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Effect of Inserting Azabenzenes Linkers into TPA-Based Dye Sensitizers for Use in Solar Cells: DFT and TDDFT Calculations |
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| 1 | Title | Title of Document | Effect of Inserting Azabenzenes Linkers into TPA-Based Dye Sensitizers for Use in Solar Cells: DFT and TDDFT Calculations |
| 2 | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | AHMED M EL-NAHAS1,* RAMY E FARAG1, MORAD M EL-HENDAWY2, SAFINAZ H EL-DEMERDASH1 and SHABAN Y SHABAN3
1Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, El-Menoufia University,
Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt
2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assuit University,
New Valley Campus, Egypt
3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
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| 3 | Subject | Dicipline(s) | Chemical Science |
| 3 | Subject | Keywords | DSSCs, Triphenylamine (TPA), Azabenzenes, TD-DFT, π-linkers, FMO |
| 4 | Description | Abstract | Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) were used to study optical and electrochemical properties of a new series of dye sensitizers for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The dyes include triphenylamine (TPA) unit as an electron donor and cyanoacrylic acid moiety as an electron acceptor/anchoring groups with different π-linkers. The effect of linkers on the performance of these dyes as photo-sensitizers was investigated. The linkers are benzene and azabenzenes and their hydrocarbon parent systems. The results indicated that the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) is delocalized over the TPA unit and π-linker while lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) is localized on the electron acceptor and π-linker. The HOMO level of the investigated dyes is located below the HOMO level of the I-/I3 -redox couple while the LUMO is situated above the conduction band of TiO2. The gradual insertion of nitrogen at benzene bridge decreases HOMO-LUMO energy gap. This ensures good electron injection and dye regeneration. They also introduce gradual red shift by increasing nitrogens at benzene bridge which is an indicator for enhancing photocurrent. The results suggest the possibility of design of efficient photovoltaic organic materials in DSSCs from the selected dyes. |
| 5 | Publishers | Organizing agency, location | WWW Publications, India |
| 6 | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | - |
| 7 | Date | Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | - |
| 8 | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 9 | Formate | File Formate | PDF |
| 10 | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | Click Here |
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| 11 | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (Year) | Chemical Science Transactions, Volume 5 , Number (2), (2016) |
| 12 | Lanuguage | English=en | en |
| 13 | Relation | Supp.files | |
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| 15 | Copyright | Copyright and permissions | |
Chemical Science Transactions | Chem Sci Trans | CST | Online Chemistry Journal | Open Access
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