Push–pull carbazole twin dyads as efficient sensitizers/co-sensitizers for DSSC application: effect of various anchoring groups on photovoltaic performance
Kavya S. Keremane, Islam M. Abdellah, Mohamed R. Eletmany, Praveen Naik, P. Anees, Airody Vasudeva Adhikari
Abstract
DSSCs were fabricated using nine novel twin carbazole-based donor–acceptor type organic dyes linked by non-conjugated alkyl chains to multiple acceptors. These dyes served as sensitizers and co-sensitizers with the Ru-based dye HD-2.
Topics & Concepts
Dye-sensitized solar cellMaterials scienceCarbazolePhotovoltaic systemAnchoringOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyPhotochemistryElectrodeElectrical engineeringChemistryPsychologyEngineeringSocial psychologyPhysical chemistryElectrolyteTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials