Convenient synthesis of EDOT-based dyes by CH-activation and their application as dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells
Convenient synthesis of EDOT-based dyes by CH-activation and their application as dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells
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10.1039/c6ta04483b
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2016-10
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S. Abdalhadi;A. Connell;Xiaolu Zhang;A. Wiles;M. Davies;P. Holliman;G. Cooke
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S. Abdalhadi;A. Connell;Xiaolu Zhang;A. Wiles;M. Davies;P. Holliman;G. Cooke
Precursors to three new 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) incorportaing dyes have been synthesised via a one-pot C–H activation route using N,N-dimethylaniline as a donor group. We have extended this methodology to provide a convenient one-pot route to dye EDOT-Ph. The electrochemical and optical properties of the new dyes have been correlated with IV and EQE data for 1 cm2 dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) devices prepared using these dyes. The device data show that dye performance is strongly affected by the amount of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) co-sorbent used. The best performance is for EDOT-Ph (η = 4.0%) at 10 mM CDCA compared to (η = 6.0% and η = 5.8%) for N719 and D205 control cells.