Metal-Free Sensitizers Containing Hydantoin Acceptor as High Performance Anchoring Group for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 26; no. 31; pp. 5733 - 5740
• Main Authors: Guo, Fu-Ling, Li, Zhao-Qian, Liu, Xue-Peng, Zhou, Li, Kong, Fan-Tai, Chen, Wang-Chao, Dai, Song-Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Anchoring; anchoring group; Durability; dye-sensitized solar cells; high efficiencies; Hydantoin; hydantoin acceptor; Infrared; Photocurrent; Photovoltaic cells; Solar cells; Titanium dioxide

The anchoring group in dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) profoundly affects the electron injection and durability on TiO2 films interface. Here, the hydantoin acceptor is introduced as anchoring group for DSSCs. The hydantoin based sensitizer achieves a photovoltaic efficiency of 7.66%, compared to...