Effects of π-linker, anchoring group and capped carbazole at meso-substituted zinc-porphyrins on conversion efficiency of DSSCs

• Main Authors: Chitpakdee C., Namuangruk S., Suttisintong K., Jungsuttiwong S., Keawin T., Sudyoadsuk T., Sirithip K., Promarak V., Kungwan N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier BV 2015
• Subjects: Chemical Engineering (all); Process Chemistry and Technology
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84925433141&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38913
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. A series of zinc-porphyrin based sensitizers, F1-F6, has been studied using theoretical calculations to investigate their performances in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Three effects; (i) π-Linker, (ii) anchoring group and (ii) capped carbazole at meso-...