Design, Molecular Modeling and Synthesis of Metal-Free Sensitizers of Thieno Pyridine Dyes as Light-Harvesting Materials with Efficiency Improvement Using Plasmonic Nanoparticles

Considering the thiophene unit as an electron-rich heterocycle, it is investigated with the aim of elucidating its potential efficiency for solar cell application. With the introduction of active substituents such as COOEt, CONH<sub>2</sub> and CN into the thiophene segment, three novel...

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Main Authors: Mohamed E. Khalifa, Abdulraheem S. A. Almalki, Amar Merazga, Gaber A. M. Mersal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/8/1813