[1] Wang Yuqiao, Cui Xia, Ma Yiwen, Qi Haonan, et al. Influence of dye molecular structure on electron transferin 2, 9, 16, 23-tetracarboxy zinc phthalocyanine sensitized solar cell [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2011, 27 (4): 452-457. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2011.04.021]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

27

Issue:

2011 4

Page:

452-457

Research Field:

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Publishing date:

2011-12-31

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Title:

Influence of dye molecular structure on electron transferin 2, 9, 16, 23-tetracarboxy zinc phthalocyanine sensitized solar cell

Author(s):

Wang Yuqiao¹;  Cui Xia¹;  Ma Yiwen¹;  Qi Haonan¹;  Zhang Huijun¹Zhang Yuan²;  Sun Yueming¹

¹School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
²School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China

Keywords:

zinc phthalocyanine;  solar cell;  frontier orbital;  electron transfer

PACS:

O641.122;O626

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2011.04.021

Abstract:

2, 9, 16, 23-tetracarboxy zinc phthalocyanine(ZnTCPc)is synthesized and characterized by physicochemical and theoretical methods and it is used as a photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSC). The excited lifetime, band gap and frontier orbital distribution of ZnTCPc are investigated by fluorescence spectra, cyclic voltammetry and quantum calculation. The results show that the excited lifetime and band gap are 0.1 ns and 1.81 eV, respectively. Moreover, it is found that the highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO)location is not shared by both the zinc metal and the isoindoline ligands, and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO)location does not strengthen the interaction coupling between ZnTCPc and TiO₂. As a result, the ZnTCPc-DSSC gains a short-circuit current density of 0.147 mA/cm², an open-circuit photovoltage of 277 mV, a fill factor of 0.51 and an overall conversion efficiency of 0.021%.

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Memo:

Biography: Wang Yuqiao(1977—), male, doctor, associate professor, yqwang@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation items: The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21173042), the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2007CB936300), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK201123694), Foundation of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Material and Environmental Engineering(No.JHCG201012), Foundation of Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KF200902), Science and Technology Foundation of Southeast University(No.KJ2010429).
Citation: Wang Yuqiao, Cui Xia, Ma Yiwen, et al. Influence of dye molecular structure on electron transfer in 2, 9, 16, 23-tetracarboxy zinc phthalocyanine sensitized solar cell[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2011, 27(4):452-457.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2011.04.021]

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