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New N-methyl pyrrole and thiophene based D-π-A systems for dye-sensitized solar cells
Kim, Bo Hyung,Freeman, Harold S.
, p. 313 - 318 (2013/02/23)
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) containing novel DP-T and DP-P organic sensitizers having thiophene and N-methyl pyrrole moieties as π bridges in a D-π-A system were assembled and characterized. Incorporation of a thiophene bridge to give sensitizer DP-T enhanced solar energy capture, while impedance spectroscopy showed a much longer electron recombination lifetime (τ) for the DSSCs based on pyrrole containing sensitizer DP-P. The observed kinetics led to increased open circuit voltage (Voc) for the device based on DP-P, regardless of types of additives (TBP or DCA) employed in the devices. Better photovoltaic performance was achieved using DP-T.