Abstract
A peryleneimide sensitizer and a covalently linked peryleneimide- naphthalenediimide dyad were prepared and characterized by absorption and emission spectroscopies, electrochemistry, and spectroelectrochemistry. These compounds were chemisorbed on nanoporous nickel oxide electrodes and then studied by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy in the presence of a redox active electrolyte (I3 -/I-). In both compounds, upon excitation of the peryleneimide unit, an electron is efficiently ejected from the valence band of NiO to the dye with an average time constant of approximately 0.5 ps. In the case of the dyad, the excess electron is shifted further onto the naphtalenediimide unit, creating a new charge separated state. The latter exhibits a substantial retardation of the charge recombination between the hole and the reduced molecule compared with the peryleneimide sensitizer. The photoaction spectra of a sandwich dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) composed of NiO films and these new dyes were recorded, and the absorbed-photon to current conversion efficiency (APCE) was three times higher with the dyad than with the peryleneimide dye: 45%. The maximum APCE of approximately 45% is the highest value reported for a DSSC based on a nanostructured metal oxide p-type semiconductor.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1721-1728 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 7 2008 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Energy(all)
Cite this
Improved photon-to-current conversion efficiency with a nanoporous p-type NiO electrode by the use of a sensitizer-acceptor dyad. / Morandeira, Ana; Fortage, Jérôme; Edvinsson, Tomas; Pleux, Loïc Le; Blart, Errol; Boschloo, Gerrit; Hagfeldt, Anders; Hammarström, Leif; Odobel, Fabrice.
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 112, No. 5, 07.02.2008, p. 1721-1728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Improved photon-to-current conversion efficiency with a nanoporous p-type NiO electrode by the use of a sensitizer-acceptor dyad
AU - Morandeira, Ana
AU - Fortage, Jérôme
AU - Edvinsson, Tomas
AU - Pleux, Loïc Le
AU - Blart, Errol
AU - Boschloo, Gerrit
AU - Hagfeldt, Anders
AU - Hammarström, Leif
AU - Odobel, Fabrice
PY - 2008/2/7
Y1 - 2008/2/7
N2 - A peryleneimide sensitizer and a covalently linked peryleneimide- naphthalenediimide dyad were prepared and characterized by absorption and emission spectroscopies, electrochemistry, and spectroelectrochemistry. These compounds were chemisorbed on nanoporous nickel oxide electrodes and then studied by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy in the presence of a redox active electrolyte (I3 -/I-). In both compounds, upon excitation of the peryleneimide unit, an electron is efficiently ejected from the valence band of NiO to the dye with an average time constant of approximately 0.5 ps. In the case of the dyad, the excess electron is shifted further onto the naphtalenediimide unit, creating a new charge separated state. The latter exhibits a substantial retardation of the charge recombination between the hole and the reduced molecule compared with the peryleneimide sensitizer. The photoaction spectra of a sandwich dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) composed of NiO films and these new dyes were recorded, and the absorbed-photon to current conversion efficiency (APCE) was three times higher with the dyad than with the peryleneimide dye: 45%. The maximum APCE of approximately 45% is the highest value reported for a DSSC based on a nanostructured metal oxide p-type semiconductor.
AB - A peryleneimide sensitizer and a covalently linked peryleneimide- naphthalenediimide dyad were prepared and characterized by absorption and emission spectroscopies, electrochemistry, and spectroelectrochemistry. These compounds were chemisorbed on nanoporous nickel oxide electrodes and then studied by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy in the presence of a redox active electrolyte (I3 -/I-). In both compounds, upon excitation of the peryleneimide unit, an electron is efficiently ejected from the valence band of NiO to the dye with an average time constant of approximately 0.5 ps. In the case of the dyad, the excess electron is shifted further onto the naphtalenediimide unit, creating a new charge separated state. The latter exhibits a substantial retardation of the charge recombination between the hole and the reduced molecule compared with the peryleneimide sensitizer. The photoaction spectra of a sandwich dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) composed of NiO films and these new dyes were recorded, and the absorbed-photon to current conversion efficiency (APCE) was three times higher with the dyad than with the peryleneimide dye: 45%. The maximum APCE of approximately 45% is the highest value reported for a DSSC based on a nanostructured metal oxide p-type semiconductor.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=39749100005&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=39749100005&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/jp077446n
DO - 10.1021/jp077446n
M3 - Article
VL - 112
SP - 1721
EP - 1728
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
SN - 1932-7447
IS - 5
ER -