta-2,4-dienoic acid (Azu-2), and 5-(7-isopropyl-1,4-dimethylazulen-3-yl)-2-cyanopenta-2,4-dienoic acid (Guai-2), were synthesized and their photoelectrochemical properties were studied in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). All of them exhibit, in the visible region, a strong absorption band coming from the S0–S2 transition and a very weak band coming from the S0–S1 transition, and the transition assignments are supported by theoretical calculations using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) at the B3LYP/6–31G* level. In sensitization of nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes, reducing their adsorption amount on the TiO2 surface (by co-adsorption with deoxycholic acid) mitigates dye aggregation and improves their photoelectric conversion efficiency greatly. Also, extending the conjugated side chain (Azu-2vs.Azu-1 or Guai-2vs.Guai-1) not only shifts their photoelectric response to longer wavelengths and therefore enhances the short-circuit photocurrent, but also increases the open-circuit photovoltage significantly. Moreover, it was found that the electron injection efficiencies varied remarkably with excitation wavelength, suggesting direct electron injection from the S2 state of these dye molecules.
四种新型甘菊环染料分子,3-(azulen-1-yl)-2-氰基丙烯酸 (Azu-1)、3-(7-异丙基-1,4-二甲基甘菊环-3-基)-2-氰基丙烯酸(Guai-1)、5-(azulen-1-yl)-2-氰基五-2,4-二烯酸 (Azu-2) 和 5-(7-异丙基-1,4-二甲基azulen-3-yl)合成了-2-氰基戊酸-2,4-二烯酸(Guai-2),并在染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)中研究了其光电化学性质。它们在可见光区域都表现出来自 S0-S2 跃迁的强吸收带和来自 S0-S1 跃迁的非常弱的吸收带,并且跃迁分配得到了使用瞬态密度泛函理论的理论计算的支持(TD-DFT) 在 B3LYP/6–31G* 水平。在纳米晶TiO2电极的敏化中,减少其在TiO2表面的吸附量(通过与脱氧胆酸共吸附)可以减轻染料聚集并大大提高其光电转换效率。此外,延长共轭侧链(Azu-2vs.Azu-1或Guai-2vs.Guai-1)不仅将其光电响应转移到更长的波长,从而增强短路光电流,而且还增加了开路光电压显著地。此外,还发现电子注入效率随激发波长变化显着,表明电子从这些染料分子的 S2 态直接注入。