Research progress on photosensitizers for DSSC

A Carella, F Borbone, R Centore - Frontiers in chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are considered one of the most promising photovoltaic
technologies as an alternative to traditional silicon-based solar cells, for their compatibility …

Arylamine organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Liang, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Arylamine organic dyes with donor (D), π-bridge (π) and acceptor (A) moieties for dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have received great attention in the last decade because of …

Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: progress and future challenges

S Zhang, X Yang, Y Numata, L Han - Energy & Environmental Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
High energy conversion efficiency is one of the most important keys to the commercialization
of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) in the huge electricity generation market. According to …

Electron transfer dynamics in dye-sensitized solar cells

A Listorti, B O'regan, JR Durrant - Chemistry of Materials, 2011 - ACS Publications
In this review, we address the materials design parameters that control the processes of
charge separation, and thereby device efficiency, in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical …

Metal free sensitizer and catalyst for dye sensitized solar cells

S Ahmad, E Guillén, L Kavan, M Grätzel… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The carbon neutral process for energy conversion is of utmost importance, in this context
photovoltaics, especially dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a viable alternative. Few …

Photophysical and electrochemical properties, and molecular structures of organic dyes for dye‐sensitized solar cells

Y Ooyama, Y Harima - ChemPhysChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on organic dyes adsorbed on oxide
semiconductor electrodes, such as TiO2, ZnO, or NiO, which have emerged as a new …

Metal-free tetrathienoacene sensitizers for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

N Zhou, K Prabakaran, B Lee, SH Chang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A new series of metal-free organic chromophores (TPA-TTAR-A (1), TPA-T-TTAR-A (2), TPA-
TTAR-TA (3), and TPA-T-TTAR-TA (4)) are synthesized for application in dye-sensitized …

Dye‐sensitized solar cells based on donor–acceptor π‐conjugated fluorescent dyes with a pyridine ring as an electron‐withdrawing anchoring group

Y Ooyama, S Inoue, T Nagano, K Kushimoto… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - infona.pl
Firmly attached: The short‐circuit photocurrent density and conversion yields of solar cells
based on pyridine‐containing donor–acceptor π‐conjugated (D‐π‐A) dyes (see scheme) …

Incorporating benzotriazole moiety to construct D–A− π–A organic sensitizers for solar cells: significant enhancement of open-circuit photovoltage with long alkyl …

Y Cui, Y Wu, X Lu, X Zhang, G Zhou… - Chemistry of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Two novel benzotriazole-containing organic dyes based on D–A− π–A configuration, WS-5
with octyl group and WS-8 with methyl group, have been designed and synthesized for use …

Engineering organic sensitizers for iodine-free dye-sensitized solar cells: red-shifted current response concomitant with attenuated charge recombination

Y Bai, J Zhang, D Zhou, Y Wang… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
With a new metal-free donor–acceptor photosensitizer featuring the 2, 6-bis (thiophen-2-yl)-
4, 4-dihexyl-4 H-cyclopenta [2, 1-b: 3, 4-b′] dithiophene-conjugated spacer and the tris (1 …