Metal-free efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on thioalkylated bithiophenyl organic dyes
Fang-Sian Lin, Pragya Priyanka, Miao-Syuan Fan, Sureshraju Vegiraju, Jen‐Shyang Ni, Yi-Ching Wu, Yi-Hsien Li, Gene‐Hsiang Lee, Yamuna Ezhumalai, Ru‐Jong Jeng, Ming‐Chou Chen, Kuo–Chuan Ho
Abstract
A series of new metal-free organic dyes based on 3,3′-dithioalkyl-2,2′-bithiophene (SBT) organic chromophores was synthesized for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
Topics & Concepts
Dye-sensitized solar cellMaterials scienceOrganic dyeChromophoreMetalOrganic solar cellPhotochemistryChemical engineeringChemistryPolymerElectrodeMetallurgyPhysical chemistryComposite materialEngineeringElectrolyteTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties