Journal article
Suitability of N-propanoic acid spiropyrans and spirooxazines for use as sensitizing dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, v 19(4), pp 2981-2989
2017
PMID: 28079224
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Abstract
This work deals with the fabrication and evaluation of color-changing dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) that include N-propanoic acid-functionalized spiropyrans and spirooxazines as sensitizing dyes. We investigated the photophysical properties of these compounds in various solvents and pH conditions using UV-Vis spectroscopy, and their behavior on TiO2 photoanode surfaces using a combination of UV-Vis and FT-IR. Their performance as sensitizing dyes for DSSCs was also analyzed. This study revealed a number of unique properties for this class of compounds that affect their performance as both photochromic compounds and DSSC sensitizers, which allow for future creation of efficient photochromic DSSCs.
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- Title
- Suitability of N-propanoic acid spiropyrans and spirooxazines for use as sensitizing dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells
- Creators
- Noah M Johnson - Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USAYuriy Y Smolin - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USADaniel Hagaman - Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USAMasoud Soroush - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USAKenneth K. S Lau - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USAHai-Feng Ji - Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
- Publication Details
- Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, v 19(4), pp 2981-2989
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering; Chemistry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000394940400037
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85010662186
- Other Identifier
- 991014878611104721
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- Chemistry, Physical
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