Synthesis and Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Application of Polyolefinic Aromatic Molecules with Pyrene as Surface Group
Perumal Rajakumar A C , Kathiresan Visalakshi A , Shanmugam Ganesan B , Pichai Maruthamuthu B and Samuel Austin Suthanthiraraj B
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A Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai – 600 025, India.
B Department of Energy, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai – 600 025, India.
C Corresponding author. Email: perumalrajakumar@gmail.com
Australian Journal of Chemistry 64(7) 951-956 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH10434
Submitted: 30 November 2010 Accepted: 14 April 2011 Published: 19 July 2011
Abstract
Synthesis of polyolefinic aromatic molecules with pyrene as the surface group, and their role as an additive in the redox couple of dye-sensitized solar cells, is described. The studies yield a promising power conversion efficiency of 5.27% with a short circuit current density of 6.50 mA cm–2, an open circuit voltage of 0.60 V, and a fill factor of 0.54 under 40 mW cm–2 simulated air mass (A.M.) 1.5 illumination. Most importantly, the photocurrent responsivity increases with an increase in the number of pyrene units on the surface.
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