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New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1973 - 1977, DOI: 10.1039/b906687j

A novel ruthenium-free TiO2 sensitizer consisting of di-p-tolylaminophenyl ethylenedioxythiophene and cyanoacrylate groups

Ke-Jian Jiang, Kazuhiro Manseki, You-hai Yu, Naruhiko Masaki, Jiang-Bin Xia, Lian-Ming Yang, Yan-lin Song and Shozo Yanagida

A novel ruthenium-free organic dye, 3-(5-(4-(di-p-tolylamino)styryl)-2,3-dihydrothieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxin-7-yl)-2-cyanoacrylic acid (coded as H01), is synthesized in a short sequence. The dye is composed of a di(p-tolyl)phenylamino moiety as an electron donor, a cyanoacrylate moiety as an electron acceptor, and an ethylenedioxythiophene unit as the spacer to bridge the donor and the acceptor. The as-prepared H01 dye is employed as a sensitizer in a dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cell, and the short-circuit photocurrent density (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), and fill factor (ff) of the device under AM 1.5 (100 mW cm-2) irradiation, are 15.22 mA cm-2, 0.67 V, and 0.72, respectively, corresponding to an overall conversion efficiency (Eff) of 7.33%.

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