Dye aggregation in dye-sensitized solar cells

L Zhang, JM Cole - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye aggregation dictates structural and optoelectronic properties of photoelectrodes in dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), thereby playing an essential role in their photovoltaic …

Three-dimensional D-π-A organic sensitizer with coplanar triphenylamine moiety for dye-sensitized solar cells

DX Zhao, LY Bian, YX Luo, MD Zhang, H Cao… - Dyes and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Charge recombination and dark current are two main negative processes in dye-sensitized
solar cells (DSSCs). Herein, a new 3D triphenylamine electron donor group was developed …

Electron injection and energy-transfer properties of spiropyran–cyclodextrin complexes coated onto metal oxide nanoparticles: toward photochromic light harvesting

V Dryza, EJ Bieske - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015 - ACS Publications
The photochromic and spectroscopic properties of spiropyran− γ-cyclodextrin inclusion
complexes coated onto the surface of zirconia and titania nanoparticles (NPs) are examined …

The influence of alkyl chains on the performance of DSCs employing iron (II) N-heterocyclic carbene sensitizers

M Becker, V Wyss, CE Housecroft… - Dalton Transactions, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The photovoltaic performances of DSCs employing two new iron (II) N-heterocyclic carbene
(NHC) sensitizers are presented. The presence of n-butyl side chains had a significant …

The effect of additional electron donating group on the photophysics and photovoltaic performance of two new metal free D-π-A sensitizers

A Margalias, K Seintis, MZ Yigit, M Can, D Sygkridou… - Dyes and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The synthesis, photophysical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of two D-π-A
organic sensitizers, having triphenylamine as electron donor (with or without additional …

Thermal emission spectroscopy for single nanoparticle temperature measurement: optical system design and calibration

BA Long, DJ Rodriguez, CY Lau, SL Anderson - Applied Optics, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We discuss the design of an optical system that allows measurement of 600–1650 nm
emission spectra for individual nanoparticles (NPs), laser-heated in an electrodynamic trap …

Solvent-acidity-driven change in photophysics and significant efficiency improvement in dye-sensitized solar cells of a benzothiazole-derived organic sensitizer

K Seintis, C Şahin, I Sigmundová… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The photophysics and solar cell efficiency of organic sensitizers comprising a cyanoacrylic
acid group are greatly influenced by an equilibrium between the neutral (“non …

Suppressing forster resonance energy transfer between organic dyes on a cosensitized metal oxide surface

V Dryza, EJ Bieske - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014 - ACS Publications
Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy is used to investigate the efficiency of Förster
resonance energy transfer (FRET) between two different types of organic dye sensitizers …

Does the triphenylamine-based D35 dye sensitizer form aggregates on metal-oxide surfaces?

V Dryza, EJ Bieske - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2015 - Elsevier
The absorption and emission properties of the D35 organic dye sensitizer attached to
zirconia and titania nanoparticles are examined. The dye-sensitized nanoparticles are …

Predicting larger absorption cross-section in porphyrin dyes using DFT calculations

A Yasin, R Jose, MM Yusoff - Journal of Porphyrins and …, 2015 - World Scientific
Porphyrin macrocycles play an important role in designing of fluorophores with superior light
harvesting properties similar to that of antennas in biological systems. In this paper, new Zn …