14 Photoenergy Conversion (Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells)
535
Nguyen H-M, Mane RS, Ganesh T, Han S-H, Kim N (2009) Aggregation-free ZnO nanocrystals
coupled HMP-2 dye of higher extinction coefficient for enhancing energy conversion efficiency.
J Phys Chem C 113:9206–9209
Nikolaou V, Charisiadis A, Charalambidis G, Coutsolelos AG, Odobel F (2017) Recent advances
and insights in dye-sensitized NiO photocathodes for photovoltaic devices. J Mater Chem A
5:21077–21113
Ning Z, Tian H (2009) Triarylamine: a promising core unit for efficient photovoltaic materials.
Chem Commun 5483–5495
Ning Z, Fu Y, Tian H (2010) Improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells: what we know and what
we need to know. Energy Environ Sci 3:1170–1181
O’Regan B, Grätzel M (1991) A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal
TiO 2 films. Nature 353:737–740
Odobel F, Pleux LL, Pellegrin Y, Blart E (2010) New photovoltaic devices based on the sensitization
of p-type semiconductors: challenges and opportunities. Acc Chem Res 43:1063–1071
Ooyama Y, Harima Y (2009) Molecular designs and syntheses of organic dyes for dye- sensitized
solar cells. Eur J Org Chem 2903–2934
Ooyama Y, Harima Y (2012) Photophysical and electrochemical properties, and molecular
structures of organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Chem Phys Chem 13:4032–4080
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Kagawa Y, Imae I, Harima Y (2007a) Photovoltaic performance of
dye-sensitized solar cells based on donor–acceptor π-conjugated benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo [4,5a]carbazole-type fluorescent dyes with a carboxyl group at different positions of the chromophore
skeleton. Org Biomol Chem 5:2046–2054
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Kagawa Y, Yamada Y, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2007b) Synthesis
of new-type donor–acceptor π-conjugated benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a]carbazole fluorescent
dyes and their photovoltaic performances of dye-sensitized solar cells. Tetrahedron Lett 48:9167–
9170
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Ishii A, Ito G, Kagawa Y, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2009) Photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on a series of new-type donor–acceptor
π-conjugated sensitizer, benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a]carbazole fluorescent dyes. J Photochem
Photobiol A 203:177–185
Ooyama Y, Inoue S, Asada R, Ito G, Kushimoto K, Komaguchi K, Imae I, Harima Y (2010a) Dyesensitized solar cells based on a novel fluorescent dye with a pyridine ring and a pyridinium dye
with the pyridinium ring forming strong interactions with nanocrystalline TiO 2 films. Eur J Org
Chem 92–100 (2010)
Ooyama Y, Nagano T, Inoue S, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2010b) Dye-sensitized solar
cells based on D–π–A fluorescent dyes with pyridine ring forming strong interaction with
nanocrystalline TiO 2 . Bull Chem Soc Jpn 83:1113–1121
Ooyama Y, Inoue S, Asada R, Ito G, Kushimoto K, Komaguchi K, Imae I, Harima Y (2010c) Dyesensitized solar cells based on a novel fluorescent dye with a pyridine ring and a pyridinium dye
with the pyridinium ring forming strong interactions with nanocrystalline TiO 2 films. Eur J Org
Chem 92–100
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Inoue S, Nagano T, Fujikawa Y, Komaguchi K, Imae I, Harima Y
(2011a) New molecular design of donor-π-acceptor dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: control
of molecular orientation and arrangement on TiO 2 surface. New J Chem 35:111–118
Ooyama Y, Inoue S, Nagano T, Kushimoto K, Ohshita J, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2011b)
Dye-sensitized solar cells based on donor-acceptor π-conjugated fluorescent dyes with a pyridine
ring as an electron-withdrawing anchoring group. Angew Chem 123:7567–7571 (2011); Angew
Chem Int Ed 50:7429–7433
Ooyama Y, Nagano T, Inoue S, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Ohshita J, Harima Y (2011c) Dyesensitized solar cells based on donor-π-acceptor fluorescent dyes with a pyridine ring as an
electron-withdrawing-injecting anchoring group. Chem Eur J 17:14837–14843
Ooyama Y, Ohshita J, Harima Y (2012) Control of molecular arrangement and/or orientation of
D–π–A fluorescent dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Chem Lett 41:1384–1396
535
Nguyen H-M, Mane RS, Ganesh T, Han S-H, Kim N (2009) Aggregation-free ZnO nanocrystals
coupled HMP-2 dye of higher extinction coefficient for enhancing energy conversion efficiency.
J Phys Chem C 113:9206–9209
Nikolaou V, Charisiadis A, Charalambidis G, Coutsolelos AG, Odobel F (2017) Recent advances
and insights in dye-sensitized NiO photocathodes for photovoltaic devices. J Mater Chem A
5:21077–21113
Ning Z, Tian H (2009) Triarylamine: a promising core unit for efficient photovoltaic materials.
Chem Commun 5483–5495
Ning Z, Fu Y, Tian H (2010) Improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells: what we know and what
we need to know. Energy Environ Sci 3:1170–1181
O’Regan B, Grätzel M (1991) A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal
TiO 2 films. Nature 353:737–740
Odobel F, Pleux LL, Pellegrin Y, Blart E (2010) New photovoltaic devices based on the sensitization
of p-type semiconductors: challenges and opportunities. Acc Chem Res 43:1063–1071
Ooyama Y, Harima Y (2009) Molecular designs and syntheses of organic dyes for dye- sensitized
solar cells. Eur J Org Chem 2903–2934
Ooyama Y, Harima Y (2012) Photophysical and electrochemical properties, and molecular
structures of organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Chem Phys Chem 13:4032–4080
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Kagawa Y, Imae I, Harima Y (2007a) Photovoltaic performance of
dye-sensitized solar cells based on donor–acceptor π-conjugated benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo [4,5a]carbazole-type fluorescent dyes with a carboxyl group at different positions of the chromophore
skeleton. Org Biomol Chem 5:2046–2054
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Kagawa Y, Yamada Y, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2007b) Synthesis
of new-type donor–acceptor π-conjugated benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a]carbazole fluorescent
dyes and their photovoltaic performances of dye-sensitized solar cells. Tetrahedron Lett 48:9167–
9170
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Ishii A, Ito G, Kagawa Y, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2009) Photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on a series of new-type donor–acceptor
π-conjugated sensitizer, benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a]carbazole fluorescent dyes. J Photochem
Photobiol A 203:177–185
Ooyama Y, Inoue S, Asada R, Ito G, Kushimoto K, Komaguchi K, Imae I, Harima Y (2010a) Dyesensitized solar cells based on a novel fluorescent dye with a pyridine ring and a pyridinium dye
with the pyridinium ring forming strong interactions with nanocrystalline TiO 2 films. Eur J Org
Chem 92–100 (2010)
Ooyama Y, Nagano T, Inoue S, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2010b) Dye-sensitized solar
cells based on D–π–A fluorescent dyes with pyridine ring forming strong interaction with
nanocrystalline TiO 2 . Bull Chem Soc Jpn 83:1113–1121
Ooyama Y, Inoue S, Asada R, Ito G, Kushimoto K, Komaguchi K, Imae I, Harima Y (2010c) Dyesensitized solar cells based on a novel fluorescent dye with a pyridine ring and a pyridinium dye
with the pyridinium ring forming strong interactions with nanocrystalline TiO 2 films. Eur J Org
Chem 92–100
Ooyama Y, Shimada Y, Inoue S, Nagano T, Fujikawa Y, Komaguchi K, Imae I, Harima Y
(2011a) New molecular design of donor-π-acceptor dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: control
of molecular orientation and arrangement on TiO 2 surface. New J Chem 35:111–118
Ooyama Y, Inoue S, Nagano T, Kushimoto K, Ohshita J, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Harima Y (2011b)
Dye-sensitized solar cells based on donor-acceptor π-conjugated fluorescent dyes with a pyridine
ring as an electron-withdrawing anchoring group. Angew Chem 123:7567–7571 (2011); Angew
Chem Int Ed 50:7429–7433
Ooyama Y, Nagano T, Inoue S, Imae I, Komaguchi K, Ohshita J, Harima Y (2011c) Dyesensitized solar cells based on donor-π-acceptor fluorescent dyes with a pyridine ring as an
electron-withdrawing-injecting anchoring group. Chem Eur J 17:14837–14843
Ooyama Y, Ohshita J, Harima Y (2012) Control of molecular arrangement and/or orientation of
D–π–A fluorescent dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Chem Lett 41:1384–1396