Issue 16, 2017

Enhancing the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells via molecular plasmon-like excitations

Abstract

We introduce a tactic for employing molecular plasmon-like excitations to enhance solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells. We offer general design principles of dimeric dyes, in which a strong plasmonic interaction between two π-conjugated moieties is promoted. The π-stacked conformations of these dimeric dyes result in a desirable broadened absorption and a longer absorption onset wavelength.

Graphical abstract: Enhancing the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells via molecular plasmon-like excitations

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Dec 2016
Accepted
16 Jan 2017
First published
16 Jan 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 2423-2426

Enhancing the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells via molecular plasmon-like excitations

J. Li, G. Gryn'ova, A. Prlj and C. Corminboeuf, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 2423 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09697B

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