Issue 8, 2013

Arylamine organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

Arylamine organic dyes with donor (D), π-bridge (π) and acceptor (A) moieties for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have received great attention in the last decade because of their high molar absorption coefficient, low cost and structural variety. In the early stages, the efficiency of DSCs with arylamine organic dyes with D–π–A character was far behind that of DSCs with ruthenium(II) complexes partly due to the lack of information about the relationship between the chemical structures and the photovoltaic performance. However, exciting progress has been recently made, and power conversion efficiencies over 10% were obtained for DSCs with arylamine organic dyes. It is thus that the recent research and development in the field of arylamine organic dyes employing an iodide/triiodide redox couple or polypyridyl cobalt redox shuttles as the electrolytes for either DSCs or solid-state DSCs has been summarized. The cell performance of the arylamine organic dyes are compared, providing a comprehensive overview of arylamine organic dyes, demonstrating the advantages/disadvantages of each class, and pointing out the field that needs to reinforce the research direction in the further application of DSCs.

Graphical abstract: Arylamine organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
05 Sep 2012
First published
11 Feb 2013

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013,42, 3453-3488

Arylamine organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

M. Liang and J. Chen, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 3453 DOI: 10.1039/C3CS35372A

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