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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4642-4645 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Sept 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |