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Can aliphatic anchoring groups be utilised with dyes for p-type dye sensitized solar cells?

Hao, Yan; Wood, Christopher J.; Clark, Charlotte A.; Calladine, James A.; Horvath, Raphael; Hanson-Heine, Magnus W. D.; Sun, Xue-Zhong; Clark, Ian P.; Towrie, Michael; George, Michael W.; Yang, Xichuan; Sun, Licheng; Gibson, Elizabeth A.

Authors

Yan Hao

Christopher J. Wood

James A. Calladine

Raphael Horvath

Magnus W. D. Hanson-Heine

Ian P. Clark

Michael Towrie

Xichuan Yang

Licheng Sun

Elizabeth A. Gibson



Abstract

A series of novel laterally anchoring tetrahydroquinoline derivatives have been synthesized and investigated for their use in NiO-based p-type dye-sensitized solar cells. The kinetics of charge injection and recombination at the NiO-dye interface for these dyes have been thoroughly investigated using picosecond transient absorption and time-resolved infrared measurements. It was revealed that despite the anchoring unit being electronically decoupled from the dye structure, charge injection occurred on a sub picosecond timescale. However, rapid recombination was also observed due to the close proximity of the electron acceptor on the dyes to the NiO surface, ultimately limiting the performance of the p-DSCs.

Citation

Hao, Y., Wood, C. J., Clark, C. A., Calladine, J. A., Horvath, R., Hanson-Heine, M. W. D., …Gibson, E. A. (2016). Can aliphatic anchoring groups be utilised with dyes for p-type dye sensitized solar cells?. Dalton Transactions, 45(18), 7708-7719. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt00146g

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 29, 2016
Online Publication Date Mar 29, 2016
Publication Date May 14, 2016
Deposit Date Dec 18, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Dalton Transactions
Print ISSN 1477-9226
Electronic ISSN 1477-9234
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 45
Issue 18
Pages 7708-7719
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt00146g
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1419294

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