染料敏化太阳能电池中的敏化剂

染料敏化太阳能电池（DSSC）是一种新型的太阳能电池。染料敏化剂的性能对DSSC的光电转换效率有重要的影响,要获得高的光电转换效率需要有高效、稳定的染料敏化剂。本文介绍了近年来染料敏化剂的设计合成,并讨论了各种敏化剂的优缺点及发展方向。     

含有二色性染料的PDLC的光电性能

用聚合分相法,在Ｅ－７液晶中掺入二色性液晶分散蓝,制成聚合物分散液晶膜。测定了它的光电性能。与不加二色性染料的聚合物分散液晶膜比较,膜对比度提高,响应时间τｏｎ保持不变,松驰时间τｏｆｆ略有增加。     

不同受体结构染料共敏化对染料敏化太阳电池性能的影响

为了拓宽染料敏化太阳电池对太阳光谱的响应范围,提高电池的光电转换效率,将两种含有不同受体结构（绕丹宁-3-乙酸基（RA）和氰基丙烯酸基（CA））的三苯胺染料（TR1和TC1）进行共敏化。TR1染料平伏吸附在TiO₂表面,而TC1染料直立吸附在TiO₂表面。将两种染料按照不同摩尔比共敏化TiO₂后,TC1占据TR1的部分位置,拓展光谱的同时也抑制了电荷复合,电子寿命较TR1敏化的太阳电池长。在TR1与TC1摩尔比为5：5的共敏剂溶液敏化的共敏电池器件中,短路光电流密度（J_sc）为11.7 mA/cm²,开路电压（V_oc）为704 mV,填充因子（FF）为0.73,光电转换效率（η）为6.03%。该结果明显优于单一染料敏化的电池器件。     

染料敏化太阳电池钌系敏化剂

钌系敏化剂是染料敏化太阳电池（DSSC）研究最早也最成功的敏化剂类型之一,最高光电转换效率已达到11%以上。研究总结钌系敏化剂的结构、谱学性质、电化学性质与其光电转换性能之间的构效关系,对于设计合成新的具有更高性能的敏化剂、推进DSSC的实用化进程具有十分重要的意义。本文综述了钌系敏化剂的研究进展,将这类敏化剂按结构和性质进行分类,讨论了其分子结构、电子结构、谱学性质、电化学性质对其光吸收能力、电子注入效能、电荷传输与复合等因素的影响,并对其光电转换性能进行了详细评述,总结了其结构与光电转换性能之间的构效关系,概括了高效钌系敏化剂的结构特征,为更高效敏化剂的设计合成提供了有价值的参考。     

BODIPY类近红外荧光染料的研究进展

近红外BODIPY分子是一类新兴的荧光染料, 因其具有优异的光物理和光化学性能而得到广泛的研究, 已成为一个新兴的研究热点。本文综述了近年来BODIPY类近红外荧光分子的设计、合成及应用的最新研究进展, 并展望了其未来的发展方向和应用前景。     

染料敏化太阳能电池的二氧化钛膜性能研究

以二氧化钛(TiO₂)纳米粉(P25)为原料,把它研磨成胶状,用涂敷法制得TiO₂纳米多孔膜,并组装成太阳能电池,用100W氙灯作为模拟太阳光,对电池进行光电性能测试.根据电池的短路电流(I_sc)、开路电压(V_oc)和填充因子(ff)等指标来反映电池的性能.研究表明,分散剂乙酰丙酮、OP乳化剂、研磨时间和热处理后的保温时间长短对TiO₂膜的性能均有很大的影响.其结果是,乙酰丙酮0.15mL、OP乳化剂0.10mL、研磨时间1h和保温时间0.5h时,TiO₂膜的光电性能较好,I_sc、V_oc和ff分别为8.85mA、567mV和0.445.并用XRD和比表面及孔隙分析仪对TiO₂膜进行了表征.     

BODIPY类近红外荧光染料的研究进展

近红外BODIPY分子是一类新兴的荧光染料,因其具有优异的光物理和光化学性能而得到广泛的研究,已成为一个新兴的研究热点。本文综述了近年来BODIPY类近红外荧光分子的设计、合成及应用的最新研究进展,并展望了其未来的发展方向和应用前景。     

香豆素型染料敏化剂的合成及光电性能研究

选择带有供电子基团的香豆素作为给体,噻吩基作为桥键,氰乙酸为受体,合成了两种新的具有"D-π-A"结构的香豆素型染料敏化剂,对其光谱性能、电化学性能以及光电转换性能进行了测试.结果表明,两者分子轨道能级与TiO2电极的导带以及电解质I2/I-的氧化还原电位相匹配,保证了电池电流循环的顺利产生.与甲氧基取代的染料敏化剂2-氰基-3-[5-(7-甲氧基-2-羰基-2H-苯并吡喃-3-基)噻吩-2-基]丙烯酸(IIIb)相比,香豆素环7位上二乙氨基取代的染料敏化剂2-氰基-3-[5-(7-二乙胺基-2-羰基-2H-苯并吡喃-3-基)噻吩-2-基]丙烯酸(IIIa)分子内电荷转移吸收较强,紫外吸收光谱红移.IIIa组装得到的染料敏化太阳能电池暗电流降低,具有较高的单色光转化效率IPCE(incident photo-to-currentconversion efficient)和短路电流Jsc,从而具有较高的光电转换效率(Jsc=8.68 mA/cm2,Voc=574 mV,η=3.52%).     

三苯胺功能染料的合成及在谷胱甘肽超低电位光电检测中的应用

设计合成了一种具有D-π-A结构的三苯胺功能染料(TCA),并通过分子结构中的羧基将其配位于TiO_2纳米粒子修饰的光电极表面,发展了一种可在超低电位下高灵敏检测谷胱甘肽(GSH)的光电传感方法.该TCA分子以三苯胺为电子给体,噻吩为桥连基团,氰基乙酸为电子受体.在可见光的照射下,TCA通过分子内电子转移将光电子由三苯胺经噻吩和羧基注入到TiO_2的导带能级,进而注入基底光电极,产生阳极光电流;同时,TCA被氧化到氧化态.由于氧化态TCA的稳定性好,可循环被生理活性小分子GSH还原,并产生放大的阳极光电流.TCA功能化的TiO_2纳米粒子修饰电极对GSH表现出了极高的催化活性,在波长为480 nm的可见光照射下,在0 V的超低电位下即可实现对GSH的催化氧化.基于这一性质,发展了一种可用于GSH检测的光电传感方法.在最优条件下,该传感器对浓度为2~100μmol/L和0.1~2.4 mmol/L的GSH具有良好的线性响应,检出限低达1μmol/L.此外,该光电传感器具有较好的选择性,可排除13种氨基酸和生理活性物质多巴胺及氢醌的干扰,因此具有一定的实际应用前景.     

染料敏化太阳能电池对电极材料优化的研究进展

简要说明了染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)的结构和工作原理,重点综述了近几年来DSSC对电极材料优化的研究成果。对电极作为DSSC结构的关键组成部分之一,主要作用是吸收来自外电路中的电子,将电子传递给电解质氧化还原电子对形成电流循环。介绍了铂对电极、碳对电极、复合对电极在DSSC中的应用,并着重分析了不同材料的特性对DSSC光电性能的影响以及研究进展。     

新型四硫富瓦烯-三苯胺类光敏染料理论研究

在简单结构的D-π-A三苯胺光敏染料(YD1)中引入不同数量的四硫富瓦烯(TTF)单元作为次级电子给体以增强有机光敏染料的给电子能力,设计了两个结构分别为D-D-π-A (YD2)以及2D-D-π-A (YD3)的光敏染料分子,并且采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)分别模拟计算了纯光敏剂分子及其吸附二氧化钛团簇后的几何构型、电子结构以及光物理性能。采用周期性密度泛函理论模拟计算光敏染料分子在二氧化钛(101)面吸附的表面形貌以及态密度(DOS)。计算结果表明,TTF单元的引入不仅可以有效减少光敏染料分子的团聚,还可以提升其吸收性能。此外,光吸收效率(LHE)、电子注入驱动力(ΔG^inject)以及DOS的计算结果显示,YD2和YD3理论上可以呈现出比YD1更高的短路电流密度(J_sc)以及开路电压(V_oc)。因此,通过本文的理论研究表明,TTF单元可以作为有机光敏染料中的次级电子给体来改善光敏染料的性能。     

含中氮茚有机太阳能电池染料敏化剂的分子设计

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法研究了9个新的中氮茚[3, 4, 5-ab]异吲哚(INI)为给体的染料敏化剂性质.对影响电池效率的光捕获效率、电子注入、染料再生和电荷复合等重要因素与D5和D9染料进行了对比.计算表明,设计的INI系列敏化剂在440-500 nm内有最大吸收峰,表现出明显的电荷分离特征, INI2具有比D9染料更高的最大理论短路电流. Fukui反应指数计算指出INI2的亲核加成最易实现.染料分子在二氧化钛(101)面吸附计算表明,染料INI2以间接注入途径实现电子注入.综合计算结果,中氮茚INI染料有希望作为性能优良的染料敏化剂而得到应用.     

Theoretical studies on triaryamine‐based p‐type D‐D‐π‐A sensitizer

Development of triaryamine‐based nonmetallic dye sensitizers is a hot topic in the solar cell research. A series of triaryamine‐based dyes WS1 – WS7 were designed with W1 as the prototype. Density functional theory (DFT) and time‐dependent‐DFT calculations were used to investigate the effects of the attached donor D on the absorption spectra and electronic properties of the dyes. The light‐harvesting efficiency (LHE), hole injection force (ΔG_inj), dye regeneration force (ΔG_reg), and charge recombination force (ΔG_CR) for all the dyes were predicted. The insertion of D not only results in a red shift in the absorption spectra for all dyes but also achieves a broader absorption for visible light. Compared with that of the prototype, the absorption peak of the dye WS7 has a red shift of 95 nm and an oscillator strength increase of 29%. The absorption peak of WS7 is wider and stronger, and the absorption range extends to 900 nm. The LHE and ΔG_reg values of WS7 are 0.991 and ?1.49 eV, respectively. On overall evaluation, WS7 is a promising candidate of a p‐type dye sensitizer with good light absorption and dye regeneration efficiency.     

Exploration on Charge Transfer and Absorption Spectra of Spiro[fluorene-9,90-xanthene]-based Polyoxometalate Hybrids Toward High Performance Dye-sensitized Solar Cell

Based on spiro[fluorene-9,90-xanthene](SFX, dye 1), the Lindqvist-type polyoxometalate(POM) functionalized with SFX and its derivatives(dyes 2-4) used in dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs) were designed and investigated with the density functional theory(DFT) and time-dependent DFT(TD-DFT) calculations. The results indicate that Lindqvist-type POM is the main contribution to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) and affects the LUMO energies of dyes 2-4. The maximum absorptions of the designed dyes containing POM(dyes 2-4) are red shifted comparing with that of dye 1. The introduction of electron-donating group onto SFX segment is helpful to red shift the absorption spectra. The major factors affecting the performance of DSSCs, including light harvesting and electron injection were evaluated. Considering the absorption spectra and photovoltaic parameters, dyes 3 and 4 are promising high performance dye sensitizers in n-type DSSCs.     

三苯基均三嗪基团调控敏化染料光电性能的理论研究

为了探究更高效率的敏化染料, 将三苯基均三嗪基团引入供体-受体-共轭π桥-受体(D-A-π-A)型WS-4(HB)敏化剂中, 设计了7种新型染料分子, 采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法优化了新型敏化剂的几何构型, 分析了分子的基态结构、 前线轨道能级、 吸收光谱、 激发能及分子内电荷转移等相关性质. 结果表明, 三苯基均三嗪可以有效改善以三苯胺为电子给体的染料性能, 其中在三苯基均三嗪上双侧连接三苯胺给体的染料HBL2表现出更低的能隙和光捕捉效率. 利用Multiwfn对染料HBL2电子转移情况进行分析, 结果表明, 三苯基均三嗪不仅可起到电子推拉作用, 还在一定程度上起到供体的作用, 对分子内电荷转移起到促进作用.     

Red shifting of absorption maxima of phenothiazine based dyes by incorporating electron-deficient thiadiazole derivatives as π-spacer

This study was carried out to design phenothiazine based dyes by incorporating electron-deficient thiadiazole derivatives as π-spacer. Density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory calculations of the geometries, electronic structures and absorption spectra of the dyes before and after binding to titanium oxide were carried out. Effects of the electron-deficient units on the spectra and electrochemical properties have been investigated. Compared with the reference compound CS1A, Dyes 1–4 display remarkably enhanced spectral responses in the red portion of the solar spectrum. The newly designed dyes demonstrate desirable energetic and spectroscopic parameters, and may lead to efficient metal-free organic dye sensitizers for DSSCs.     

Performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on various sensitizers applied on TiO2-Nb2O5 core/shell photoanode structure

The present investigation described the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on various sensitizers applied on TiO₂-Nb₂O₅ core/shell photoanode film. The novel photoanodes were prepared using composite of TiO₂ nanoparticles (TNPs) and TiO₂ nanorods (TNRs) as core (TNPRs) layer with Nb₂O₅ shell coating. As well, tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅), a blocking layer applied over the core/shell film. The DSSCs were fabricated based on various sensitizers namely zinc phthalocyanine, indoline, indigo carmine, zinc porphyrin, N719, coumarin NKX-2700, polymer dye, quantum dots (QDs), perylene and squaraine. The I–V characteristics of the DSSCs, photocurrent density (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF), and photoconversion efficiency (PCE) were determined under illumination of AM 1.5 G. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis is carried out to study the charge transport and life-time of charge carriers at photoanode/dye/electrolyte interface of the DSSCs. The I–V and EIS results explicated that the core/shell with blocking layers were able to alleviate the electron transport and suppressed charge recombination at photoanode/dye/electrolyte interface of the DSSCs. Concerning the sensitizers, PCE of the DSSCs exemplify the order N719 > zinc porphyrin > coumarin NKX-2700 > indoline > squaraine > QDs > zinc phthalocyanine > perylene > polymer dye > indigo carmine dye. The results of the present work demonstrated that among the sensitizers studied, N719 showed the highest PCE and fill factor. Besides, the metal-free organic sensitizers (coumarin NKX-2700 and indoline) exhibited comparable PCE as compared to N719.     

基于无规三元共聚物的非卤溶液加工型高效聚合物太阳能电池

在本工作中,我们以烷硫基噻吩基取代的苯并二噻吩(BDTT-S)为给体单元、5, 6-二氟取代苯并三唑(FBTz)和噻唑并噻唑(TTz)为弱吸收电子受体单元,设计合成了一系列宽带隙的无规三元共聚物给体材料。通过改变两个受体单元FBTz和TTz在聚合物中的摩尔比,有效调节了聚合物的光学、电化学、分子排列以及电荷传输性能。最终,使用非卤溶剂为加工溶剂,以三元共聚物PSBTZ-60为给体、ITIC为非富勒烯受体的聚合物太阳能电池(PSCs)获得了10.3%的能量转换效率(PCE),其中开路电压为0.91 V,短路电流为18.0 mA·cm⁻²,填充因子为62.7%;与之相比,在相同的器件制备条件下,基于PSTZ:ITIC的PSCs仅获得8.5%的PCE,基于PSBZ:ITIC的PSCs也仅获得8.1%的PCE。这些结果表明：三元无规共聚能够作为一种简单且实用的策略去设计、合成高性能聚合物光伏材料。     

Highly efficient organic indolocarbazole dye in different acceptor units for optoelectronic applications—a first principle study

A series of novel organic dyes (ICZA1, ICZA2, ICZA3, ICZA4) with D-π-A structural configuration incorporating indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole moiety as donor (D) unit, thiophene as π-linker and 2-cyanoacrylic acid as acceptor unit were investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods. Indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole-based D-π-A dyes composed of different acceptor groups were designed. By modulating acceptor unit, the efficiency of D-π-A dye-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) can be further improved. In the present work, four novel push-pull organic dyes only differing in electron acceptor, have been designed based on the experimental literature value of IC-2. In order to further improve the light harvesting capability of indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole dyes, the acceptor influence on the dye performance were examined. The NLO property of the designed dye molecules can be derived as polarizability and hyperpolarizability. The calculated value of ICZA2 dye is the best candidate for NLO properties. Furthermore, the designed organic dyes exhibit good photovoltaic performance of charge transfer characteristics, driving force of electron injection, dye regeneration, global reactivity, and light harvesting efficiency (LHE). From the calculated value of ICZA4 dye, it has been identified as a good candidate for DSSCs applications. Finally, it is concluded that the both ICZA2 and ICZA4 dyes theoretically agrees well with the experimental value of IC-2 dye. Hence, the dyes ICZA2 and ICZA4 can serve as an excellent electron withdrawing groups for NLO and DSSCs applications.     

Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties,and Molecular Structures of Organic Dyes for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on organic dyes adsorbed on oxide semiconductor electrodes, such as TiO₂, ZnO, or NiO, which have emerged as a new generation of sustainable photovoltaic devices, have attracted much attention from chemists, physicists, and engineers because of enormous scientific interest in not only their construction and operational principles, but also in their high incident‐solar‐light‐to‐electricity conversion efficiency and low cost of production. To develop high‐performance DSSCs, it is important to create efficient organic dye sensitizers, which should be optimized for the photophysical and electrochemical properties of the dyes themselves, with molecular structures that provide good light‐harvesting features, good electron communication between the dye and semiconductor electrode and between the dye and electrolyte, and to control the molecular orientation and arrangement of the dyes on a semiconductor surface. The aim of this Review is not to make a list of a number of organic dye sensitizers developed so far, but to provide a new direction in the epoch‐making molecular design of organic dyes for high photovoltaic performance and long‐term stability of DSSCs, based on the accumulated knowledge of their photophysical and electrochemical properties, and molecular structures of the organic dye sensitizers developed so far.