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Double Fence Porphyrins that are Compatible with Cobalt(II/III) Electrolyte for High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar
Ching-Chin Chen1,2, Jia-Sian Chen1, Vinh Son Nguyen2
1Department of Chemistry,i-Center for Advanced Science and Technology (i-CAST), Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture (IDCSA), National Chung Hsing University, No. 145, Xingda Rd., South Dist., Taichung City, 402, Taiwan.
Abstract:
A series of new double fence porphyrin dyes bJS1-bJS3, with eight long alkoxyl chains attached to four β-phenyl groups, have been designed and synthesized. The single fence meso-substituted counterparts mJS1-mJS3 were also prepared as reference dyes. Dyes bJS1-bJS3 and mJS1-mJS3 exhibit power conversion efficiencies of 8.03-10.69 % and 2.33-6.69 %, respectively. Based on photovoltaic studies, the remarkable cell performance of double fence porphyrin sensitizers can be attributed to reduced dye aggregation and a decreased charge-recombination rate. Notably, porphyrins bJS2 and bJS3 exhibit better efficiency than the benchmark YD2-o-C8 (9.83 % in this work), demonstrating that the double fence structure is a promising design strategy for efficient porphyrin sensitizers in high-performance DSSCs.
