[2.2]Paracyclophane as a bridging unit in the design of organic dyes for sensitized solar cells
Author(s) -
Yuan Jay Chang,
Motonori Watanabe,
Po-Ting Chou,
Tahsin J. Chow
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemical communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837
H-Index - 333
eISSN - 1364-548X
pISSN - 1359-7345
DOI - 10.1039/c1cc16248a
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , organic solar cell , unit (ring theory) , chemistry , photochemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , computer science , mathematics , engineering , computer network , polymer , mathematics education
Organic dyes consisting of a [2.2]paracyclophane unit along the main chromophore are examined for their application in sensitized solar cells. These materials exhibit considerably high values of open-circuit voltage (V(oc)) ranging 0.69-0.72 V, and an overall efficiency up to 3.8%.
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