Molecular engineering of cyclopentadithiophene-containing organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cell: Experimental results vs theoretical calculation
摘要:
Four donor-conjugated spacer acceptor (D-pi-A) organic dyes containing cyclopentadithiophene unit as a part of the conjugated spacer are prepared and studied to investigate the effects of the conjugated spacer and donor on the short-circuit current and conversion efficiency of the correspondingDSSCs. Theoretical calculations reveal that a shorter conjugated spacer or a stronger donor leads to more effective electron injection upon photo excitation. Therefore, D-pi-A typed dye with longer conjugated spacer may have higher absorption coefficient and longer lambda(max). Nevertheless, it may also have lower effective electron injection upon photo excitation. Calculation data also show that cyclopentadithiophene although is a good moiety for extending the conjugation length of the organic dyes, it also acts as an electron sink, decreasing the effective electron injection. The transition probability calculated with the electron density difference analyses combining with the experimental absorption and photovoltaic performance data provides a useful protocol for designing organic photosensitizers for DSSCs at the electronic and structural levels. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A selective and direct synthesis of 2-bromo-4-alkylthiophenes: Convenient and straightforward approaches for the synthesis of head-to-tail (HT) and tail-to-tail (TT) dihexyl-2,2′-bithiophenes
作者:Ashraf A. El-Shehawy、Nabiha I. Abdo、Ahmed A. El-Barbary、Jae-Suk Lee
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.06.100
日期:2010.8
A straightforward method for the synthesis of 2-bromo-4-alkylthiophenes was developed, and the desired products were obtained in the highest chemical yields (>90%) reported to date. 2-Bromo-4-alkylthiophenes were synthesized by regioselective lithiating of 3-alkylthiophenes with n-BuLi and quenching with bromine at 78 degrees C. Moreover, a simple and efficient protocol for the synthesis of dihexyl-2,2'-bithiophenes was developed by employing 2-bromo-4-hexylthiophene instead of the commonly used monomer, 2-bromo-3-hexylthiophene. Kumada and Suzuki cross-coupling reactions were conducted to synthesize the desired products as head-to-tail (HT) and tail-to-tail (TT) regioisomers in high yields and excellent selectivity. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.