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Diketopyrrolopyrole (dpp)-based sensitizers for electrochemical or optoelectronic devices

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Jun Ho Yum, Thomas Wesley Holcombe

The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) based on DPP moiety being useful as metal-free organic sensitizers or dyes of type D-Pi-A in electrochemical or optoelectronic devices, their use as sensitizer or dye and an electrochemical or optoe ...

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Branched and bulky substituted ruthenium sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aravind Kumar Chandiran

We report on the synthesis, and photovoltaic performances of four novel Ru(II)-bipyridine heteroteptic complexes TT206-209, incorporating branched and bulkier alkyl chains compared to their linear analogues C106 and CYC-B11 previously reported. In both ser ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2014

4,9-Dihydro-4,4,9,9-tetrahexyl-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b ']dithiophene as a pi-Spacer of Donor-pi-Acceptor Dye and Its Photovoltaic Performance with Liquid and Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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A new D-pi-A organic dye, LC-5, containing 4,9-dihydro-4,4,9,9-tetrahexyl-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b']-dithiophene as a novel pi-conjugated spacer has been synthesized and tested as a sensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC). Volatile and ionic liquid el ...

American Chemical Society2014

Molecular gelation of ionic liquid-sulfolane mixtures, a solid electrolyte for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells

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Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid-[4-(3-tetradecylureido)phenyl]amide is an efficient gelator to solidify ionic liquid electrolytes. In this paper we apply this low molecular weight gelator to solidify the newly prepared sulfolane based ionic liquid electrolyte. ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2014

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Six new donor-pi spacer-acceptor (D-pi-A) organic sensitizers based on the 2-quinolinone moiety as acceptor and anchoring groups were synthesized and tested for their performance in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The systematic tuning of acceptor stre ...

American Chemical Society2014

Lanthanides in Solar Energy Conversion

Jean-Claude Bünzli, Anne-Sophie Chauvin

Solar energy represents an abundant (1000 W·m-2) and seemingly cheap source of energy. One way to tap it is to transform light into electricity with photovoltaic devices. Single junction solar cells presently reach 32% conversion yield under 1-sun illumina ...

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Dithieno[2,3-d;2 ',3 '-d ']benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b ']-dithiophene based organic sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

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We report two novel D-pi-A type organic dyes with a coplanar dithieno[2,3-d; 2',3'-d']benzo[1,2 b;4,5-b']dithiophene (DTBDT) as pi-spacer for dye-sensitized solar cells. A best device performance with a power conversion efficiency of 6.32% is achieved, mak ...

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Cobalt terpyridine complexes could rival the classical triiodide/iodide redox couple as efficient alternative redox couples for dye-sensitized solar cells. Cobalt bis(2,2',6',2 ''-terpyridine) complexes enable systematic tuning of the redox potential by va ...

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Molecular Engineering of Efficient Organic Sensitizers Incorporating a Binary pi-Conjugated Linker Unit for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Diketopyrrolopyrole (dpp)-based sensitizers for electrochemical or optoelectronic devices

Branched and bulky substituted ruthenium sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

4,9-Dihydro-4,4,9,9-tetrahexyl-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b ']dithiophene as a pi-Spacer of Donor-pi-Acceptor Dye and Its Photovoltaic Performance with Liquid and Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Molecular gelation of ionic liquid-sulfolane mixtures, a solid electrolyte for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Molecular Engineering of 2-Quinolinone Based Anchoring Groups for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Lanthanides in Solar Energy Conversion

Toward Higher Photovoltage: Effect of Blocking Layer on Cobalt Bipyridine Pyrazole Complexes as Redox Shuttle for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Dithieno[2,3-d;2 ',3 '-d ']benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b ']-dithiophene based organic sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Tridentate cobalt complexes as alternative redox couples for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

High performance solid-state mesoscopic solar cells

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Lanthanides in Solar Energy Conversion

High performance solid-state mesoscopic solar cells

Molecular gelation of ionic liquid-sulfolane mixtures, a solid electrolyte for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Diketopyrrolopyrole (dpp)-based sensitizers for electrochemical or optoelectronic devices

Branched and bulky substituted ruthenium sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

4,9-Dihydro-4,4,9,9-tetrahexyl-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b ']dithiophene as a pi-Spacer of Donor-pi-Acceptor Dye and Its Photovoltaic Performance with Liquid and Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Dithieno[2,3-d;2 ',3 '-d ']benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b ']-dithiophene based organic sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Molecular Engineering of 2-Quinolinone Based Anchoring Groups for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Toward Higher Photovoltage: Effect of Blocking Layer on Cobalt Bipyridine Pyrazole Complexes as Redox Shuttle for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Tridentate cobalt complexes as alternative redox couples for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells