Research Article

Piperidine-Substituted Perylene Sensitizer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 1

Physical properties of PK0003 and PK0002.

CompoundAbsorption ( a ) Fluorescence ( a ) Absorption on TiO2 filmIP 𝐸 0 - 0 ( c ) LUMO ( d )
𝜆 m a x / n m 𝜀 × 1 0 4 / M 1 c m 1 𝜆 e x / n m ( b ) 𝜆 u o r / n m ( b ) 𝜆 m a x / n m (eV)(eV)(eV)

PK0003 489 1.0 516 543 450 −5.88 2.07 −3.81
PK0002 544 1.6 580 655 500 −5.60 1.77 −3.83

( a ) In CHCl3.
( b ) At emission maximum.
( c ) 𝐸 0 - 0 values were estimated from the 5% intensity level of the absorption spectra on TiO2.
( d ) Calculated from 𝐸 ( L U M O ) = 𝐸 ( I P ) 𝐸 0 - 0 .