Hexyl dithiafulvalene (HDT)-substituted carbazole (CBZ) D–π–A based sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells
Naresh Duvva, Lingamallu Giribabu
Abstract
Two carbazole based dyes with donor hexyl dithiafulvalene at C6 position using D–π–A concept having either cyanoacrylic acid (<bold>HDT-C1</bold>) or rhodanine-3-acetic acid (<bold>HDT-C2</bold>) as acceptor group for the applied to DSSCs with an efficiency of 7.38%.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryRhodanineCarbazoleDye-sensitized solar cellAcetic acidPhotochemistryAcceptorMedicinal chemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeCondensed matter physicsElectrolytePhysicsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials