Comparison between Benzothiadizole–Thiophene- and Benzothiadizole–Furan-Based D–A−π–A Dyes Applied in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Experimental and Theoretical Insights
Walid Sharmoukh, Jiayan Cong, Basant A. Ali, Nageh K. Allam, Lars Kloo
Abstract
][1,2,5]thiadiazole linker (4.3%) under AM 1.5 G illumination. The present results show furan-based dye linker systems to have a significant potential for improving DSSC efficiencies.
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Dye-sensitized solar cellThiopheneHOMO/LUMOFuranAcceptorLinkerPhotochemistryConjugated systemDensity functional theoryEnergy conversion efficiencyMaterials scienceChemistryPhysical chemistryOptoelectronicsComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculePolymerElectrodeCondensed matter physicsComputer scienceElectrolyteOperating systemPhysicsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques