A panchromatic boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

A novel distyryl-substituted boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) dye displays interesting properties as a sensitizer in DSSC systems, opening the way to further exploration of structure-efficiency correlation within this class of dyes

Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of a novel perylenediimide derivative

A novel symmetric 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid derivative (PDI1) dye based on thiophene donor group was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR. Cyclic Voltammetry analysis is performed to determine the energy levels of the perylene derivative. Optical characteristics were determined by visible absorption and fluorescence emission spectra. Spectral behavior and fluorescence quantum yield of PDI1 have been measured in different solvents. The dye exhibits high fluorescence quantum yield ( Φf: 0.94-0.99). But the quantum yield PDI1 is very low in the n-butanol solution ( Φf: 0.12). The photophysical properties have important implications for use in a variety of electroactive and photovoltaic applications. A photovoltaic device was fabricated with PDI1 as transporting material. The conversion efficiency for DSSC sensitized by PDI1 is 0.0065%. PDI1 exhibits electrochromic behavior by switching between neutral (red) and oxidized (blue) states. Electron transfer capacity of PDI to the TiO2 was investigated by incorporation of dye as sensitizer in dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Soluble dye molecules are very important to prepare dye sensitized solar cell. Solubility was increased with thiophene group

Production of oxygenated rosin emulsifier by a solar photoorganic chemical method

Rosin was photooxygenated with methylene blue photosensitizer under condensed solar radiation. An analysis of products showed that the oxygenated abietic terpene acids were present in quantitative yields. Oxygenated rosin is suitable in the chemical industry as a polar non-ionic emulsifier

Bilayer heterojunction solar cell based on naphthalene bis-benzimidazole

WOS: 000254426600005We have fabricated a bilayer heterojunction solar cell consisting of p-n active layers of naphthalenetetracarboxylic bis-benzimidazole, N-CON, and zinc phthalocyanine, ZnPc. Conjugated naphthalene derivative of naphthalene bis-benzimidazole was employed as an electron acceptor. Bilayer solar cells were produced by successive evaporation of zinc phthalocyanine, ZnPc, and naphthalene bis-benzimidazole, N-CON, on glass substrates coated with indium doped tin oxide, ITO/PEDOT: PSS/ZnPc/N-CON/Al. Photovoltaic characteristics of bilayer cell were measured under simulated AM 1.5 sun illumination (V(oc) = 0.50 V, J(sc) = 2.11 mA/cm(2), FF = 0.51, g = 0.54%). Efficiency of the cell was discussed in relation to energy gap and work functions of the thin layers. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

The use of a perylenediimide derivative as a dopant in hole transport layer of an organic light emitting device

WOS: 000288646900029A perylene diimide (PDI) derivative was used as a dopant in the hole transport layer (HTL) of an organic light emitting device. The HTL examined was poly (N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) and the PDI used was N, N'-di-dodecylperylene-3,4,9,10-bis-(dicarboximide), (N-DODEPER). The structure of the device was ITO/PEDOT:PSS (70 nm)/PVK:N-DODEPER(0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8 wt.%) (65 nm)/Alq(3) (35 nm)/LiF (1.3 nm)/Al (100 nm). 0.8 wt.% N-DODEPER presence exhibited a luminous efficiency of 7.87 cd/A and an external quantum efficiency of 0.78% at 21 mA/cm(2) and a power efficiency of 31 m/W at 12 mA/cm(2). The luminous and power efficiency values were significantly enhanced by a factor of 15 with respect to that of undoped device. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.State Planning Organization (DPT)Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Kalkinma Bakanligi; Ege UniversityEge University; Scientific Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK)We acknowledge the project funding of State Planning Organization (DPT), research project funds of Ege University and the Scientific Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)

Spectral properties and G-quadruplex DNA binding selectivities of a series of unsymmetrical perylene diimides

WOS: 000242913200001A series of new unsymmetrical perylene diimides have been synthesized to investigate their binding selectivities to G-quadruplex DNA structure, a unique four-stranded DNA motif, which is significant to the regulation of telomerase activity. The structures of the perylene diimides have been characterized by IR spectrophotometer, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, MS, TGA and time-resolved instruments. Spectrochemical behaviors have been investigated by visible absorption and fluorescence emission spectra. The spectral characterization of the compounds has been investigated in five common organic solvents of different polarity and in water (in 170 mM phosphate buffer at pH 6). Marked red shifts of absorbance and fluorescence emission bands of the compounds in aqueous solution are compared with the other organic solutions. The fluorescence quantum yields are determined low in more polar solvents and also calculated to be about less than about 0.05 in aqueous solution because of the aggregation effects. Photodegradation rate constants (k(p)) of the synthesized compounds have been compared under xenon lamp irradiation in acetonitrile solution. Binding abilities of the synthesized perylene diimides to different form of DNA strands have been investigated by visible absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy in the phosphate buffer solutions. Also, pH-dependent aggregation and G-quadruplex DNA binding selectivity of these ligands have been compared. Among these ligands, N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-N'-(4-pyridyl)-perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide (PYPER) has been found to be the most selective interactive ligand for G-quadruplex formed in the G4'-DNA structure. PYPER has shown a significant selectivity to G4'-DNA which is comprised of d(TTAGGG) repeats, known as human telomeres, in the phosphate buffer at pH 6. The absorption maximum of the PYPER/G4'-DNA complex has given bathochromic shift of 7 nm with respect to the absorption maximum of DNA-free solution of PYPER in phosphate buffer at pH 6. Fluorescence quenching experiments between PYPER and G4'-DNA show that PYPER demonstrates about a 9.3-fold selectivity for binding to G4'-DNA versus ds-DNA base pairs with the bimolecular rate constant of 0.95 x 10(12) M-1 s(-1). (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved