Molecular engineering of thienothiophene or dithienopyrrole-based π-spacers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with D-π-A architecture: A DFT/TD-DFT study

Sarikavak K., Kurtay G., Sevin F., GÜLLÜ M.

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, cilt.1201, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1201
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113275
  • Dergi Adı: Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, INSPEC
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thienothiophene, Dithienopyrrole, D-pi-A, DSSC, DFT, TD-DFT
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 Elsevier B.V.The impact of divergent π-spacers including thienothiophene-2,5-dione (Ω1), thieno[3,4-b]thiophene (Ω2), thieno[2,3-b]thiophene (Ω3), or dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole (Ω4) scaffolds linked with 2-phenylthiophene (Ψ1-2; differ from their binding order), 2,2′-bithiophene (Ψ3) or thiophene (Ψ4) subunits on the structural and photophysical properties of carbazole-based donor-π-acceptor type dyes were investigated by performing density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods, respectively. According to the ground-state optimization and frequency calculations; ƐHOMO, ƐLUMO, bandgap (Ɛgap) energies, ionization potential (I), electron affinity (A), hardness (η), hyper-hardness (Γ), chemical potential (μ), dipole moment (μ), and electrophilicity index (ω) was determined. TD-CAM-B3LYP calculations were then used to enlighten light-harvesting efficiency (LHE), maximum absorbance wavelength (λmax), oscillator strength (f), excited-state lifetime (τ), the oxidation potential of the excited dye (εdye∗), the driving force (ΔGinject) of the electron injection, reorganization energy (ΔGregen), and open-circuit photovoltage (VOC) parameters.