Binaphthyl-containing Schiff base complexes with carboxyl groups for dye sensitized solar cell: An experimental and theoretical study

Homo- and Hetero-Oligonuclear Complexes of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Coordinated by Imine Schiff Base Ligands

“…The SB compounds are also used in nanotechnology as coatings for chemical sensing [82] and as supramolecular sensing materials for preparation of potentiometric membrane sensors [83]. The complexes of SBs are applied for production of dye-sensitized solar cells [84][85][86][87]. The utilization of SB complexes including PGM oligomers as energy storage materials for batteries and supercapacitors was summarized by Zhang [88].…”

Synthesis and Physico-Chemical Properties of Homoleptic Copper(I) Complexes with Asymmetric Ligands as a DSSC Dye

“…In recent years, some examples of alternative dyes have been confirmed as having high conversion efficiency comparable to ruthenium-based dyes [9,13]. Copper-based dyes have been investigated because they are much less expensive than ruthenium [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. Typical copper(I) complexes tend to be stable under ambient atmosphere due to their tetrahedral structures.…”

Theoretical study of D–A′–π–A/D–π–A′–π–A triphenylamine and quinoline derivatives as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

“…Since O'Regan and Grätzel 1 rst proposed dye-sensitized solar cells in 1991, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have begun to attract more and more attention from researchers around the world. [2][3][4] Compared with traditional silicon cells, DSSCs are easier to synthesize, 5 environmentally friendly, 6 cost-effective, 7 and can display highly impressive photoelectric conversion efficiency 14.3% (ref. 8) under standard illumination.…”

“…DSSCs, among which sensitizers play a crucial role in improving energy conversion efficiency, are mainly composed of a mesoporous semiconductor lm, sensitizer and redox electrolytes. [5][6][7][8] The ideal dye sensitizers need to satisfy the following: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] (a) narrow band gap, the LUMO level of the dye is above the semiconductor conduction band, to provide stable charge transfer channel and fast electron injection; (b) there are wide and strong absorption bands in the visible and near-infrared regions to ensure effective charge separation and improve the overall solar energy conversion efficiency; (c) sufficient photothermal stability to make sure that DSSCs devices can work for a long time. Therefore, these requirements provide the direction for us to design better dyes.…”