Comparative analyses of new donor-π-acceptor ferrocenyl-chalcones containing fluoro and methoxy-fluoro acceptor units as synthesized dyes for organic solar cell material

• Main Authors: Anizaim, Ainizatul Husna, Zainuri, Dian Alwani, Zaini, Muhamad Fikri, Abdul Razak, Ibrahim, Bakhtiar, Hazri, Arshad, Suhana
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91514/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241113
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Two organometallic compounds known as (E)-1-ferrocenyl-(3-fluorophenyl)prop-2-en-1one (Fc1) and (E)-1-ferrocenyl-(3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (Fc2) are designed and synthesized for application in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on a donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) architecture. By strat...