Dyes for dye-sensitized solar cell and dye-sensitized solar cell using the same
US8415499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Dyes for a dye-sensitized solar cell are provided. The dyes for a dye-sensitized solar cell have a structure ofwherein each of X and Y independently comprises a substituent, comprising a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, and combinations thereof, and at least one of the X and Y comprises an aromatic group which are substituted a pyrene derivative substituted with an alkyl group or an aryl group, and Z comprises a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a vinyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted polyvinyl group, and A comprises an acid functional group.
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