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Can aliphatic anchoring groups be utilised with dyes for p-type dye sensitized solar cells?

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Indexed by:Journal Papers

Date of Publication:2016-05-04

Journal:DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、PubMed

Volume:45

Issue:18

Page Number:7708-7719

ISSN No.:1477-9226

Abstract:A series of novel laterally anchoring tetrahydroquinoline derivatives have been synthesized and investigated for their use in NiO-based p-type dye-sensitized solar cells. The kinetics of charge injection and recombination at the NiO-dye interface for these dyes have been thoroughly investigated using pico-second transient absorption and time-resolved infrared measurements. It was revealed that despite the anchoring unit being electronically decoupled from the dye structure, charge injection occurred on a sub picosecond timescale. However, rapid recombination was also observed due to the close proximity of the electron acceptor on the dyes to the NiO surface, ultimately limiting the performance of the p-DSCs.

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