Insight on the choice of sensitizers/dyes for dye sensitized solar cells: A review

Sen, Anik; Putra, Miftahussurur Hamidi; Biswas, Abul Kalam; Behera, Anil Kumar; Groβ, Axel

doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111087

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“…5-Formyl-8-hydroxyquinoline ( 6) was prepared from 8-hydroxyquinoline and ethanol through the Reimer−Tiemann reaction. 5-Formyl-8-hydroxyquinoline and cyanoacetic acid through the Knoevenagel condensation reaction to give 2cyano-3-(8-hydroxyquinolin-5-yl)acrylic acid (7). Five metal complexes VBT-M (M = Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Hg) were obtained by coordination of ( 5) and ( 7) with different metals.…”

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“…Research on dye sensitizers has continued in recent years and different types of dye sensitizers have been developed. − The most important dye sensitizers which have been extensively studied are metal complex and pure organic compound dye sensitizers . Recently, research shows that the maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic dye sensitizers such as indole dye is up to 12.45% and that of triarylamine dye sensitizers reaches 15.2% through co-sensitizing. , The maximum PCE of metal complex dye sensitizers such as ruthenium complex dyes is 11.5%, − osmium complex dye is 8.85%, Zn porphyrin dyes is 13%, and the Zn porphyrin dyes co-sensitized with organic dyes of thiophene-indole is 14.2% .…”

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Sensitizers of Metal Complexes with Sulfur Coordination Achieving a Power Conversion Efficiency of 12.89%

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

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In the study to improve the light absorption range and intensity of dye sensitizers in the visible region and promote their photovoltaic performance, five novel polymeric metal complexes with sulfur coordination (BDTT-VBT-Ni, BDTT-VBT-Cu, BDTT-VBT-Zn, BDTT-VBT-Cd, and BDTT-VBT-Hg) to be used as D–A−π–A motif dye sensitizers were designed, synthesized, and characterized. In these polymeric metal complexes with sulfur coordination, the metal complexes with sulfur coordination of benzodithiophene derivatives are used as auxiliary electron acceptors, 8-quinolinol derivatives are used as π-bridge and electron acceptors, and thienylbenzene-[1,2-b:4,5-b′] dithiophene (BDTT) are used as electron donors. The effect of different metal complexes with sulfur coordination on the photovoltaic performance of dye sensitizers has been systematically studied. Under AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm–2), the devices of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on five polymeric metal complexes with sulfur coordination exhibited a short-circuit current density (J sc) of 13.43, 15.07, 18.00, 18.99, and 20.78 mA cm–2, respectively, and their power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) were 7.10, 8.59, 10.68, 11.23, and 12.89%, respectively, and their thermal decomposition temperatures (T d) were 251, 257, 265, 276, and 277 °C, respectively. The result shows that the J sc and PCE of five polymeric metal complexes increase by degrees, and the PCE of BDTT-VBT-Hg is up to 12.89%, which is because of the strength of the coordination bonds between Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) and sulfur increases in turn so that the electron-withdrawing ability and electron-transfer ability of auxiliary electron acceptors is enhanced. These results provide a new way to develop stable and efficient metal complexes with sulfur coordination dye sensitizers in the future.

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Sensitizers of Metal Complexes with Sulfur Coordination Achieving a Power Conversion Efficiency of 12.89%

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Zhang

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ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

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“…Therefore, the light-harvesting property of sensitizers is imperative, and the UV-Vis absorption spectrum is an elementary indicator of the photovoltaic performance of fabricated cells. 11,12 In general, the UV-Vis absorption of OSMs can be systematically and innumerably modulated by functional groups [13][14][15] and external environment. 16,17 In DSSCs, the dye sensitizers commonly comprise a donor-p spacer-acceptor (D-p-A) framework.…”

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Theoretical investigation on the functional group modulation of UV-Vis absorption profiles of triphenylamine derivatives

Gong

Zhang

et al. 2023

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

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“…One of this research’s main aims is to meet the increasing global demand for energy consumption. , As a substitute for fossil fuels, nonfossil energy from clean sources is used. Examples of such sources include wind, water, biomass, geothermal, and solar energy because they are self-sufficient and less harmful to the ecosystem. − Solar energy is one of the most promising nonfossil options for tackling energy challenges with a less detrimental impact on the ecology. , Solar cells are an efficient device to convert solar energy into electrical energy , to meet the rising demand for energy around the globe.…”

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Comparative Study of TiO₂, ZnO, and Nb₂O₅ Photoanodes for Nitro-Substituted Naphthoquinone Photosensitizer-Based Solar Cells

Beedri,

Dani,

Gaikwad

et al. 2023

ACS Omega

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This research focuses on the first demonstration of NO2Lw (2-hydroxy-3-nitronaphthalene-1,4-dione) as a photosensitizer and TiO2, ZnO, and Nb2O5 as photoanode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The metal-free organic photosensitizer (i.e., nitro-group-substituted naphthoquinone, NO2Lw) was synthesized for this purpose. As a photoanode material, metal oxides, such as TiO2, ZnO, and Nb2O5, were selected. The synthesized NO2Lw contains an electron-withdrawing group (−NO2) and anchoring groups (−OH) that exhibit absorption in the visible range. The UV–visible absorbance spectrum of NO2Lw demonstrates the absorption ascribed to ultraviolet and visible region charge transfer. The NO2Lw interacts with the TiO2, ZnO, and Nb2O5 photoanode, as shown by bathochromic shifts in wavelengths in the photosensitizer-loaded TiO2, ZnO, and Nb2O5 photoanodes. FT-IR analysis also studied the bonding interaction between NO2Lw and TiO2, ZnO, and Nb2O5 photoanode material. The TiO2, ZnO, and Nb2O5 photoanodes loaded with NO2Lw exhibit a shift in the wavenumber of the functional groups, indicating that these groups were involved in loading the NO2Lw photosensitizer. The amount of photosensitizer loading was calculated, showing that TiO2 has higher loading than ZnO and Nb2O5 photoanodes; this factor may constitute an increased J SC value of the TiO2 photoanode. The device performance is compared using photocurrent–voltage (J–V) curves; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurement examines the device’s charge transport. The TiO2 photoanode showed higher performance than the ZnO and Nb2O5 photoanodes in terms of photoelectrochemical properties. When compared to ZnO and Nb2O5 photoanodes-based DSSCs, the TiO2 photoanode Bode plot shows a signature frequency peak corresponding to electron recombination rate toward the low-frequency region, showing that TiO2 has a greater electron lifetime than ZnO and Nb2O5 photoanodes based DSSCs.

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Insight on the choice of sensitizers/dyes for dye sensitized solar cells: A review

Cited by 93 publications

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Sensitizers of Metal Complexes with Sulfur Coordination Achieving a Power Conversion Efficiency of 12.89%

Sensitizers of Metal Complexes with Sulfur Coordination Achieving a Power Conversion Efficiency of 12.89%

Theoretical investigation on the functional group modulation of UV-Vis absorption profiles of triphenylamine derivatives

Comparative Study of TiO₂, ZnO, and Nb₂O₅ Photoanodes for Nitro-Substituted Naphthoquinone Photosensitizer-Based Solar Cells

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Insight on the choice of sensitizers/dyes for dye sensitized solar cells: A review

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Sensitizers of Metal Complexes with Sulfur Coordination Achieving a Power Conversion Efficiency of 12.89%

Sensitizers of Metal Complexes with Sulfur Coordination Achieving a Power Conversion Efficiency of 12.89%

Theoretical investigation on the functional group modulation of UV-Vis absorption profiles of triphenylamine derivatives

Comparative Study of TiO2, ZnO, and Nb2O5 Photoanodes for Nitro-Substituted Naphthoquinone Photosensitizer-Based Solar Cells

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Comparative Study of TiO₂, ZnO, and Nb₂O₅ Photoanodes for Nitro-Substituted Naphthoquinone Photosensitizer-Based Solar Cells