Fluorous molecules for dye-sensitized solar cells: Synthesis and properties of di-branched, di-anchoring organic sensitizers containing fluorene subunits

Ilir Pecnikaj; Daniela Minudri; Luis Otero; Fernando Fungo; Marco Cavazzini; Simonetta Orlandi; Gianluca Pozzi

doi:10.1039/c7nj01516j

Fluorous molecules for dye-sensitized solar cells: Synthesis and properties of di-branched, di-anchoring organic sensitizers containing fluorene subunits

Ilir Pecnikaj
, Daniela Minudri
, Luis Otero
, Fernando Fungo^*
, Marco Cavazzini
, Simonetta Orlandi
, Gianluca Pozzi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Four organic sensitizers having a di-branched molecular structure D-(π-A)₂ (D = para-substituted arylamine, π = 9,9-dibutylfluorene, A = cyanoacrylic acid) were synthesized, characterized, and applied in the development of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). It was found that the nature of the para-substituent affects the behavior of these sensitizers. In particular, the introduction of a C11 linear fluorous alkoxy group led to an improvement in the power conversion efficiency with respect to the commonly employed nonfluorous alkoxy substituents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7729-7738
Number of pages	10
Journal	New Journal of Chemistry
Volume	41
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c7nj01516j
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Fluorous molecules for dye-sensitized solar cells: Synthesis and properties of di-branched, di-anchoring organic sensitizers containing fluorene subunits

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