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Porphyrin-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs): a Review

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The current review aims to collect short information about photovoltaic performance and structure of porphyrin-based sensitizers used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Sensitizer is the key component of the DSSC device. Structure of sensitizer is important to achieve high photovoltaic performance. Porphyrin derivatives are suitable for DSSC applications due to their thermal, electronic and photovoltaic properties. It describes some electrochemical and spectral properties as well as thestructure of porphyrin dyes used in dye based-solar cells.

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  1. Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, -48121, Muğla, Turkey

    Özgül Birel & Said Nadeem

  2. Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Köyceyiz Vocational School, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Koyceğiz, 48000, Muğla, Turkey

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  3. Luleburgaz Higher Vocational School, Kirklareli University, Luleburgaz-39750, Kirklareli, Turkey

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Birel, Ö., Nadeem, S. & Duman, H. Porphyrin-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs): a Review. J Fluoresc 27, 1075–1085 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-017-2041-2

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