Supramolecular light harvesting antennas to enhance absorption cross-section in dye-sensitized solar cells

Julien Warnan (1) , Yann Pellegrin (1) , Errol Blart (1) , Fabrice Odobel (1)

1 CEISAM - Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité : Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation

Doping a zinc porphyrin based-sensitizer with antenna molecules, axially held by metallo-supramolecular interactions, enhances the light-harvesting efficiency and the overall photo-conversion efficiency of the solar cells by about 30%.

Domaines: Chimie

Julien Warnan, Yann Pellegrin, Errol Blart, Fabrice Odobel. Supramolecular light harvesting antennas to enhance absorption cross-section in dye-sensitized solar cells. Chemical Communications, 2012, 48 (5), pp.675-677. ⟨10.1039/c1cc16066d⟩. ⟨hal-02143146⟩