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Convenient synthesis of EDOT-based dyes by CH-activation and their application as dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells

S. M. Abdalhadi, A. Connell, X. Zhang, A. A. Wiles, M. L. Davies, P. J. Holliman, G. Cooke, Matthew Davies Orcid Logo, Peter Holliman Orcid Logo

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Volume: 4, Issue: 40, Pages: 15655 - 15661

Swansea University Authors: Matthew Davies Orcid Logo, Peter Holliman Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/C6TA04483B

Abstract

Precursors to three new 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) incorportaing dyes have been synthesised via a one-pot C–H activation route using N,N-dimethylaniline as a donor group. We have extended this methodology to provide a convenient one-pot route to dye EDOT-Ph. The electrochemical and optical pr...

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Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
ISSN: 2050-7488 2050-7496
Published: 2016
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31075
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Abstract: Precursors to three new 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) incorportaing dyes have been synthesised via a one-pot C–H activation route using N,N-dimethylaniline as a donor group. We have extended this methodology to provide a convenient one-pot route to dye EDOT-Ph. The electrochemical and optical properties of the new dyes have been correlated with IV and EQE data for 1 cm2 dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) devices prepared using these dyes. The device data show that dye performance is strongly affected by the amount of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) co-sorbent used. The best performance is for EDOT-Ph (η = 4.0%) at 10 mM CDCA compared to (η = 6.0% and η = 5.8%) for N719 and D205 control cells.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 40
Start Page: 15655
End Page: 15661