Involvement of halogen and polyaromatic substituents in chalcone derivatives as dye sensitizers in solar cell applications
Siti Nabilla Aliya Mohd Nizar, Mohd Mustaqim Rosli, Siti Azrah Mohamad Samsuri, Ibrahim Abdul Razak, Suhana Arshad
Abstract
Pyrenyl chalcones act as sensitizers in DSSCs due to their co-planar structures, head-to-tail architecture, small Eg and appropriate HOMO–LUMO levels.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryChalconeHalogenCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryAlkylOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry