Research Article

Novel Imidazole Substituted Bodipy-Based Organic Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 3

Photovoltaic performance of DSSCs based on the Bodipy series of dyes.

DyeJsc (mA/cm2)Voc (V)ffη (%)

BPI-P0.760.450.540.18
BPI-T1.040.520.600.32
DPI-T3.180.580.691.28

aLight source: 100 mW/cm2, AM 1.5G simulated solar light; working area: 0.25 cm2; thickness: 14.5 um; dye bath: CHCl3 solution (0.3 mM); and electrolyte: 0.05 M I2 + 0.1 M LiI + 0.6 M DMPImI + 0.5 M TBP in CH3CN solution.