| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5221315 | Tetrahedron | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Four novel tetrahydroquinoline dyes by inserting isophorone and/or thiophene moieties as Ï bridge between the electron donating unit of substituted tetrahydroquinoline and the electron withdrawing unit of cyano carboxylic acid have been synthesized and successfully applied to dye-sensitized solar cells. Among them, DSCs sensitized by HYTIC, which shows the simplest molecular structure, exhibit improved efficiency of 7.0%. This by now is the highest efficiency for the reported tetrahydroquinoline sensitizers and comparable to the performance of N719-sensitized solar cells under the conditions employed here.
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Authors
Yan Hao, Xichuan Yang, Jiayan Cong, Anders Hagfeldt, Licheng Sun,