Unsymmetrically pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid substituted phthalocyanine-based photoanodes for use in water splitting photoelectrochemical and dye-sensitized solar cells

YILDIZ B., Guzel E., Akyuz D., Arslan B. S., KOCA A., ŞENER M. K.

SOLAR ENERGY, cilt.191, ss.654-662, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 191
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.solener.2019.09.043
  • Dergi Adı: SOLAR ENERGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.654-662
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A new photosensitizer, PCA-ZnPc-2, was synthesized through the asymmetric functionalization of phthalocyanine ring with a pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid as the electron-withdrawing and anchoring group and six hexylsulfanyl as the bulky electron-donating groups. PCA-ZnPc-2 was tested in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and its performance was compared with PCA-ZnPc-1. It was found that PCA-ZnPc-2 has higher electron-donating ability which is favorable for light harvesting and suppress the dye aggregation on TiO2 when compared to PCA-ZnPc-1. Also, the new photosensitizer was used in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen production under visible irradiation. The results show that PCA-ZnPc-2 is a promising photosensitizer to harvest the red/near-IR regions.