Nature-inspired enhancement in power conversion efficiency of bio-photovoltaics using photosynthetic protein complexes

KK Chenab, MRZ Meymian, S Bagheri… - Materials Science in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis (PS) teaches us to manipulate power conversion efficiency (PCE) of bio-
photovoltaics (Bio-PVs). Over the past few years, Bio-PVs have struggled with low PCE …

Acridine-based metal-free organic dyes with various auxiliary acceptors for dye-sensitized solar cells

N Öztürk, MG Bekmez, BS Arslan, E Bulut, D Avcı… - Dyes and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Two new metal-free organic dyes containing triphenylamine as a donor, acridine as a π-
bridge, cyanoacrylic acid as an anchoring group and a different auxiliary acceptor …

Tetraphenyl-p-phenylenediamine-based tunable conjugated microporous polymers: Adsorption and photodegradation of hazardous dyestuff in aqueous …

MG Kotp, CL Chang, AFM EL-Mahdy - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a series of donor-acceptor type tetraphenyl-p-phenylenediamine-based CMPs
(TPPDA CMPs) is developed using the Suzuki-coupling reaction for dual photocatalysis and …

Double Anthracene‐Based Sensitizers for High‐Efficiency Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells under Both Sunlight and Indoor Light

FA Faraghally, AF Musa, CC Chen, YH Chen… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of photosensitizers with extended π‐conjugation and spectral matching to
sunlight and fluorescent light is crucial for achieving high power conversion efficiency (PCE) …

Unveiling All‐Optical Switching phenomenon in Anthracene Derivatives: A Comprehensive study on optical and nonlinear optical multifunctionality

A Szukalski, D Zajac, N Pardus… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, it is considered three anthracene derivatives, characterized meticulously in
terms of their chemical structure and product purity. Extensive quantum chemical …

Triphenylamine-based DA-π-A dyes for DSSC applications: Theoretical study on the impact of auxiliary acceptor groups and π-bridges on photovoltaic performance …

M Ouachekradi, M Elkabous, Y Karzazi - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of eight DA i-π iA organic dyes designed by chemically modifying a
previously synthesized D-π-A-type organic dye, called DPA-azo-A (R), were examined to …

Enhanced efficiency of DSSCs by co-sensitizing dyes with complementary absorption spectra

T Liu, C Yang, Y Li - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to understand the mechanism of molecular improvement by dye co-sensitization at
the microscale, a co-sensitized molecular system is simulated using density functional …

Metal‐free Organic Dyes Featuring an Azobenzene Bridge for Photochromic Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

AI Simpang, A Ghifari, SY Han, D Hayati… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report the facile synthesis of photochromic donor‐π‐acceptor (D‐π‐A) dyes featuring an
azobenzene spacer with diphenylamine and dimethylamine as donor residues (DPAC and …

Fine structural tuning of diphenylaniline-based dyes for designing semiconductors relevant to dye-sensitized solar cells

A Omidvar, F Fazeli, T Ghaed-Sharaf, R Keshavarzi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Motivated by recent study on synthesized N, N-diphenylaniline (DPA)-based dyes [DOI:
https://doi. org/10.1016/j. solener. 2022.01. 062] for use in dye-sensitized solar cells …