Dyes and Pigments

Influence of the benzo [d] thiazole-derived π-bridges on the optical and photovoltaic performance of D–π–A dyes

Z Ci, X Yu, M Bao, C Wang, T Ma

Index: Ci, Zhenhua; Yu, Xiaoqiang; Bao, Ming; Wang, Chaolei; Ma, Tingli Dyes and Pigments, 2013 ,  vol. 96,  # 3  p. 619 - 625

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Abstract

New metal-free organic sensitizers containing a benzo [d] thiazole or phenyl unit as the π- conjugated system, a triphenylamine as an electron donor, and a cyanoacrylic acid moiety as an electron acceptor were synthesized and used for dye-sensitized solar cells. Photophysical and electrochemical properties of these dyes were investigated, and their performances as sensitizers in solar cells were measured. The introduction of a benzo [d] ...