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Benzo[α]phenothiazine sensitized ZrO2 based dye sensitized solar cell

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Benzo[α]phenothiazine derived 6-methyl-5H-benzo[α]phenothiazin-5-one (benzo[α]phenothiazine) photosensitizer was synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. ZrO2 based dye sensitized solar cell was developed and fabricated successfully with 6-methyl-5H-benzo[α]phenothiazin-5-one dye as photosensitizer for photovoltaic performance. Synthesized dye exerts UV–visible bands at 258, 316, 337 and 382 nm attributed to π–π* transitions. The band ~ 477 nm was assigned to n–π* transition. Sandwich type cell was fabricated with ZrO2 photoanode, mesoporous films were prepared with doctor blade method, films were annulated and after natural cooling they are subjected for dye loading. The observed photovoltaic performance was recorded and respective parameters obtained are Jsc, Voc, FF and η as 3.01 mA/cm2, 0.42 V, 0.20 and 1.6% respectively.

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SSG and HMP gratefully acknowledge to financial supporter Indian Space Research Organization, India (ISRO-Project No. 136 “Naphthoquinone containing metal polypyridyl complexes for solar cells: computational and experimental study”). MN acknowledge King Saud University, Deanship of Scientific Research, College of Science Research Center for financial support.

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    Sujit Bhand, Dattatray Chadar, Kalpana Pawar & Sunita Salunke-Gawali

  2. Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India

    Kalpana Pawar & Habib Pathan

  3. Advanced Materials Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bld#5, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Bhand, S., Chadar, D., Pawar, K. et al. Benzo[α]phenothiazine sensitized ZrO2 based dye sensitized solar cell. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 1034–1041 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8003-2

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