Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.6, 620-622, 2011
Synthesis and Properties of 9,10-Anthrylene-substituted Phenyleneethynylene Dyes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cell
A series of 9,10-anthrylene-substituted phenyleneethynylenes having Ph2N and CN groups were synthesized. A dye-sensitized solar cell fabricated by both Ph2N- and CN-substituted derivative exhibited the highest performance of photo-to-current energy conversion.