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New triphenylamine-based sensitizers bearing double anchor units for dye-sensitized solar cells

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Two organic sensitizers (LI-33 and LI-34) with double anchoring units were synthesized and utilized for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which contained thiophene or vinyl thiophene as π-bridge. The introduction of double anchoring units can change their absorption spectra and energy levels in a large degree, thus, the better light-harvesting ability and the convenient electron transfer along the whole molecule can be obtained. The solar cell based on LI-34 exhibited a broad incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) spectrum and high conversion efficiency (η=6.05%) with coadsorbent CDCA.

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  1. Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Jie Shi, Zhaofei Chai, Runli Tang, Qianqian Li & Zhen Li

  2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Oilcrops Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430062, China

    Jie Shi

  3. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Jianli Hua

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Shi, J., Chai, Z., Tang, R. et al. New triphenylamine-based sensitizers bearing double anchor units for dye-sensitized solar cells. Sci. China Chem. 58, 1144–1151 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-015-5411-0

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Keywords

  • organic sensitizers
  • double anchoring units
  • dye-sensitized solar cells
  • triphenylamine