Merocyanine Dye-Sensitization of Polythiophene in a Conjugated Polymer/TiO2 p–n Hetero-Junction Solar Cell

• Published in: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Vol. 76; no. 12; pp. 2277 - 2283
• Main Authors: Imoto, Kiyoaki, Takahashi, Kohshin, Yamaguchi, Takahiro, Komura, Teruhisa, Nakamura, Jun-ichi, Murata, Kazuhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo The Chemical Society of Japan 01.12.2003; Chemical Society of Japan

In the blended solid of merocyanine (MC) and polythiophene (PTh)/TiO2 p–n hetero-junction solar cells, a hole-transfer from the excited state of MC to the ground-state of PTh accelerated the charge separation in the depletion layer formed at the TiO2/MC+PTh interface, enhancing the photovoltaic prop...