3rd International Conference on Basic Sciences and Technology (ICBAST) , Antalya, Türkiye, 16 - 19 Kasım 2023, cilt.25, ss.8-16
Heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen are regarded as essential structural motifs present in
numerous natural products and organic materials. Within this group, carbazoles are important hetero-aromatic
molecules which play a significant role in the development of materials with various functionalities. Carbazole
derivatives play a crucial role in various organic electronic devices such as organic transistors (OTFTs), organic
light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and organic solar cells. In this study, the solubility of the carbazole nucleus,
which initially had limited solubility in organic solvents, was increased by adding an octyl group. Next, a
carbazole-based compound 3,6-di(fluorene-9)-9-octyl-9H-carbazole (IV) was synthesized via the SuzukiMiyaura cross-coupling reaction (Figure 1). The photophysical and thermal properties of this compound were
determined by UV-Vis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The HOMO
and LUMO energy levels and the optical band gap (Eg,opt) were obtained by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and
absorption bands. TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using compound IV. The
photoelectrochemical properties of the resulting TiO2-DSSCs were measured.