Structural engineering of poly-(methacrylate) bearing push-pull type pendants oxindole-phenothiazine with tetrazole anchoring acceptor for efficient organic photovoltaic cells

The novel metal-free poly(methacrylate) containing oxindole-phenothiazine pendant chromophore with tetrazole anchoring units were synthesized and applied to dye-sensitized solar cells as a new class of polymer dye sensitizers.299