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Molecular photovoltaics that mimic photosynthesis

Grätzel, Michael

In: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2001, vol. 73, no. 3, p. 459-467

Université de Fribourg

Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran-based sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Li, Hui ; Yi, Chenyi ; Moussi, Sofiane ; Liu, Shi-Xia ; Daul, Claude ; Grätzel, Michael ; Decurtins, Silvio

In: RSC Advances, 2013, vol. 3, no. 43, p. 19798–19801

Two BDF-based organic sensitizers, as first examples for their use in dye-sensitized solar cells, are prepared and characterized. They yield promising power conversion efficiencies of up to 5.5% and high open circuit voltages up to 0.82 V. This work demonstrates that the BDF chromophore acts as an effective donor in organic sensitizers.