Research Article

Computational Prediction of Electronic and Photovoltaic Properties of Anthracene-Based Organic Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 2

Frontier molecular orbital energies and energy gaps of MS3, TY3 and TY6.

MS3TY3TY6
Gas (eV)Solvent (eV)Gas (eV)Solvent (eV)Gas (eV)Solvent (eV)

H-1−5.46−5.56−5.31−5.46−5.16−5.37
H−4.91−5.01−4.67−4.81−4.59−4.77
L−2.33−2.44−2.26−2.42−2.30−2.49
L + 1−1.41−1.54−1.36−1.52−1.63−1.83
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