Comparative Studies on the Structure-Performance Relationships of Phenothiazine-Based Organic Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

ABSTRACT: A D-A-π-A dye (PTZ-5) has been synthesized by introducing a benzothiadiazole (BTD) unit as an auxiliary acceptor in a phenothiazine-based D-π-A dye(PTZ-3) to broaden its spectral response range and improve the device performance. Photophysical properties indicate that the inclusion of BTD in the PTZ-5 effectively red-shifted the absorption spectra by reducing the E _gap. However, the device measurements show that the open-circuit voltage (V _oc) of PTZ-5 cell (640 mV) is obviously lower than that of the PTZ-3 cell (710 mV). This results in a poor photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) (4.43%) compared to that of PTZ-3 cell (5.53%). Through further comparative analysis, we found that the introduction of BTD incre

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7970489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature