Abstract
We have designed and synthesized a novel ladder-type heteroacene dye consisting uniquely of thiophene segments as a photosensitizer for the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The onset of the IPCE spectrum for the dye not only reaches up to 700 nm with a high IPCE (>60%) but also a solar energy-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 2.31% is achieved. Even though the efficiency is slightly lower than those of other dyes reported previously, this work opens up a new strategy to design heteroaromatic fused photosensitizers for DSSCs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2764-2766 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 May 25 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( 2010-0002494 ) and the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (MEST) ( 2010-0019408 ), ( 2010-0026916 ), ( 2010-0026163 ), and ( 2010-0026163 ).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry