Three new thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based organic dyes have been designed and synthesized for employment as DSSC sensitizers. Alternation of the electron poor thiazolothiazole unit with two propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) groups ensured very intense light absorption in the visible region (? up to 9.41 × 104 M-1 cm-1 in THF solution). The dyes were particularly suitable for application in transparent and opaque thin-layer DSSCs (TiO2 thickness: 5.5-6.5 ?m, efficiencies up to 7.71%), thus being good candidates for production of solar cells under simple fabrication conditions.
Organic dyes with intense light absorption especially suitable for application in thin-layer dye-sensitized solar cells
Dessi A;Calamante M;Mordini A;Peruzzini M;Reginato G;Zani L
2014
Abstract
Three new thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based organic dyes have been designed and synthesized for employment as DSSC sensitizers. Alternation of the electron poor thiazolothiazole unit with two propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) groups ensured very intense light absorption in the visible region (? up to 9.41 × 104 M-1 cm-1 in THF solution). The dyes were particularly suitable for application in transparent and opaque thin-layer DSSCs (TiO2 thickness: 5.5-6.5 ?m, efficiencies up to 7.71%), thus being good candidates for production of solar cells under simple fabrication conditions.File in questo prodotto:
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