Synthesis of novel multi-chromophoric soluble perylene derivatives and their photosensitizing properties with wide spectral response for SnO2 nanoporous electrode
H. Tian et al., Synthesis of novel multi-chromophoric soluble perylene derivatives and their photosensitizing properties with wide spectral response for SnO2 nanoporous electrode, J MAT CHEM, 10(12), 2000, pp. 2708-2715
Two series of new multi-chromophoric perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic dian
hydride dyes for solar cell sensitizers have been synthesized. One series c
onsists of oxadiazole or naphthaldicarboximide that are linked with perylen
e units as N,N'-substituted chromophores. The other series has four substit
uents in the bay-region of the perylene core in addition to N,N'-substituen
ts. These novel routes to highly efficient sensitizers for Gratzel-type sol
ar cells avoid the complication of doping. A wide spectral photoresponse (f
rom 310 to 700 nm) was observed with maximum IPCE (incident photon-to-curre
nt efficiency) of 24%. In addition, the sensitization is dependent on the e
nergy match of the energy bands of the semiconductor and the redox potentia
l of the segments in such assembled dyes.