Synthesis and photovoltaic applications of a 4,4′- spirobi[cyclopenta[2,1-b;3,4-b′]dithiophene]-bridged donor/acceptor dye

  • Gianluca Pozzi*
  • , Simonetta Orlandi
  • , Marco Cavazzini
  • , Daniela Minudri
  • , Lorena Macor
  • , Luis Otero
  • , Fernando Fungo
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new donor/acceptor (D-A) spiro dye (SCPDT1) featuring two bithiophene units, connected through an sp3-hybridized carbon atom, was prepared by a multistep synthetic sequence involving the convenient assembly of the spiro system under mild catalytic conditions. The photocurrent spectrum of dye-sensitized solar cells incorporating SCPDT1 covers the spectral region ranging from 350 to 700 nm and reaches a wide maximum of ∼80% in the 420-560 nm range. Power conversion efficiencies of up to 6.02% were obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4642-4645
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume15
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 2013
Externally publishedYes

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