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A New Unsymmetrical Zinc Phthalocyanine as Photosensitizers for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

  • Zhang, Dan (Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China) ;
  • Zhang, Xue-Jun (Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China) ;
  • Zhang, Lei (Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China) ;
  • Mao, Li-Jun (Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China)
  • Received : 2011.07.07
  • Accepted : 2012.01.05
  • Published : 2012.04.20
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Abstract

A new unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanine has been designed and synthesized based on the 'push-pull' and extended ${\pi}$-conjugation concept for the dye-sensitized solar cells. Three tert-butoxy groups, which act as electron releasing ('push'), enhance the solubility of phthalocyanine in common organic solvents and reduce the aggregation. Hydroxy substituted 9,10-anthraquinones act as electron acceptors ('pull') for the study of photoinduced electron transfer processes as well as grafting onto nanocrystalline $TiO_2$. The new unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanine was fully characterized by FTIR, UV-vis, $^1H$ NMR, cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The new sensitizer was tested in dye-sensitized solar cells, and gave a better performance.

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