π-Expanded dibenzo-BODIPY with near-infrared light absorption: Investigation of photosensitizing properties of NiO-based p-type dye-sensitized solar cells
A new strategy to improve the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells by using the external near-infrared light harvesting and light-scattering dual-functional upconversion (UC) material NaLuF4:Yb3+/Er3+ is proposed.
In this paper, we present the design and synthesis of three organic dyes specially developed for the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells with potential application in greenhouses cladding.