Two novel phenothiazine dyes bearing a single or double cyanoacrylic acid acceptors, which share the same electron donor phenothiazine and the same 4-phenyl-2-(thiophen-2-yl)thiazole pi-bridge, were synthesized. Thus, phenothiazine dyes with D-pi-A and A-D-pi-A framework were configured, and their photophysical properties and photovoltaic performance were investigated. The incorporation of another cyanoacrylic acid acceptor was found to benefit the loading amount on TiO2, the light-harvesting ability, and the electron-injection efficiency. Dye with double cyanoacrylic acid acceptors showed a double short-circuit current compared with dye with a single acceptor. Therefore, dye with double cyanoacrylic acid acceptors achieved improved photoelectric conversion efficiency 4.35% (J(SC) = 10.29 mA cm(-2), V-OC = 0.65 V, FF = 0.65) under standard global AM 1.5 G solar condition with dye N719 (7.19%) as a reference. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Novel D-π-A carbazole sensitizers with 4-phenyl-2-(thiophen-2-yl)thiazole as π-bridge for dye-sensitized solar cells
作者:Ting Li、Jianrong Gao、Yanhong Cui、Changjian Zhong、Qing Ye、Liang Han
DOI:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.02.011
日期:2015.4
A class of novel carbazole sensitizers was synthesized with carbazole derivatives as the electron donor, 4-phenyl-2-(thiophen-2-yl) thiazole as pi-bridge and cyanoacetic acid as the electron acceptor. Their absorption spectra, photovoltaic performance and electrochemical properties were evaluated. These carbazole sensitizers share the same pi-bridge and electron acceptor and display the similar absorption spectra. However, the differences in link mode and substituent bring about the absorptivity variation. It is observed that the link mode of pi-bridge at the benzene ring instead of N atom of the carbazole unit favors improving the light absorptivity and lowering the charge recombination. Those carbazole sensitizers show the optimal photovoltaic performance with a J(sc) of 10.01 mA/cm(2),V-oc of 0.66V, and ff of 0.72, corresponding to an overall conversion efficiency eta of 4.72% under standard AM 1.5G irradiation. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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