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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Marappan Velusamy, Taipei, TW;
Koilpitchai R. Justin Thomas, Taipei, TW;
Jiann T'suen Lin, Taipei, TW;
Kuo-chuan Ho, Taipei, TW;
Ying-chan Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Marappan Velusamy, Taipei, TW;
Koilpitchai R. Justin Thomas, Taipei, TW;
Jiann T'suen Lin, Taipei, TW;
Kuo-Chuan Ho, Taipei, TW;
Ying-Chan Hsu, Taipei, TW;
CTCI Foundation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An organic dye used in a dye-sensitized solar cell is described, having general formula (1):D-Sp1-Ch-Sp2-Acc-Y  (1)wherein the groups D, Ch, Acc and Y are conjugate with each other, the group D is a donor group, the group Ch is a chromophore rendering low HOMO-LUMO gap or a polyaromatic chromophore, the group Acc is an acceptor group, the group Y is an anchoring group, and each of Sp1 and Sp2 represents a single bond or a spacer group allowing conjugation between the groups D and Ch or between the groups Ch and Acc.