Thiazolo[5,4-<i>d</i>]thiazole-based organic sensitizers with improved spectral properties for application in greenhouse-integrated dye-sensitized solar cells
Alessio Dessì, Massimo Calamante, Adalgisa Sinicropi, Maria Laura Parisi, Luigi Vesce, Paolo Mariani, Babak Taheri, Manuela Ciocca, Aldo Di Carlo, Lorenzo Zani, Alessandro Mordini, Gianna Reginato
Abstract
Semitransparent dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for greenhouse integration were manufactured by using especially designed organic dyes featuring different heterocyclic moieties integrated into a thiazolo[5,4-<italic>d</italic>]thiazole-molecular scaffold.
Topics & Concepts
ThiazoleDye-sensitized solar cellMaterials scienceOrganic dyeChemical engineeringChemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeEngineeringElectrolyteTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cellssolar cell performance optimizationLight effects on plants