Strategies towards enhancing the efficiency of BODIPY dyes in dye sensitized solar cells

Yildiz E., SEVİNÇ G., YAĞLIOĞLU H. G., HAYVALI M.

JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, vol.375, pp.148-157, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 375
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.01.021
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.148-157
  • Keywords: Borondipyrromethene, Catechol-BODIPY, Ultrafast charge injection, DSSC, Laser ablation, ELECTRON-TRANSFER DYNAMICS, PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES, ANCHORING GROUP, ORGANIC-DYES, INJECTION, PORPHYRINS, KINETICS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The goal of this study is to reveal the effect of electron donating and anchoring group of the dye on the electron injection dynamics and photovoltaic performance of BODIPY dye sensitized solar cells. The effect of electron donating properties was studied by choosing methoxyphenyl and triphenylamine (TPA) as electron donor moieties. Therefore, four new BODIPY derivatives were designed and sensitized to achieve these goals. In addition, attachment of the dye to TiO2 was studied by altering the surface morphology of TiO2 with fs laser ablation.