A new recognition concept using dye sensitized solar cell configurationElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Synthesis, characterization, fabrication of DSSC and metal ion titration. See DOI: 10.1039/c0cc03066j

• Main Authors: Chen, Dong-Yi, Cheng, Kum-Yi, Ho, Mei-Lin, Wu, I-Che, Chung, Min-Wen, Fu, Hungshin, Chou, Pi-Tai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 21.12.2010

A bifunctional compound 1 was designed and synthesized, in which the donor-π-conjugated-acceptor-cyanoacrylic acid configuration is suited for DSSC, while the tetraoxa-azacrown (donor) part also acts as the recognition unit for e.g. Ca 2+ and the output of DSSC is utilized as signal transduction, de...