Issue 1, 2011

Synthesis of a novel unsymmetrical Zn(ii) phthalocyanine bearing a phenyl ethynyl moiety as sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

A new unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanine sensitizer has been synthesised. The anchoring of the molecule to nanocrystalline TiO2 films is realised by a carboxylic group connected to a phenyl ethynyl moiety. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations show significant and positive effects of such a functionalization. Electron injection into the semiconductor and photocurrent generation in DSSC are also presented.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of a novel unsymmetrical Zn(ii) phthalocyanine bearing a phenyl ethynyl moiety as sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Sep 2010
Accepted
29 Oct 2010
First published
12 Nov 2010

Dalton Trans., 2011,40, 38-40

Synthesis of a novel unsymmetrical Zn(II) phthalocyanine bearing a phenyl ethynyl moiety as sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

G. Zanotti, N. Angelini, A. M. Paoletti, G. Pennesi, G. Rossi, A. A. Bonapasta, G. Mattioli, A. Di Carlo, T. M. Brown, A. Lembo and A. Reale, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 38 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01292K

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