Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
European Journal of Science and Technology, cilt.41, ss.92-99, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
In this work, a new organic carbazole-based donor–π–acceptor (D–π–A) sensitizer, C3, comprising carbazole core as an electron donor,
phenyl units as a π-conjugated bridge, and fluoro groups as an electron acceptor, has been synthesized and used for dye at ZnO based
dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). 3,6-di(2,4-difluorophenyl)-N-octyl carbazole (C3) was synthesized with halogenation and alkylation
reaction and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction with good yields. Synthesized C3 sensitizer was characterized by FT-IR,
1H NMR,
and 13C NMR. In addition, the optical (UV-Vis and fluorescence) and thermogravimetric properties of this compound were investigated.
The hydrothermally synthesized ZnO nanopowder crystal structure was scrutinized by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD) and
determined to belong to a hexagonal wurtzite structure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images have shown that ZnO nanopowder
has a highly dense and uniform leafy-like morphology. ZnO-based DSSC devices were fabricated using C3 and N719. The power
conversion efficiencies (PCE) and open circuit photovoltage (Voc) of metal-free organic dye (C3), ruthenium dye (N719) and mixture
dye (C3-N719) was measured 0.006% - 0.28 V, 0.461% - 0.44 V and 0.893% - 0.53 V respectively. Because of the increasing efficiency
of N719-based DSSCs with C3, it was determined that C3 reduced dye aggregation so it could be used as a co-sensitizer.