Cyanomethylbenzoic acid: an acceptor for donor-π-acceptor chromophores used in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Cyanomethylbenzoic acid: an acceptor for donor-π-acceptor chromophores used in dye-sensitized solar cells.

ChemSusChem (2013-01-25)

Wanchun Xiang, Akhil Gupta, Muhammad Kalim Kashif, Noel Duffy, Ante Bilic, Richard A Evans, Leone Spiccia, Udo Bach

RESUMO

Sensing the sun: Incorporation of a cyanomethyl benzoic acid electron acceptor into donor-π-acceptor sensitizers for dye-sensitized-solar cell is shown to lead to devices with improved conversion efficiency when compared with more widely used cyanoacetic acid acceptor.

MATERIAIS

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Marca

Descrição do produto

242381

Sigma-Aldrich

Benzoic acid, ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

W213101

Sigma-Aldrich

Benzoic acid, ≥99.5%, FCC, FG

PHR1050

Supelco

Benzoic acid, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

73983

Supelco

Mettler-Toledo Calibration substance ME 18555, Benzoic acid, analytical standard, (for the calibration of the melting point system), traceable to primary standards (LGC)

18102

Sigma-Aldrich

Benzoic acid, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E210, 99.5-100.5% (alkalimetric)

76170

Supelco

Melting point standard 121-123°C, analytical standard

109479

Sigma-Aldrich

Benzoic acid, ReagentPlus^®, 99%

W213128

Sigma-Aldrich

Benzoic acid, natural, ≥99.5%, FCC, FG