New Pyridinium Ylide Dyes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

Novel organic pyridinium ylide sensitizers (NO109–111) consisting of various anchoring groups were synthesized and characterized for applications in dye sensitized solar cells. Compared with the pyridine-N-oxide dye (NO108), the ylide sensitizers with strong electron-withdrawing acceptors exhibited...

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Published in:Organic letters 2016-07, Vol.18 (14), p.3386-3389
Main Authors: Li, Ting-Yu, Su, Chaochin, Akula, Suri Babu, Sun, Wei-Gang, Chien, Hung-Ming, Li, Wen-Ren
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Language:English
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Summary:Novel organic pyridinium ylide sensitizers (NO109–111) consisting of various anchoring groups were synthesized and characterized for applications in dye sensitized solar cells. Compared with the pyridine-N-oxide dye (NO108), the ylide sensitizers with strong electron-withdrawing acceptors exhibited dominant ultraviolet absorption properties and efficient binding abilities to the TiO2 surface. Among these dyes, the pyridinium ylide NO111 sensitized solar cell showed the highest efficiency (5.15%), which was improved to 7.41% by employing coadsorbent chenodeoxycholic acid.
ISSN:1523-7060
1523-7052
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01539