Improved molecular architecture of D–π–A carbazole dyes: 9% PCE with a cobalt redox shuttle in dye sensitized solar cells-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Improved molecular architecture of D–π–A carbazole dyes: 9% PCE with a cobalt redox shuttle in dye sensitized solar cells

Published:2015 Issue:43 Volume:3 Page:21664-21671
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Soni Saurabh S.¹²³⁴,Fadadu Kishan B.¹²³⁴,Vaghasiya Jayraj V.¹²³⁴,Solanki Bharat G.¹²³⁴,Sonigara Keval K.¹²³⁴,Singh Ashish⁵⁶⁷⁴,Das Dipjyoti⁵⁶⁷⁴,Iyer Parameswar K.⁵⁶⁷⁴¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. Sardar Patel University

3. Vallabh Vidyanagar – 388 120

4. India

5. Centre for Nanotechnology

6. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

7. Guwahati-781039

Abstract

DSSCs with >9% PCE based on a new D–π–A dye (SK3) having carbazole as a donor, vinylene-phenylene (π-bridge) and cyanoacrylic acid as electron withdrawing–injecting as well as anchoring groups are reported.

Funder

Science and Engineering Research Board

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2015/TA/C5TA06548H

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