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Carbazole–phenothiazine-based organic sensitizers via π-bridge functionalization with different electronegative/steric substituents: photophysical properties and DSSC performance

Wenjuan Xu, Xingyi Hu, Jiaxuan Yuan, Shuo Fu, Ying Guang, Baoxiu Mi, Zhiqiang Gao, Tingchun Ma

Journal of Materials Chemistry C· Volume 13· Issue 28
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Abstract

Four D–D–π–A carbazole-phenothiazine dyes bearing –H/–F/–OCH 3 /–Cl substituents on the phenyl π-bridge exhibit varied planarity and light-harvesting efficiencies. Dyes without electronegative groups show superior light harvesting, yielding higher PCE.
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OpenAlex topics: TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells · Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China

Jiangsu Engineering Centre for Plate Displays & Solid State Lighting, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China

Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, BengBu Medical University, Bengbu 233030, China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions

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