Exploration on Charge Transfer and Absorption Spectra of Spiro[fluorene-9,90-xanthene]-based Polyoxometalate Hybrids Toward High Performance Dye-sensitized Solar Cell

doi:10.1007/s40242-018-8168-0

Abstract

Abstract: Based on spiro[fluorene-9,90-xanthene](SFX, dye 1), the Lindqvist-type polyoxometalate(POM) functionalized with SFX and its derivatives(dyes 2-4) used in dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs) were designed and investigated with the density functional theory(DFT) and time-dependent DFT(TD-DFT) calculations. The results indicate that Lindqvist-type POM is the main contribution to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) and affects the LUMO energies of dyes 2-4. The maximum absorptions of the designed dyes containing POM(dyes 2-4) are red shifted comparing with that of dye 1. The introduction of electron-donating group onto SFX segment is helpful to red shift the absorption spectra. The major factors affecting the performance of DSSCs, including light harvesting and electron injection were evaluated. Considering the absorption spectra and photovoltaic parameters, dyes 3 and 4 are promising high performance dye sensitizers in n-type DSSCs.

Key words: Polyoxometalate, Dye-sensitized solar cell, Density functional theory, Absorption spectrum

WANG Shuo, GAO Yu, SU Xiaofang, YAN Likai. Exploration on Charge Transfer and Absorption Spectra of Spiro[fluorene-9,90-xanthene]-based Polyoxometalate Hybrids Toward High Performance Dye-sensitized Solar Cell[J]. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2018, 34(5): 767-771.

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