(46) Development of New Solar Harvesting Dye Systems
Abstract
In the rise of global climate change and the diminishing availability for fossil fuels, the need to improve the energy efficiency of solar cell technology has never been more critical. Two dye systems--aromatic organic dyes... [ view full abstract ]
In the rise of global climate change and the diminishing availability for fossil fuels, the need to improve the energy efficiency of solar cell technology has never been more critical. Two dye systems--aromatic organic dyes and a metal-containing complexes-- have both been shown to function well in dye-sensitized solar cells by many research teams. Observation of this success led us to the idea of conjugating both systems into a synergic light absorber. Our first step in this process has been to utilize modern palladium-catalyzed chemistry protocols in order to prepare and characterize the first examples of these new expanded systems capable of metal binding. Next we have explored the metallization of these novel materials to complete the final solar harvesting systems. We will present our synthetic protocols and the characterization of the materials prepared to date.
Authors
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Zebunnisa Chughtai
(The University of the South,)
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Davis Easley
(The University of the South,)
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Anna Jeffcoat
(The University of the South,)
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julia wittosch
(The University of the South,)
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Leqi Zhang
(The University of the South,)
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Robert Bachman
(The University of the South, Department of Chemistry)
Topic Area
Chemistry
Session
PS » Poster Session (14:30 - Friday, 27th April, Spencer Hall (Harris Commons))
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