A metal-free n-annulated thienocyclopentaperylene dye: Power conversion efficiency of 12 % for dye-sensitized solar cells

Zhaoyang Yao, Min Zhang, Renzhi Li, Lin Yang, Yongna Qiao, Peng Wang

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Abstract

Reported are two highly efficient metal-free perylene dyes featuring N-annulated thienobenzoperylene (NTBP) and N-annulated thienocyclopentaperylene (NTCP), which are coplanar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Without the use of any coadsorbate, the metal-free organic dye derived from the NTCP segment was used for a dye-sensitized solar cell which attained a power conversion efficiency of 12 % under an irradiance of 100 mW cm-2, simulated air mass global (AM1.5G) sunlight.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5994-5998
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume54
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cyclic voltammetry
  • dyes/pigments
  • energy conversion
  • polycycles
  • solar cells

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