Pentafluorosulfanyl-functionalised BODIPY push–pull dyes for p-type dye-sensitized solar cells
Richard D. James, Linah S. Alqahtani, John Mallows, Heather Flint, Paul G. Waddell, Owen J. Woodford, Elizabeth A. Gibson
Abstract
We report a push–pull BODIPY-based dye functionalised with an electronegative SF 5 group at the meso position for applications in photocathodes in tandem dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
Topics & Concepts
Dye-sensitized solar cellBODIPYPhotocurrentKnoevenagel condensationPhotochemistryEnergy conversion efficiencyChemistryMesoporous materialAbsorption (acoustics)LinkerTandemMaterials scienceElectrolyteOptoelectronicsElectrodeOrganic chemistryCatalysisOpticsComputer scienceFluorescenceComposite materialOperating systemPhysicsPhysical chemistryTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials