Spacer effects of donor-π spacer-acceptor sensitizers on photophysical properties in dye-sensitized solar cells

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Title:	Spacer effects of donor-π spacer-acceptor sensitizers on photophysical properties in dye-sensitized solar cells
Authors:	蔡惠旭;Tan, Chun-Jui;Yang, Chin-Sheng;Sheng, Yung-Ching;Amini, Helda Wika;Tsai, Hui-Hsu Gavin
Contributors:	理學院化學學系
Keywords:	diphenylamine;dyes;electron transfer;energy;fluorenes;moieties;photochemical reactions;photovoltaic cells;probability;semiconductors;solar radiation;spectral analysis;thiophene;titanium dioxide
Date:	2016-09-29
Issue Date:	2026-04-21 14:49:03 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Abstract:	摘要： The donor (D)-π spacer-acceptor (A) framework with electronic push–pull effects provides suitable molecular architectures for molecular design used as efficient light-harvesting sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Efficiencies of light harvesting and electron injection to the semiconductor of sensitizers play critical roles in DSSC performance. Here, we employed density functional theory to systematically and comparatively investigate the effects of π-spacers of D-π spacer-A types of dyes in solution and adsorbed on a (TiO2)38 anatase cluster on various photophysical properties. The absorption spectra, electron transfer probability, and related photophysical properties of D-π spacer-A types of dyes were investigated as functions of different types (thiophene (Th)- and phenyl (Ph)-based), lengths, and planarity (bridging two neighboring rings; dithieno-thiophene (DTT) and fluorene (FL)-based) of π-spacers, while the D (diphenylamine) and A (cyano-acrylic acid) moieties remained the same. Spacers could significantly influence the λmax values and electron transfer probability. The spacer length has a red-shifted effect in λmax for the Th-, DTT-, and FL-based sensitizers due to their planar conjugated structures; nevertheless, the λmax values are saturated by ring number three. In contrast, the Ph-based spacers induce a blue-shift in λmax with spacer length due to their nonplanar structures. Interestingly, the Th- and DTT-based spacers with lower LUMO energy levels trap more electron density and thus reduce the probability of electron density transfer to TiO2 φET(λmax, TiO2) upon photoexcitation; moreover, the φET(λmax, TiO2) values decrease significantly with ring number. On the other hand, the φET(λmax, TiO2) values for the Ph- and FL-based sensitizers are less sensitive to the spacer length. Interestingly, the orders of theoretical maximum short-circuit current density of four studied families of molecules are correlated with their λmax values. Our study shows the Th–Th motif used as a π-spacer balances the spectral match with solar radiation and φET(λmax, TiO2) suitable for DSSC applications. Our results based on molecular and electronic structures could be used for rational sensitizer design of organic dyes for DSSC applications. 其他題名： J. Phys. Chem. C 出版者： American Chemical Society 出版日期： 2016-09-29 出處： Journal of physical chemistry. C, 2016-09, Vol.120 (38), p.21272-21284 資源來源： American Chemical Society Journals 版權： Copyright © 2016 American Chemical Society 識別號： ISSN: 1932-7447 識別號： ISSN: 1932-7455 識別號： EISSN: 1932-7455 識別號： DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07032
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