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Polymethine Dyes in Hybrid Photovoltaics: Structure–Properties Relationships
Author(s) -
Saccone Davide,
Galliano Simone,
Barbero Nadia,
Quagliotto Pierluigi,
Viscardi Guido,
Barolo Claudia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201501598
Subject(s) - cyanine , photovoltaics , chemistry , dye sensitized solar cell , photovoltaic system , nanotechnology , molecule , organic solar cell , organic chemistry , materials science , polymer , optics , ecology , physics , electrode , electrolyte , fluorescence , biology
Abstract Polymethine dyes as photosensitizers for dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are reviewed. The review provides a summary of design strategies, the main synthetic routes, and the optical and photovoltaic properties of polymethine dyes applied in hybrid photovoltaics. In particular, we focus on cyanine and squaraine dyes and their structure–properties relationships, highlighting the role of the active molecule design on device performance.