Photovoltaic properties of bis(octyloxy)benzo-[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole sensitizers based on an N,N-diphenylthiophen-2-amine donor

Abstract

Three sensitizers with <italic>N</italic>,<italic>N</italic>-diphenylthiophen-2-amine as the donor were synthesized for use in dye-sensitized solar cells, in which the furan-based sensitizer showed an efficiency of 7.16%.