EP2209773A2 - Novel thiophene-based dye and preparation thereof - Google Patents

Novel thiophene-based dye and preparation thereof

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EP2209773A2
EP2209773A2 EP08839120A EP08839120A EP2209773A2 EP 2209773 A2 EP2209773 A2 EP 2209773A2 EP 08839120 A EP08839120 A EP 08839120A EP 08839120 A EP08839120 A EP 08839120A EP 2209773 A2 EP2209773 A2 EP 2209773A2
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Ho-Gi Bae
Chong-Chan Lee
Jong-Bok Kim
Hyoung-Don Moon
Tae-Jin Park
Jong-Hyub Baek
Hoe-Taek Yang
Hyun-Cheol An
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  • the present invention ⁇ relates to a thiophene-based dye and a preparation thereof which is used for a dye- sensitized solar cell.
  • the dye-sensitized solar cell provides higher efficiency and requires significantly lower manufacturing costs than an existing silicon solar cell does, and can possibly replace an existing amorphous silicon solar cell.
  • the dye- sensitized solar cell is a photoelectrochemical solar cell which includes a dye molecule absorbing visible rays to generate an electron-hole pair and a transition metal oxide transferring a generated electron, as main materials .
  • Ruthenium metal complexes which are widely used in the dye-sensitized solar cell cost too much while providing high photoelectric conversion efficiency. Recently, it has been found that a metal-free organic dye, which has good properties from the perspective of the light absorption efficiency, stable oxidation- reduction reaction and charge-transfer (CT) absorption within molecules, can be used in the solar cell instead of expensive ruthenium metal complexes. Thus, there have been full-scale studies for the metal-free organic dye.
  • the organic dye generally includes a structure of electron donor-electron acceptor end groups which are connected by a ⁇ -coupling unit.
  • an amine derivative acts as an electron donor and 2- cyanoacrylic acid or rhodanine end groups act as an electron acceptor, both of which are connected by ⁇ - coupling system such as metaphosphorus unit or thiophene chain.
  • ⁇ - coupling system such as metaphosphorus unit or thiophene chain.
  • a structural change in the amine unit as the electron donor brings about electronic property change, e.g. a light absorption spectrum shifted to blue color, and changes the length of the ⁇ -conjugation to adjust the light absorption spectrum and redox potential.
  • thiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 1 below, the thiophene dye comprising [Chemical formula 1]
  • Ri is or and X, Y and Z are hydrogen or Ci_ 3 o alkyl, Ci- 30 alkoxy or Ci_ 30 heteroalkoxy, independently;
  • R 2 and R 3 include hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci- 30 alkyl, C 1 - 30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C 6 - 20 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are C 1 -. 30 alkoxy;
  • Ari is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of C 1 -. 50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci- 50 ; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10, and sulfur of a thiophene unit is Se or NH if n is at least two.
  • Ar comprises alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of Ci ⁇ 50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci- 50 ; comprise hydrogen or alkyl, alkoxy or heteroalkyl of Ci-30;
  • R 2 and R 3 comprise hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci- 30 alkyl, Ci- 3 0 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C 6 -2 0 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci- 30 alkoxy; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10.
  • Ar is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of Ci- 5 o which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci- 50 ;
  • Ri is , and
  • X and Y comprise hydrogen or Ci- 3 0 alkyl, Ci- 30 alkoxy or C1-30 heteroalkoxy, independently;
  • R 2 and R 3 comprise hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci- 30 alkyl, Ci- 30 alkoxy, Ci- 30 alkylcarbonyl or C 6 -2 0 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci- 30 alkoxy; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10.
  • a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element which comprises oxide semiconductor particles applied with the compound represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7.
  • a thiophene-based dye according to the present invention may greatly enhance efficiency of a solar cell by providing better molar extinction coefficient, J sc (short-circuit photocurrent density) and photoelectric conversion efficiency than a conventional metal complex dye and drastically lower dye synthesis cost by being purified without expensive column.
  • the present inventors have discovered that a dye sensitized solar cell which is manufactured by applying a thiophene dye compound which is represented by chemical formulas 1, 4 and 7 having a new organic dye structure, to oxide semiconductor particles, provides better efficiency with higher photoelectric conversion efficiency, Jsc (short circuit photocurrent density) and molar extinction coefficient than an existing dye- sensitized solar cell does, and have completed the present invention.
  • An organic dye according to the present invention is represented by a following chemical formula 1, and preferably, has a structure of compounds 1 and 141. [Chemical formula 1]
  • Ari includes
  • the present invention provides a preparation of the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1.
  • the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1 may be made by having a compound in a following chemical formula 2 react to n-butyllithium and then to a compound in a following chemical formula 3.
  • Hi and H 2 include halogen, independently.
  • the melted compound may react to n-butyllithium at low temperatures and then with the compound in the chemical formula 3 at the same temperatures to obtain the desired compound in the chemical formula 1.
  • an organic solvent e.g. tetrahydrofurane (THF)
  • THF tetrahydrofurane
  • the compound in the chemical formula 2 which is used as a starting material in preparing the compound 1 in the chemical formula 1 may be made by typical methods depending on the type of Ari.
  • the present invention provides a thiophene- based dye which is represented by a following chemical formula 4.
  • Ar includes alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or hetero aryl of Ci- 50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci- 50 ; be hydrogen or alkyl, alkoxy or heteroalkoxy of Ci-30, indenpendently;
  • R 2 and R 3 include hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci- 3 0 alkyl or Ci- 30 alkoxy, independently, which are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci- 30 ; and n is a positive number from 1 to 10.
  • Ar includes
  • rings of aryl and heteroaryl groups may have at least one substituent therein, and the substituent may include alkyl group, alkoxy group, halogen atom, amide group, cyano group, hydroxyl group, nitro group, acyl group, aryl group or heterogryl of Ci- 30 , independently .
  • the compound in the chemical formula 4 includes one of compounds which are represented by following compounds 142 to 157.
  • the present invention provides a preparation of the dye represented by the chemical formula 4.
  • the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 4 may be prepared by having a compound in a following chemical formula 5 react to n-butyllithium and then to a compound in a following chemical formula 6.
  • R 1 , R2, R 3 , Ari and n are as defined in the chemical formula 4.
  • Hi and H2 include halogen, independently. More specifically, after melting the compound in the chemical formula 5 with an organic solvent (e.g. tetrahydrofurane (THF) ) , the melted compound may react to n-butyllithium at low temperatures and then with the compound in the chemical formula 6 at the same temperatures to obtain the desired compound in the chemical formula 4.
  • an organic solvent e.g. tetrahydrofurane (THF)
  • the compound in the chemical formula 2 which is used as a starting material in preparing the dye in the chemical formula 4 may be prepared by typical methods depending on the type of Ar.
  • the present invention provides a dithienothiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 7 below. [Chemical formula 7]
  • Ar is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of C 1 -S 0 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci_ 5 o;
  • Ri is or , and X and Y is hydrogen or Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy or Ci-30 heteroalkoxy, independently;
  • R 2 and R 3 are halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, Ci- 30 alkoxy, Ci- 30 alkylcarbonyl or C ⁇ - 2 o aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci- 30 alkoxy; and n is a positive number from 1 to 10.
  • Ar is N
  • rings of aryl and heteroaryl groups may have at least one s ⁇ bstituent therein, and the substituent may include alkyl group, alkoxy group, halogen atom, amide group, cyano group, hydroxyl group, nitro group, acyl group, aryl group or heterogryl of Ci- 30 , independently.
  • the organic dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7 according to the present invention includes a structure of compounds 158 to 180.
  • the present invention provides a preparation of the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7,
  • the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7 may be prepared by 1) having a compound in a chemical formula 8 below Suzuki-coupling-react to a compound in a chemical formula 9 below to make a compound in a chemical formula 10, 2) having the compound in the chemical formula 10 react to POCI3 of dimethylformamide to make a compound in a chemical formula 11 below and 3) having the compound in the chemical formula 11 react to cyanoacetic acid or to a compound in a chemical formula 12 below under a presence of piperidine of CH 3 CN.
  • a detailed example of the preparation may be represented by a reaction formula 1 below.
  • [Chemical formula 8] Ar-Br [Chemical formula 9]
  • the compound in the chemical formula 8 which is used as a starting material in preparing the dye in the chemical formula 7 may be prepared by typical methods or may be purchased.
  • Dithienothiophene which is a base of the compound in the chemical formula 9 may be prepared as in a reaction formula b below, which needs relatively short reaction time, and allows a very simple synthesis such as recrystallization without column chromatography (refer to [Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 4007-4015] and [J. Mater. Chem. 1999, 9, 1719-1725] ) .
  • the present invention provides a dye- sensitized photoelectric conversion element.
  • the dye- sensitized photoelectric conversion element includes oxide semiconductor particles carrying the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7.
  • the dye- sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to the present invention may be prepared with conventional dyes to be included in a solar cell, as well as prepared with the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7.
  • the dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to the present invention is prepared by forming an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate with the oxide semiconductor particles and then by applying the dye according to the present invention to the thin film.
  • the substrate which has the oxide semiconductor particles layer according to the present invention preferably has a conductive surface.
  • a commercial substrate may be used. More specifically, the substrate may include a glass or a transparent high molecular material such as polyethyleneterephthalate or polyethersulfone on which a conductive metal oxide layer such as tin oxide including indium, fluorine and antinomy or a metal layer such as steel, silver, gold and the like is formed.
  • the conductivity is preferably 1000 ⁇ and less, and more preferably, 100 ⁇ and less.
  • the particles of the oxide semiconductor preferably include metal oxide. More specifically, the metal oxide may include titan, tin, zinc, tungsten, zirconium, gallium, indium, yttrium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium and the like.
  • the metal oxide preferably includes titan, tin, zinc, niobium, indium and the like, and more preferably, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and tin oxide and most preferably, titanium dioxide.
  • the oxide semiconductor may be used alone, mixed with others or coated on a surface of a semiconductor.
  • a diameter of the oxide semiconductor particles is an average of 1 to 500nm, and more preferably, 1 to lOOnm.
  • the oxide semiconductor particles may include large and small diameters combined. Alternatively, the oxide semiconductor particles may include multiple layers.
  • the oxide semiconductor layer may be formed by spraying oxide semiconductor particles on a substrate, by electrically extracting a semiconductor particles layer from a substrate as an electrode or by applying a paste on a substrate to be dried, cured or fired.
  • the paste includes particles which are created by hydrolyzing a precursor of semiconductor particles such as slurry of semiconductor particles or semiconductor alkoxide and the like.
  • the oxide semiconductor layer is formed by applying the paste on the substrate.
  • the secondary-coagulated oxide semiconductor particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium by a known method to have an average primary diameter of 1 to 200nm to thereby form the slurry.
  • the dispersion medium which disperses the slurry may vary as long as it disperses the semiconductor particles. More specifically, the dispersion medium may include water, alcohol such as ethanol, ketone such as acetone, acetyl acetone or hydrocarbon such as hexane, which may be mixed and used. Preferably, the dispersion medium includes water since it less changes viscosity of the slurry.
  • a dispersion stabilizer may be used to stabilize dispersion of the oxide semiconductor particles. More specifically, the dispersion stabilizer may include e.g., acid such as acetic acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, acetyl acetone, acrylic acid, polyethyleneglycol, polyvinylalcohol and the like.
  • the substrate which is applied with the slurry may be fired at firing temperatures of 100 ° C and above, and preferably, 200 ° C and above.
  • the upper limit of the firing temperatures is the melting point (softening point) of the material, i.e., 900 ° C, and preferably, 600 ° C and below.
  • the firing temperatures according to the present invention are not limited particularly, but preferably within 4 hours.
  • a thickness of the layer on the substrate may be 1 to 200 ⁇ m, and preferably, 1 to 50 ⁇ m. If the substrate is fired, some of the oxide semiconductor particles layer are melted and attached, but do not affect the present invention particularly .
  • the oxide semiconductor layer may be secondary treated.
  • the layer may be applied with a solution of alkoxide, chloride, nitride and sulfide which are the same metal as a semiconductor, and then dried or fired again to improve performance.
  • the metal alkoxide may include titanethoxide, titaniumisoproepoxide, titan t-butoxide, n-dibutyldiacetyl tin and the like, or an alcohol solution thereof.
  • the chloride may include e.g., titanium tetrachloride, tin tetrachloride, zinc chloride and the like, or an aqueous solution thereof.
  • the obtained oxide semiconductor layer includes particles of the oxide semiconductor.
  • a method of applying the dye to the oxide semiconductor particles layer according to the present invention is not limited to a particular method. More specifically, the substrate having the oxide semiconductor layer may be dipped into a solution which is made by dissolving the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 with a solvent or dipped into a dispersion solution which is made by dispersing the dye. The concentration of the solution or the dispersion solution may be properly determined depending on the dye.
  • the applying temperature ranges from normal temperatures to the boiling point of the solvent.
  • the applying time ranges from one minute to 48 hours.
  • the solvent which dissolves the dye may include e.g., methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, dimethylsulfoxide, dir ⁇ ethylforr ⁇ amide, acetone, t-butanol, etc.
  • the dye concentration of the solution is typically IXlO -5 M to IM, and preferably, IXlO -5 M to IXlO -1 M.
  • the present invention may provide a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element which includes the oxide semiconductor particles layer.
  • the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 according to the present invention may include a single or several dyes mixed. If the dyes are mixed, or other dyes or metal complex dyes may be mixed together.
  • the metal complex dye to be mixed may include e.g., ruthenium complex or triarylmethylium salt thereof, phthalocyanine, porphyrin, etc., but not limited thereto.
  • the organic dye to be mixed may include metal-free phthalocyanine, porphyrine, cyanine, merocyanine, oxonol, triphenylmethane, metin dye such as acrylic acid dye disclosed in WO2002/011213, xanthen dye, azo dye, anthraquinone dye, perylene dye and the like (refer to M. K. Nazeeruddin, A. Kay, I. Rodicio, R. Humphry-Baker, E. Muller, P. Liska, N. Vlachopoulos and M. Gratzel, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 1993, vol. 115, p. 6382) .
  • the dyes may sequentially be applied to the semiconductor layer, or mixed and melted together to be applied to the semiconductor layer. If the oxide semiconductor particles layer according to the present invention is dipped into the dyes, the layer may be dipped into the dye under the presence of an inclusion compound to prevent the dyes from being bonded to one another.
  • the inclusion compound may include cholic acid such as deoxycholic acid, dehydrodeoxycholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid methylester, cholic acid natrium and the like, a steroid compound such as polethyleneoxide, cholic acid and the like, crown ether, cyclodextrin, calixarene, polyethyleneoxide, etc.
  • the electrode surface of the semiconductor layer may be treated by an amine compound such as 4-t-butyl pyridine or by a compound such as acetic acid, propionic acid which has an acidic group.
  • the substrate which has the semiconductor particles layer carrying the dye may be dipped into an ethanol solution of amine.
  • the present invention provides a dye- sensitized solar cell which includes the dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element.
  • the solar cell may be manufactured by a known method by using a conventional photoelectric conversion element as well as using the dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element having the oxide semiconductor particles layer carrying the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7. More specifically, the dye-sensitized solar cell may include an electrode (negative) of a photoelectric conversion element which is formed by applying the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 to the oxide semiconductor particles layer, a counter electrode (positive), a redox electrolyte, a hole transferring material or a p-type semiconductor.
  • the preparation of the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention includes an operation of coating TiC> 2 paste on a transparent conductive substrate, an operation of firing the paste- coated substrate to form a TiO 2 layer, an operation of dipping the substrate having the TiO 2 layer into a solution including the dissolved dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 to form a TiO 2 film electrode having the dye, an operation of providing a second glass substrate including a counter electrode on the TiO 2 film electrode, an operation of forming a hole to pass through the second glass substrate and the counter electrode, an operation of coupling the counter electrode and the TiO 2 film electrode by heat and pressure, leaving a thermoplastic polymer film therebetween, an operation of injecting an electrolyte to the thermoplastic polymer film interposed between the counter electrode and the TiO 2 film electrode through the hole and an operation of sealing the thermoplastic polymer film.
  • the redox electrolyte, the hole transferring material and the p-type semiconductor may be liquid, coagulate (gel and gel phase), solid, etc.
  • the redox electrolyte, the dissolved salt, the hole transferring material and the p-type semiconductor may be liquid by being dissolved by a solvent or may include normal temperature-molten salt.
  • the redox electrolyte, the hole transferring material and the p-type semiconductor may be coagulate
  • the redox electrolyte, the dissolved salt, the hole transferring material and the p- type semiconductor may be solid.
  • the hole transferring material may include an amine derivative, a conductive polymer such as polyacetylene, polyaniline, polythiophene, a material such as a triphenylene compound using a discotheque liquid crystal phase, etc.
  • the p-type semiconductor may include CuI, CuSCN and the like.
  • the counter electrode is conductive and acts as a catalyst for a reduction reaction of the redox electrolyte.
  • platinum, carbon, rhodium or ruthenium may be deposited on a glass or a polymer film, or conductive particles may be applied to the glass or the polymer film to form the counter electrode .
  • the redox electrolyte of the solar cell according to the present invention may include a halogen oxidation reduction electrolyte including a halogen compound having a halogen ion as a counter ion and a halogen molecule, a metal redox electrolyte such as ferrocyanide-ferrocyanide, ferrocene-ferricinium ion or a metal complex such as a cobalt complex, an organic oxidation reduction electrolyte such as alkylthiol-alkyldisulfide, viologen dye and hydroquinone-quinone and the like.
  • the redox electrolyte includes a halogen oxidation reduction electrolyte.
  • the halogen molecule of the halogen oxidation reduction electrolyte including the halogen compound-halogen molecule includes an iodine molecule.
  • the halogen compound which has a halogen ion as a counter ion may include halogenated metal salt such as LiI, NaI, KI, CaI 2 , MgI 2 , CuI, halogen organic ammonium salt such as tetraalkylammoniumiodine, imidazoliumiodine, phyridiumiodine, or I 2 .
  • the redox electrolyte may include a solution added with the foregoing materials.
  • a solvent may electrochemically be inactive. More specifically, the solvent may include e.g., acetonitrile, propylenecarbonate, ethylenecarbonate, 3- methoxypropionitrile, methoxyacetonitrile, ethyleneglycol, propyleneglycol, diethyleneglycol, triethyleneglycol, butylolactone, dimethoxyethane, dimethylcarbonate, 1,3- dioxolane, methylformate, 2-methyltetrahydrofurane, 3- methoxy-oxazolidine-2-on, sulforane, tetrahydrofurane, water and the like.
  • the solvent includes acetonitrile, propylenecarbonate, ethylenecarbonate, 3- methoxypropionitrile, ethyleneglycol, 3-methoxy- oxazolidine-2-on, butylolactone, etc.
  • the solvent may be used alone or mixed together.
  • the gel phase positive electrolyte may be formed by adding an electrolyte or an electrolyte solution to a matrix such as oligomer and polymer or by adding an electrolyte or an electrolyte solution to a monomer gelation agent.
  • the concentration of the redox electrolyte may be 0.01 to 99wt%, and more preferably, 0.1 to 30wt%.
  • the solar cell according to the present invention may be manufactured by providing the photoelectric conversion element (negative) having the oxide semiconductor particles carrying the dye and the counter electrode
  • Nl,N3-diphenylbenzene-l, 3-diamine The synthesized 5- bromo-Nl,N3-di (naphthalene-1-yl) -Nl,N3-diphenylbenzene-
  • 1, 3-diamine (2.95g, 5mmol) was melted by THF of 40ml, gradually added with 2Mn-BuLi (7.5ml, 15mmol) at -78 ° C and agitated for one hour at low temperatures.
  • the mixture was gradually added with (Z) -3- (5-bromothiophene-2-yl) -2- cyanoacrylic acid (5.44g, l ⁇ mmol) at -78 ° C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0 ° C to complete the reaction.
  • a compound in the chemical formula 149-a was melted by tetrahydrofurane (THF) and reacted to n-butyllithium and trialkyl borate consecutively at 0 to -100 ° C.
  • the obtained reaction product reacted to a compound in the chemical formula 149-b in THF at 100 to 150 ° C to generate a compound in the chemical formula 149.
  • a compound in the chemical formula 150-a was melted by tetrahydrofurane (THF) and reacted to n-butyllithium and trialkyl borate consecutively at 0 to -100 ° C.
  • the obtained reaction product reacted to a compound in the chemical formula 150-b in THF at 100 to 150 ° C to generate a compound in the chemical formula 150.
  • the compound (2) (1.24g, 1.2mmol) was melted by DMF (20ml), gradually added with phosphorous oxychloride (0.13ml, 1.44mmol) at 0 ° C and agitated for four hours at 80 ° C. After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through column chromatography, (eluent. M.
  • a solar cell was manufactured by using a 12+8/ini TiO 2 transparent layer to evaluate current-voltage properties of the dye compounds according to the present invention.
  • a TiC> 2 paste (solaronix, 13nm paste) was screen-printed to make a first TiO 2 layer in 12 ⁇ m, and a second TiO 2 dispersion layer having a thickness of 8 ⁇ m was made by using another paste (CCIC, HWP-400) for light dispersion.
  • the TiOa double layer was treated by 4OmN TiCl 4 liquid and dried for 30 minutes at 500 ° C.
  • the film was applied with each solution of the dye compounds 1, 6, 8, 28, 95, 127, 142, 147, 148, 149, 150, 161 and 162 (0.3mM dye of 1OmM kenodioxycholic acid containing ethanol) .
  • the dye-absorbed TiO 2 electrode was coupled with a sandwich cell which was heated and sealed, leaving a high temperature molten film (Surlyn
  • the electrolyte liquid used was 0.6M 3-hexyl- 1,2-dimethylimidazolium iodine, 0.04M I 2 , 0.025M LiI, 0.05M guanidium thiocyanate and 0.28M tert-butylpiridine of acetonitrile.
  • the dye according to the present invention provides good molar extinction coefficient, J sc (short-circuit photocurrent density) and photoelectric conversion efficiency to drastically enhance efficiency of a solar cell.
  • a thiophene-based dye according to the present invention may greatly enhance efficiency of a solar cell by providing better molar extinction coefficient, J 3C (short-circuit photocurrent density) and photoelectric conversion efficiency than a conventional metal complex dye and drastically lower dye synthesis cost by being purified without expensive column.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a thiophene-based dye and a preparation thereof, and more particularly, to dye compounds, which are used for a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), and provides better molar extinction coefficient, JSc (short-circuit photocurrent density) and photoelectric conversion efficiency than a conventional dye to enhance efficiency of a solar cell.

Description

NOVEL THIOPHENE-BASED DYE AND PREPARATION THEREOF
[Technical Field]
The present invention ■ relates to a thiophene-based dye and a preparation thereof which is used for a dye- sensitized solar cell.
[Background Art]
Since a research team of Michael Gratzel at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland developed a dye-sensitive nano particle titanium dioxide solar cell in 1991, lots of studies have been conducted on the area. The dye-sensitized solar cell provides higher efficiency and requires significantly lower manufacturing costs than an existing silicon solar cell does, and can possibly replace an existing amorphous silicon solar cell. Unlike a silicon solar cell, the dye- sensitized solar cell is a photoelectrochemical solar cell which includes a dye molecule absorbing visible rays to generate an electron-hole pair and a transition metal oxide transferring a generated electron, as main materials .
Ruthenium metal complexes which are widely used in the dye-sensitized solar cell cost too much while providing high photoelectric conversion efficiency. Recently, it has been found that a metal-free organic dye, which has good properties from the perspective of the light absorption efficiency, stable oxidation- reduction reaction and charge-transfer (CT) absorption within molecules, can be used in the solar cell instead of expensive ruthenium metal complexes. Thus, there have been full-scale studies for the metal-free organic dye.
The organic dye generally includes a structure of electron donor-electron acceptor end groups which are connected by a π-coupling unit. In most of organic dyes, an amine derivative acts as an electron donor and 2- cyanoacrylic acid or rhodanine end groups act as an electron acceptor, both of which are connected by π- coupling system such as metaphosphorus unit or thiophene chain. Typically, a structural change in the amine unit as the electron donor brings about electronic property change, e.g. a light absorption spectrum shifted to blue color, and changes the length of the π-conjugation to adjust the light absorption spectrum and redox potential. However, as most of organic dyes known provide lower conversion efficiency and driving stability than the ruthenium metal complexes do, there has been continuous efforts to develop a new dye that provides better molar extinction coefficient and higher photoelectric conversion efficiency than existing organic dye compounds do, by changing the type or the length of π-conjugation of the electron donor and electron acceptor.
[Disclosure] [Technical Problem] Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide an organic dye which has a better molar extinction coefficient and higher photoelectric conversion efficiency than a conventional metal complex dye does to significantly enhance efficiency of a solar cell, and a preparation thereof.
Also, it is another aspect of the present invention to provide a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element which provides enhanced photoelectric conversion efficiency and good Jsc (short circuit photocurrent density) and molar extinction coefficient by including the dye, and a solar cell having better efficiency.
Additional aspects and/or advantages of the present invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present invention . [Technical Solution]
The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by a thiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 1 below, the thiophene dye comprising [Chemical formula 1]
w herein, Ri is or and X, Y and Z are hydrogen or Ci_3o alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy or Ci_30 heteroalkoxy, independently;
R2 and R3 include hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, C1-30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C6-20 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are C1-.30 alkoxy;
Ari is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of C1-.50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci-50; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10, and sulfur of a thiophene unit is Se or NH if n is at least two.
The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a preparation of a thiophene-based dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1 including a compound in a chemical formula 2 below reacting with n-butyllithium and then with a compound in a chemical formula 3, the preparation comprising
[Chemical formula 2] Arx-Hi
[Chemical formula 3]
R2 R3
wherein Ri, R2, R3, Arx and n are as defined according to claim 1, and Hi and H2 comprise halogen, independently. The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a thienothiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 4 below [Chemical formula 4]
wherein, Ar comprises alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of Ci~50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci-50; comprise hydrogen or alkyl, alkoxy or heteroalkyl of Ci-30;
R2 and R3 comprise hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C6-20 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci-30 alkoxy; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10.
The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a preparation of a dye which is represented by a chemical formula 4 according to claim 4 including a compound in a chemical formula 5 below reacting with n-butyllithium and then with a compound in a chemical formula 6 below [Chemical formula 5]
Ar-H1
[Chemical formula 6]
wherein R1, R2, R3, Ar1 and n are as defined according to claim 1, and H1 and H2 comprise halogen, independently. The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a dithienothiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 7 below [Chemical formula 7]
wherein, Ar is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of Ci-5o which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci-50; Ri is , and X and Y comprise hydrogen or Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy or C1-30 heteroalkoxy, independently;
R2 and R3 comprise hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C6-20 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci-30 alkoxy; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10. The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a preparation of a dithienothiophene-based dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7, the preparation comprising
(1) having a compound of a following chemical formula 8 Suzuki coupling react to a compound of a chemical formula 9 below to make a compound in a following chemical formula 10;
(2) having the compound in the chemical formula 10 react to POCl3 of dimehtylformamide to make a compound in a following chemical formula 11; and (3) having the compound in the chemical formula 11 react to cyanoacetic acid or a compound of a following chemical formula 12 under a presence of piperidine of CH3CN:
[Chemical formula 8] Ar-Br
[Chemical formula 9]
[Chemical formula 10]
[Chemical formula 11]
[ Chemical formula 12 ]
In the chemical formulas 8 to 12, X, Y, R2, R3 and Ar are as defined above.
The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element which comprises oxide semiconductor particles applied with the compound represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7.
The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a dye-sensitized solar cell which comprises the dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element. [Advantageous Effects]
A thiophene-based dye according to the present invention may greatly enhance efficiency of a solar cell by providing better molar extinction coefficient, Jsc (short-circuit photocurrent density) and photoelectric conversion efficiency than a conventional metal complex dye and drastically lower dye synthesis cost by being purified without expensive column. [Mode for Invention]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like elements and repetitive descriptions will be avoided as necessary.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The present inventors have discovered that a dye sensitized solar cell which is manufactured by applying a thiophene dye compound which is represented by chemical formulas 1, 4 and 7 having a new organic dye structure, to oxide semiconductor particles, provides better efficiency with higher photoelectric conversion efficiency, Jsc (short circuit photocurrent density) and molar extinction coefficient than an existing dye- sensitized solar cell does, and have completed the present invention.
An organic dye according to the present invention is represented by a following chemical formula 1, and preferably, has a structure of compounds 1 and 141. [Chemical formula 1]
In the chemical formula 1, Ri, R2, R3, Ari and n are as
defined above. Preferably, Ari includes
or which is substituted or not substituted by at least one of halogen, Ci-10 alkyl or mon, di or triphenylmethyl, and more preferably, one of following compounds 1 to 141.
Compound 1. compound 2.
compound 3. compound 4. compound 5. compound 6. compound 7, compound 8. compound 9. compound 10. compound 11. compound 12. compound 13. compound 14. compound 15. compound 16. compound 18. compound 19. compound 20. compound 21. compound 22. compound 23. compound 24. compound 25. compound 26. compound 27. compound 28. compound 29. compound 30. compound 31 . compound 32. compound 33. compound 34. compound 35. compound 36. compound 37. compound 38.
compound 39. compound 40. compound 41. compound 42. compound 43. compound 44. compound 45. compound 46.
compound 47. compound 48.
compound 51. compound 52. compound 53. compound 54. compound 55. compound 57. compound 58. compound 59. compound 60.
compound 61. compound 62. compound 63. compound 64. compound 65. compound 66.
compound 67. compound 68. compound 69. compound 70. compound 71. compound 72. compound 73. compound 74. compound 75, compound 76. compound 77. compound 78. compound 79. compound 80. compound 81. compound 82. compound 83. compound 85. compound 87. compound 88. compound 89. compound 90. compound 91. compound 92. compound 93. compound 95. compound 96. compound 97. compound 98. compound 99. compound 100. compound 101, compound 102. compound 103. compound 104. compound 105. compound 106. compound 107. compound 108. compound 109. compound 110. compound 111. compound 112. compound 113. compound 114. compound 115. compound 116. compound 117. compound 118. compound 119. compound 121. compound 122. compound 124. compound 125. compound 126. compound 127. compound 128. compound 129. compound 130. compound 131. compound 132.
compound 133. compound 134,
compound 137. compound 138. compound 139. compound 140.
compound 141.
Also, the present invention provides a preparation of the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1. The dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1 may be made by having a compound in a following chemical formula 2 react to n-butyllithium and then to a compound in a following chemical formula 3.
[Chemical formula 2]
[ Chemical formula 3 ]
In the chemical formulas 2 and 3, Ri, R2, R3, Ari and n are as defined in the chemical formula 1.
Hi and H2 include halogen, independently.
More specifically, after melting the compound in the chemical formula 2 with an organic solvent (e.g. tetrahydrofurane (THF) ) , the melted compound may react to n-butyllithium at low temperatures and then with the compound in the chemical formula 3 at the same temperatures to obtain the desired compound in the chemical formula 1. The compound in the chemical formula 2 which is used as a starting material in preparing the compound 1 in the chemical formula 1 may be made by typical methods depending on the type of Ari.
Further, the present invention provides a thiophene- based dye which is represented by a following chemical formula 4.
[Chemical formula 4]
In the chemical formula 4, Ar includes alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or hetero aryl of Ci-50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci-50; be hydrogen or alkyl, alkoxy or heteroalkoxy of Ci-30, indenpendently;
R2 and R3 include hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl or Ci-30 alkoxy, independently, which are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci-30; and n is a positive number from 1 to 10.
Preferably, Ar includes
(here, R' is alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n is a positive number from 0 to 5 and * is a coupling, independently) , rings of aryl and heteroaryl groups may have at least one substituent therein, and the substituent may include alkyl group, alkoxy group, halogen atom, amide group, cyano group, hydroxyl group, nitro group, acyl group, aryl group or heterogryl of Ci-30, independently .
More preferably, the compound in the chemical formula 4 includes one of compounds which are represented by following compounds 142 to 157.
compound 142 compound 143 compound 144 compound 145 compound 146 compound 147
compound 149 compound 150
compound 151 compound 152 compound 153
compound 154
compound 155 compound 156 compound 157
Further, the present invention provides a preparation of the dye represented by the chemical formula 4. The dye which is represented by the chemical formula 4 may be prepared by having a compound in a following chemical formula 5 react to n-butyllithium and then to a compound in a following chemical formula 6.
[Chemical formula 5] Ar-Hi
[Chemical formula 6]
In the chemical formulas 5 and 6, R1, R2, R3, Ari and n are as defined in the chemical formula 4.
Hi and H2 include halogen, independently. More specifically, after melting the compound in the chemical formula 5 with an organic solvent (e.g. tetrahydrofurane (THF) ) , the melted compound may react to n-butyllithium at low temperatures and then with the compound in the chemical formula 6 at the same temperatures to obtain the desired compound in the chemical formula 4.
The compound in the chemical formula 2 which is used as a starting material in preparing the dye in the chemical formula 4 may be prepared by typical methods depending on the type of Ar.
Further, the present invention provides a dithienothiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 7 below. [Chemical formula 7]
In the chemical formula 7, Ar is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of C1-S0 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci_5o;
CN X CN
-^ XOOH
^ X 0OH Y
Ri is or , and X and Y is hydrogen or Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy or Ci-30 heteroalkoxy, independently;
R2 and R3 are halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or Cδ-2o aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci-30 alkoxy; and n is a positive number from 1 to 10.
Preferably, Ar is
(here, R' is alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n is a positive number from 0 to 5 and * is a coupling, independently) , rings of aryl and heteroaryl groups may have at least one sυbstituent therein, and the substituent may include alkyl group, alkoxy group, halogen atom, amide group, cyano group, hydroxyl group, nitro group, acyl group, aryl group or heterogryl of Ci-30, independently.
More preferably, the organic dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7 according to the present invention includes a structure of compounds 158 to 180.
compound 158
compound 159
compound 160 compound 161 compound 162 compound 163
compound 164 compound 165
compound 166 compound 167
compound 168 compound 169 compound 170 compound 171 compound 172
compound 173 compound 174 compound 175 compound 176 compound 177
compound 178 compound 179
compound 180
Further, the present invention provides a preparation of the dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7,
The dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7 may be prepared by 1) having a compound in a chemical formula 8 below Suzuki-coupling-react to a compound in a chemical formula 9 below to make a compound in a chemical formula 10, 2) having the compound in the chemical formula 10 react to POCI3 of dimethylformamide to make a compound in a chemical formula 11 below and 3) having the compound in the chemical formula 11 react to cyanoacetic acid or to a compound in a chemical formula 12 below under a presence of piperidine of CH3CN. A detailed example of the preparation may be represented by a reaction formula 1 below. [Chemical formula 8] Ar-Br [Chemical formula 9]
[Chemical formula 10]
[Chemical formula 11]
[Chemical formula 12] [Reaction formula 1]
In the chemical formulas 8 to 12 and the reaction formula a, Ri to R3, X, Y and Ar are as defined in the chemical formula 7.
In the reaction formula, the compound in the chemical formula 8 which is used as a starting material in preparing the dye in the chemical formula 7 may be prepared by typical methods or may be purchased. Dithienothiophene which is a base of the compound in the chemical formula 9 may be prepared as in a reaction formula b below, which needs relatively short reaction time, and allows a very simple synthesis such as recrystallization without column chromatography (refer to [Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 4007-4015] and [J. Mater. Chem. 1999, 9, 1719-1725] ) .
[Reaction formula b]
C "•uθCulL 2 I ■ <?r-ό
Further, the present invention provides a dye- sensitized photoelectric conversion element. The dye- sensitized photoelectric conversion element includes oxide semiconductor particles carrying the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7. The dye- sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to the present invention may be prepared with conventional dyes to be included in a solar cell, as well as prepared with the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7. Preferably, the dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to the present invention is prepared by forming an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate with the oxide semiconductor particles and then by applying the dye according to the present invention to the thin film.
The substrate which has the oxide semiconductor particles layer according to the present invention preferably has a conductive surface. A commercial substrate may be used. More specifically, the substrate may include a glass or a transparent high molecular material such as polyethyleneterephthalate or polyethersulfone on which a conductive metal oxide layer such as tin oxide including indium, fluorine and antinomy or a metal layer such as steel, silver, gold and the like is formed. The conductivity is preferably 1000Ω and less, and more preferably, 100Ω and less.
The particles of the oxide semiconductor preferably include metal oxide. More specifically, the metal oxide may include titan, tin, zinc, tungsten, zirconium, gallium, indium, yttrium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium and the like. The metal oxide preferably includes titan, tin, zinc, niobium, indium and the like, and more preferably, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and tin oxide and most preferably, titanium dioxide. The oxide semiconductor may be used alone, mixed with others or coated on a surface of a semiconductor.
A diameter of the oxide semiconductor particles is an average of 1 to 500nm, and more preferably, 1 to lOOnm. The oxide semiconductor particles may include large and small diameters combined. Alternatively, the oxide semiconductor particles may include multiple layers.
The oxide semiconductor layer may be formed by spraying oxide semiconductor particles on a substrate, by electrically extracting a semiconductor particles layer from a substrate as an electrode or by applying a paste on a substrate to be dried, cured or fired. The paste includes particles which are created by hydrolyzing a precursor of semiconductor particles such as slurry of semiconductor particles or semiconductor alkoxide and the like. Preferably, the oxide semiconductor layer is formed by applying the paste on the substrate. In this case, the secondary-coagulated oxide semiconductor particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium by a known method to have an average primary diameter of 1 to 200nm to thereby form the slurry.
The dispersion medium which disperses the slurry may vary as long as it disperses the semiconductor particles. More specifically, the dispersion medium may include water, alcohol such as ethanol, ketone such as acetone, acetyl acetone or hydrocarbon such as hexane, which may be mixed and used. Preferably, the dispersion medium includes water since it less changes viscosity of the slurry. A dispersion stabilizer may be used to stabilize dispersion of the oxide semiconductor particles. More specifically, the dispersion stabilizer may include e.g., acid such as acetic acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, acetyl acetone, acrylic acid, polyethyleneglycol, polyvinylalcohol and the like. The substrate which is applied with the slurry may be fired at firing temperatures of 100°C and above, and preferably, 200°C and above. The upper limit of the firing temperatures is the melting point (softening point) of the material, i.e., 900°C, and preferably, 600°C and below. The firing temperatures according to the present invention are not limited particularly, but preferably within 4 hours.
According to the present invention, a thickness of the layer on the substrate may be 1 to 200μm, and preferably, 1 to 50μm. If the substrate is fired, some of the oxide semiconductor particles layer are melted and attached, but do not affect the present invention particularly .
The oxide semiconductor layer may be secondary treated. For example, the layer may be applied with a solution of alkoxide, chloride, nitride and sulfide which are the same metal as a semiconductor, and then dried or fired again to improve performance. The metal alkoxide may include titanethoxide, titaniumisoproepoxide, titan t-butoxide, n-dibutyldiacetyl tin and the like, or an alcohol solution thereof. The chloride may include e.g., titanium tetrachloride, tin tetrachloride, zinc chloride and the like, or an aqueous solution thereof. The obtained oxide semiconductor layer includes particles of the oxide semiconductor.
A method of applying the dye to the oxide semiconductor particles layer according to the present invention is not limited to a particular method. More specifically, the substrate having the oxide semiconductor layer may be dipped into a solution which is made by dissolving the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 with a solvent or dipped into a dispersion solution which is made by dispersing the dye. The concentration of the solution or the dispersion solution may be properly determined depending on the dye. The applying temperature ranges from normal temperatures to the boiling point of the solvent. The applying time ranges from one minute to 48 hours. More specifically, the solvent which dissolves the dye may include e.g., methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, dimethylsulfoxide, dirαethylforrαamide, acetone, t-butanol, etc. The dye concentration of the solution is typically IXlO-5M to IM, and preferably, IXlO-5M to IXlO-1M. Thus, the present invention may provide a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element which includes the oxide semiconductor particles layer.
The dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 according to the present invention may include a single or several dyes mixed. If the dyes are mixed, or other dyes or metal complex dyes may be mixed together. The metal complex dye to be mixed may include e.g., ruthenium complex or triarylmethylium salt thereof, phthalocyanine, porphyrin, etc., but not limited thereto. The organic dye to be mixed may include metal-free phthalocyanine, porphyrine, cyanine, merocyanine, oxonol, triphenylmethane, metin dye such as acrylic acid dye disclosed in WO2002/011213, xanthen dye, azo dye, anthraquinone dye, perylene dye and the like (refer to M. K. Nazeeruddin, A. Kay, I. Rodicio, R. Humphry-Baker, E. Muller, P. Liska, N. Vlachopoulos and M. Gratzel, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 1993, vol. 115, p. 6382) . If at least two dyes are used, the dyes may sequentially be applied to the semiconductor layer, or mixed and melted together to be applied to the semiconductor layer. If the oxide semiconductor particles layer according to the present invention is dipped into the dyes, the layer may be dipped into the dye under the presence of an inclusion compound to prevent the dyes from being bonded to one another. The inclusion compound may include cholic acid such as deoxycholic acid, dehydrodeoxycholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid methylester, cholic acid natrium and the like, a steroid compound such as polethyleneoxide, cholic acid and the like, crown ether, cyclodextrin, calixarene, polyethyleneoxide, etc. After being dipped into the dye, the electrode surface of the semiconductor layer may be treated by an amine compound such as 4-t-butyl pyridine or by a compound such as acetic acid, propionic acid which has an acidic group. For example, the substrate which has the semiconductor particles layer carrying the dye may be dipped into an ethanol solution of amine.
Further, the present invention provides a dye- sensitized solar cell which includes the dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element. The solar cell may be manufactured by a known method by using a conventional photoelectric conversion element as well as using the dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element having the oxide semiconductor particles layer carrying the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7. More specifically, the dye-sensitized solar cell may include an electrode (negative) of a photoelectric conversion element which is formed by applying the dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 to the oxide semiconductor particles layer, a counter electrode (positive), a redox electrolyte, a hole transferring material or a p-type semiconductor.
Preferably, the preparation of the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention includes an operation of coating TiC>2 paste on a transparent conductive substrate, an operation of firing the paste- coated substrate to form a TiO2 layer, an operation of dipping the substrate having the TiO2 layer into a solution including the dissolved dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 to form a TiO2 film electrode having the dye, an operation of providing a second glass substrate including a counter electrode on the TiO2 film electrode, an operation of forming a hole to pass through the second glass substrate and the counter electrode, an operation of coupling the counter electrode and the TiO2 film electrode by heat and pressure, leaving a thermoplastic polymer film therebetween, an operation of injecting an electrolyte to the thermoplastic polymer film interposed between the counter electrode and the TiO2 film electrode through the hole and an operation of sealing the thermoplastic polymer film.
The redox electrolyte, the hole transferring material and the p-type semiconductor may be liquid, coagulate (gel and gel phase), solid, etc. The redox electrolyte, the dissolved salt, the hole transferring material and the p-type semiconductor may be liquid by being dissolved by a solvent or may include normal temperature-molten salt. The redox electrolyte, the hole transferring material and the p-type semiconductor may be coagulate
(gel and gel phase) by being included in a polymer matrix or a monomer gelation agent. The redox electrolyte, the dissolved salt, the hole transferring material and the p- type semiconductor may be solid.
The hole transferring material may include an amine derivative, a conductive polymer such as polyacetylene, polyaniline, polythiophene, a material such as a triphenylene compound using a discotheque liquid crystal phase, etc. The p-type semiconductor may include CuI, CuSCN and the like. Preferably, the counter electrode is conductive and acts as a catalyst for a reduction reaction of the redox electrolyte. For example, platinum, carbon, rhodium or ruthenium may be deposited on a glass or a polymer film, or conductive particles may be applied to the glass or the polymer film to form the counter electrode . The redox electrolyte of the solar cell according to the present invention may include a halogen oxidation reduction electrolyte including a halogen compound having a halogen ion as a counter ion and a halogen molecule, a metal redox electrolyte such as ferrocyanide-ferrocyanide, ferrocene-ferricinium ion or a metal complex such as a cobalt complex, an organic oxidation reduction electrolyte such as alkylthiol-alkyldisulfide, viologen dye and hydroquinone-quinone and the like. Preferably, the redox electrolyte includes a halogen oxidation reduction electrolyte. Preferably, the halogen molecule of the halogen oxidation reduction electrolyte including the halogen compound-halogen molecule includes an iodine molecule. The halogen compound which has a halogen ion as a counter ion may include halogenated metal salt such as LiI, NaI, KI, CaI2, MgI2, CuI, halogen organic ammonium salt such as tetraalkylammoniumiodine, imidazoliumiodine, phyridiumiodine, or I2.
The redox electrolyte may include a solution added with the foregoing materials. In this case, a solvent may electrochemically be inactive. More specifically, the solvent may include e.g., acetonitrile, propylenecarbonate, ethylenecarbonate, 3- methoxypropionitrile, methoxyacetonitrile, ethyleneglycol, propyleneglycol, diethyleneglycol, triethyleneglycol, butylolactone, dimethoxyethane, dimethylcarbonate, 1,3- dioxolane, methylformate, 2-methyltetrahydrofurane, 3- methoxy-oxazolidine-2-on, sulforane, tetrahydrofurane, water and the like. Preferably, the solvent includes acetonitrile, propylenecarbonate, ethylenecarbonate, 3- methoxypropionitrile, ethyleneglycol, 3-methoxy- oxazolidine-2-on, butylolactone, etc. The solvent may be used alone or mixed together. The gel phase positive electrolyte may be formed by adding an electrolyte or an electrolyte solution to a matrix such as oligomer and polymer or by adding an electrolyte or an electrolyte solution to a monomer gelation agent. The concentration of the redox electrolyte may be 0.01 to 99wt%, and more preferably, 0.1 to 30wt%.
The solar cell according to the present invention may be manufactured by providing the photoelectric conversion element (negative) having the oxide semiconductor particles carrying the dye and the counter electrode
(positive) facing the photoelectric conversion element and by injecting the solution including the redox electrolyte therebetween.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention are provided to help understand the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to following exemplary embodiments.
[Exemplary embodiments] Synthesis of dye
All reactions were implemented under argon condition, and all solvents used were distilled by a proper reagent from Sigma-Aldrich . IH NMR spectrum was measured by Varian Mercury 300 spectrometer. Absorbance and emission spectra were measured by Perkin-Elmer Lambda 2S UV- visible spectrophotometer and Perkin LS fluorescence spectrometer, respectively.
[Exemplary embodiment 1] Synthesis of Compound 1 Compound 1
[Reaction formula 1]
n-BιιLι THF
Together with triethylphosphite (25g, 150mmol) , 1- bromo-4-bromomethylbenzene (5g, 20mmol) was put into an agitator to have them react to each other for two hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize triethyl 4- bromobenzylphosphite . The synthesized triethyl 4- bromobenzylphosphite (6.74g, 20mmol), benzophenone (5.13g, 29.16mmol) and potassium tert-butoxide (3.27g, 29.1βmmol) were put into a reactor and melted by THF of 50ml to have them react to each other for four hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize l-bromo-4- (2, 2-diphenylvinyl) benzene . After melted by THF 50ml, l-bromo-4- (2, 2- diphenylvinyl) benzene (6.03g, lδmmol) was gradually added with 2Mn-BuLi (10ml, 20mmol) at -78°C to be agitated for one hour at low temperatures. Again, the mixture was gradually added with (Z) -3- ( 5-bromothiophene-2-yl) -2- cyanoacrylic acid (5.1βg, 20mmol) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C to complete the reaction.
After extracting an organic layer from the mixture with dichloromethane and distilled water, the solvent was removed through a distiller, the organic layer was recrystallized by n-hexane, and dried and purified after filtering sediment (yield 52%) .
1H NMR(CDCl3) : [ppm] = 8.04 (s, IH) , 7.67 (s, IH) , 7.60 (d, 3JHH = 3.6Hz, 2H) , 7.52 (d, 3JHH = 8.4Hz, 2H) , 7.43 (m, 3H) , 7.34 (m, 5H) , 7.19 (dd, 3JHH = 8Hz, 2H) , 7.14 (s, IH) , 7.07 (d, 3JHH = 8.4Hz, 2H) .
[Exemplary embodiment 2] Synthesis of compound 3 Compound 3
[Reaction formula 2]
Oxone
DMF, reflux 12hr
4-bromobenzaldehyde (5g, 27mmol), Nl-phenylbenzene- 1,2-diamine (5.47g, 29.7mmol) and oxone (18.25g,
29.7mmol) were put into a reactor, melted by DMF of 80ml and agitated for 10 hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize
2- (4-bromophenyl) -1-phenyl-lH-benzo [d] imidazole. The synthesized 2- (4-bromophenyl) -1-phenyl-lH- benzo [d] imidazole (β.98g, 20mmol) was melted by THF of
50ml, gradually added with 2Mn-BuLi (11ml, 22mmol) at -
78 °C and agitated for one hour at low temperatures. The mixture was added with (Z) -3- (5-bromothiophene-2-yl) -2- cyanoacrylic acid (5.1βg, 20mmol) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C to complete the reaction. After extracting an organic layer from the mixture with dichloromethane and distilled water, the solvent was removed through a distiller, the organic layer was recrystallized by n-hexane, and dried and purified after filtering sediment (yield 48%) .
1H NMR(CDCl3) : 11.0 (s, IH), 8.16 (s, IH), 7.70 (m, 3H), 7.54 (dd, 3JHH = 8Hz, 4H), 7.3 (s, IH), 7.26 (m, 7H) .
[Exemplary embodiment 3] Synthesis of compound 6 Compound 6
[Reaction formula 3]
l-bromo-4-iodobenzene (5g, 17.67mmol), carbazole (2.9g, 17.67mmol), Cu(O. Oβg, 0.88mmol) and K2CO3 (4.88g, 35.34mmol) were melted by toluene of 30ml and agitated for 10 hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize 9-(4- bromophenyl) -9H-carbazole. The synthesized 9- (4- bromophenyl) -9H-carbazole (4.83g, 15mmol) was melted by
THF of 50ml, gradually added with 2Mn-BuLi (7.5ml,
15mmol) at -78 °C and agitated for one hour at low temperatures. The mixture was added with 3-(5'-bromo- [2, 2' ] bithiophene-5-yl) -2-cyanoacrylic acid (5.44g, lβmmol) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C to complete the reaction.
After extracting an organic layer from the mixture with dichloromethane and distilled water, the solvent was removed through a distiller, the organic layer was recrystallized by n-hexane, and dried and purified after filtering sediment (yield 60%) .
1H NMR(CDCl3) : 8.26 (d, 3JHH = 8Hz, 2H) , 8.01 (m, 3H) , 7.68 (m, 4H) , 7.57 (d, 3JHH = 4Hz, IH) , 7.51 (d, 3JHH = 4Hz, IH) 7.46 (m, 5H) , 7.28 (m, 2H) .
[Exemplary embodiment 4] Synthesis of compound 8 Compound 8
[Reaction formula 4]
1, 3, 5-tribromobenzene (2g, β.35mmol), N- phenylnaphthalene-1-amine (2.79g, 12.7mmol), Cu(0.02g,
0.31mmol) and K2CO3 (1.75g, 12.7mmol) were melted by toluene of 30ml and agitated for 10 hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize 5-bromo-Nl, N3-di (naphthalene-1-yl) -
Nl,N3-diphenylbenzene-l, 3-diamine. The synthesized 5- bromo-Nl,N3-di (naphthalene-1-yl) -Nl,N3-diphenylbenzene-
1, 3-diamine (2.95g, 5mmol) was melted by THF of 40ml, gradually added with 2Mn-BuLi (7.5ml, 15mmol) at -78°C and agitated for one hour at low temperatures. The mixture was gradually added with (Z) -3- (5-bromothiophene-2-yl) -2- cyanoacrylic acid (5.44g, lβmmol) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C to complete the reaction.
After extracting an organic layer from the mixture with dichloromethane and distilled water, the solvent was removed through a distiller, the organic layer was recrystallized by n-hexane, and dried and purified after filtering sediment (yield 57%) .
1H NMR(CDCl3) : 7.98 (m, 3H), 7.85 (d, 3JHH = 8Hz, 2H), 7.79 (d, 3JHH = 8Hz, 2H), 7.42 (m, 8H), 7.33 (m, 3H), 7.2β (d, 3JHH = 4Hz, IH), 7.10 (m, 4H), 6.92 (d, 3JHH = 4Hz, IH), 6.87 (m, 7H), 6.58 (d, 3JHH = 2Hz, IH), 6.41 (s, IH)
[Exemplary embodiments 5 to 7] Synthesis of compounds 2, 4 and 5
Compounds 2, 4 and 5 were prepared by a method similar to those of the exemplary embodiments 1 to 3.
[Exemplary embodiment 8] Synthesis of compound 142 [Compound 142]
[Synthesis scheme] (OH)2 K2CO3 P d(PPhOl4 THF
Together with triethylphosphite (25g, lδOmmol), 1- bromo-4-bromomethylbenzene (5g, 20mmol) was put into an agitator to have them react to each other for two hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize triethyl A- bromobenzylphosphite. The synthesized triethyl 4- bromobenzylphosphite (6.1Aq, 2OmInOl), benzophenone (5.13g, 29.1βmmol) and potassium tert-butoxide (3.27g, 29.1βmmol) were put into a reactor and melted by THF of 50ml to have them react to each other for four hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize l-bromo-4- (2, 2- diphenylvinyl) benzene (1-1) . The synthesized-bromo-4- (2, 2- diphenylvinyl) benzene (1-1) (β.03g, lδmmol) was melted by THF of 50ml, gradually added with 2Mn-BuLi (10ml, 20mmol) at -78 °C and agitated for one hour at low temperatures. The mixture was gradually added with triisopropyl borate (3.76g, 20mmol) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C to thereby synthesize 4- (2, 2- diphenylvinyl) phenylboronic acid (1-2) . The synthesized 4- (2, 2-diphenylvinyl) phenylboronic acid (4.5g, 15mmol) (l-
2), K2CO3 (6.2g, 45mmol) and Pd (PPh3) 4 (0.8βg, 0.75mmol) were melted by THF (60ml), added with (E) -3- (5- bromothieno [3, 2-b] thiophene-2-yl) -2-cyanoacrylic acid
(5.6g, 18mmol) , agitated for four hours at 120°C to complete the reaction. After extracting an organic layer from the mixture with dichloromethane and distilled water, the solvent was removed through an evaporator and the organic layer was recrystallized by n-hexane and dried to collect the compound 142 after the sediment was filtered.
[Exemplary embodiment 9] Synthesis of compound 144 [Compound 144]
[Synthesis scheme] KtBuO Pd(OAc)
Toluene
n -BuLi J ri isoprop yl bo rat e THF HCIΛH2° "
l-bromo-4- (2, 2-diphenylvinyl) benzene (β.03g, 18mmol) and 10, , 10, , -dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) -one (4.26g, 21.6mmol) were put into a reaction container, added with KtBuO(4.84g, 43.2mmol) and Pd (OAc) (0.24g, l.Oδmmol) and melted by toluene (50ml) to have them react to each other for 12 hours at 150°C to thereby synthesize a compound 10- (4- (2, 2-diphenylvinyl) phenyl) -10, , 10, , -dihydroacridin- 9 (8aH) -one (3-1) . The synthesized compound 10-(4-(2,2- diphenylvinyl) phenyl) -10, , 10, , -dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) - one (3-1) (3.2g, 7.08mmol) and triethyl A- bromobenzylphosphite (2.6g, 8.49mmol) were put into a reactor, added with KtBuO (0.95g, 8.49mmol), melted by
THF (50ml) and agitated for four hours at 120°C to synthesize a compound (E) -9- (4-bromobenzylidene) -10- (4-
(2, 2-diphenylvinyl) phenyl) -8a, 9, 10, ,10,,- tetrahydroacridine ( 3-2) . The synthesized compound (E) -9- ( 4-bromobenzylidene) -10- (4- (2,2-diphenylvinyl) phenyl) - 8a, 9, 10, , 10, , -tetrahydroacridine (3-2) (3.5g, 5.78mmol) was melted by THF of 30ml, gradually added with 2Mn-BuLi (3.45g, β.9mmol) at -78°C and agitated for one hour at low temperatures. The mixture was gradually added with triisoprophyl borate (1.29g, β.9mmol) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C to thereby synthesize a compound (E) -4- ( (10- (4- (2, 2-diphenylvinyl) phenyl) - 10, , 10, , -dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) - ylidene) methyl) phenylboronic acid (3-3) . The synthesized compound (E)-4-((10-(4- (2, 2-diphenylvinyl ) phenyl) - 10, , 10, , -dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) - ylidene) methyl) phenylboronic acid (3-3) (2.8g, 4.9mmol), K2CO3(2.03g, 14.7mmol) and Pd ( PPh3) 4 (0.8βg, 0.29mmol) were melted by THF (30ml), added with (E) -3- (5- bromothieno [3, 2-b] thiophene-2-yl) -2-cyanoacrylic acid (5.6g, lδmmol) and agitated for four hours at 120°C to complete the reaction. After extracting an organic layer from the mixture with dichloromethane and distilled water, the solvent was removed through an evaporator and the organic layer was recrystallized by n-hexane, and dried to collect the compound 144 after the sediment was filtered.
[Exemplary embodiment 10] Synthesis of compound 146 [Compound 146]
[Synthesis scheme]
KtBuO Pd(OAc)
Toluene
(OH)2
1-bromobutane (5g, 3β.5mmol) and 10,, 10,,- dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) -one (7.19g, 36.5mmol) were put into a reactor, added with KtBuO(9.8g, 87.6mmol) and Pd(OAc) (0.49g, 2.19mmol) and melted by toluene (60ml) to have them react to one another for 12 hours at 150°C to thereby synthesize a compound 10-butyl-lO, , 10, ,- dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) -one (5-1) . The synthesized compound 10-butyl-lO, ,10, , -dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) -one (5-1) (4.2g, lβ.5mmol) and triethyl 4-bromobenzylphosphite (6.08g, 19.8mmol) were put into a reactor, added with KtBuO (2.22g, 19.8mmol), melted by THF (50ml) and agitated for four hours at 120°C to thereby synthesize a compound (Z)- 9- (4-bromobenzylidene) -10-butyl-8a, 9, 10, , 10, , - tetrahydroacridine ( 5-2 ) . The synthesized compound (Z)-9-
(4-bromobenzylidene) -10-butyl-8a, 9, 10, , 10, , - tetrahydroacridine (5-2) (β.09g, lδmmol) was melted by THF of 50ml, gradually added with Mn-BuLi (9ml, lδmmol) at - 78 °C and agitated for one hour at low temperatures. The mixture was gradually added with triisopropyl borate
(3.38g, 18mmol) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and then additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C to thereby synthesize a compound (Z) -4- ( (10-butyl-lO, , 10, , dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) - ylidene) methyl) phenylboronic acid (5-3) . The synthesized compound (Z) -4- ( ( 10-butyl-lO, , 10, , dihydroacridin-9 (8aH) - ylidene) methyl) phenylboronic acid (5-3) {4.82g, 13mmol) , K2CO3(5.39g, 39mmol) and Pd (PPh3) 4 (0.99g, O.β5mmol) were melted by THF (30ml), added with (E) -3- (5- bromothieno [3, 2-b] thiophene-2-yl) -2-cyanoacrylic acid
(4.08g, 13mmol) and agitated for four hours at 120°C to complete the reaction. After extracting an organic layer from the mixture with dichloromethane and distilled water, the solvent was removed through an evaporator and the organic layer was recrystallized by n-hexane and dried to collect the compound 146 after the sediment was filtered.
[Exemplary embodiment 11] Synthesis of compound 147 [Compound 147]
[Synthesis scheme]
(4-bromo-phenyl) -bis- (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) - amine (0.98g, 1.76mmol), 3-hexylthiophene-2-boronic acid (0.37g, 1.76mmol), tetrakis- (triphenylphos- phine) palladium (0) (O.lg, 0.088mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.73g, 5.28mmol) were mixed, melted by DMF (40ml) and refluxed and agitated for 12 hours under nitrogen gas. After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography to synthesize N- (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) -N- (4- (3- hexylthiophene-2-yl) phenyl) -9, 9-dim-ethyl-9H-fluoren-2- amine (6-1) . (eluent. M. C : Hx = 1:5) IH NMR (CDCl3) : [ppm] = 0.89(m, 3H), 1.29(m, 4H), 1.52 (m, 4H), 2.52 (m, 2H), 1.47(s, 12H), 6.7(d, 3JHH = 2.4Hz, IH), 6.91(d, 3JHH = 2.4Hz, IH), 7.09 (m, 4H), 7.31(m, 4H), 7.38(m, 4H), 7.58 (d, 3JHH = 11.6Hz, 2H), 7.62 (m, 4H) .
The synthesized N- ( 9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) -N- (4- (3-hexylthiophene-2-yl) phenyl) -9, 9-dim-ethyl-9H- fluoren-2-amine (6-1) (0.91g, 1.42mmol) and NBS(O.3g, 1.7mmol) were melted by THF (30ml) and agitated for four hours under nitrogen atmosphere.
After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography to synthesize N- (4- (5-bromo-3-hexylthiophene-2-yl) phenyl) -N- (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) -9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2- amine (6-2) . (eluent. M. C : Hx = 1:5) .
The synthesized N- (4- (5-bromo-3-hexylthiophene-2- yl)phenyl) -N- (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) -9, 9-dimethyl- 9H-fluoren-2-amine (6-2) (1.01g, 1.4mmol), 5- (5, 5- dimethyl-1, 3-dioxan-2-yl) thieno [ 3, 2-b] thiophene-2- ylboronic acid (0.42g, 1.4mmol), tetrakis- (triphenylphos- phine)palladium(O) (O.Oδg, 0.07mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.59g, 4.2βmmol) were melted by THF (40ml) and refluxed and agitated for 12 hours under nitrogen gas. After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography to synthesize N- (4- (5- (5- (5, 5-dimethyl-l, 3-dioxan-2- yl) thieno [3, 2-b] thiophene-2-yl) -3-hexy-lthiophene-2- yl)phenyl) -N- (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) -9, 9-dimethyl- 9H-fluoren-2-amine (6-3) . (eluent. M. C : Hx = 1:4) .
The synthesized N- (4- (5- (5- (5, 5-dimethyl-l, 3-dioxan- 2-yl) thieno [3, 2-b] thiophene-2-yl) -3-hexy-lthiophene-2- yl)phenyl) -N- (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) -9, 9-dimethyl- 9H-f luoren-2-amine (6-3) (1.07g, 1.2mol) was melted by THF (30ml), added with trifluoroacetic acid (0.26ml) and water (ImI) and agitated for four hours under nitrogen atmosphere .
After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography to synthesize 5- (5- (4- (bis (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2- yl) amino) phenyl) -4-hexylthiophene-2-yl) -thieno [3,2- b] thiophene-2-carbaldehyde(6-4) . (eluent. M.C:Hx = 1:1) . The synthesized 5- (5- (4- (bis ( 9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren- 2-yl) amino) phenyl) -4-hexylthiophene-2-yl) -thieno [3,2- b] thiophene-2-carbaldehyde (6-4) (0.89g, l.Ommol), cyanoacetic acid (O.lg, 1.2ramol) and piperidine (0.12ml, 1.2mmol) were melted by acetonitrile (30ml) and refluxed and agitated for four hours.
After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography to synthesize a compound 147. (eluent. EA:MeOH = 10:1)
[Exemplary embodiment 12] Synthesis of Compound 148 [Compound 148]
[Synthesis scheme]
(4-bromo-phenyl) -bis- (9, 9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl) - amine (0.98g, 1.76mmol), 3' , 4-dihexyl-2, 2' -bithiophene-5- ylboronic acid (0.66g, 1.76mmol), tetrakis-
(tripheneylphos-phine)palladium(O) (O.lg, 0.088mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.73g, 5.28mmol) were melted by DMF (40ml) to synthesize a compound 148 with the same method as that in the exemplary embodiment 11.
[Exemplary embodiment 13] Synthesis of a compound of chemical formula 149
[Chemical formula 149]
[Chemical formula 149-a]
[Chemical formula 149-b]
A compound in the chemical formula 149-a was melted by tetrahydrofurane (THF) and reacted to n-butyllithium and trialkyl borate consecutively at 0 to -100°C. The obtained reaction product reacted to a compound in the chemical formula 149-b in THF at 100 to 150°C to generate a compound in the chemical formula 149.
[Exemplary embodiment 14] Synthesis of a compound of chemical formula 150
[Chemical formula 150]
[Chemical formula 150-a]
[Chemical formula 150-b]
A compound in the chemical formula 150-a was melted by tetrahydrofurane (THF) and reacted to n-butyllithium and trialkyl borate consecutively at 0 to -100°C. The obtained reaction product reacted to a compound in the chemical formula 150-b in THF at 100 to 150°C to generate a compound in the chemical formula 150.
[Exemplary embodiment 15] Synthesis of compound 154 [Compound 154]
[Synthesis scheme]
9- (4-bromophenyl) -9H-carbazole (0.5βg, 1.76mmol), 3' , 4-dihexyl-2, 2' -bithiophene-5-ylboronic acid (O.ββg, 1.7βmmol) , tetrakis- (tripheneylphos-phine) palladium (O) (O.lg, 0.088mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.73g, 5.28mmol) were melted by DMF (40ml) to synthesize a compound 154 with the same method as that in the exemplary embodiment 11.
[Exemplary embodiment 16] Synthesis of compound 157 [Compound 157]
[Synthesis scheme]
-
2- (4-bromophenyl) -1-phenyl-lH-benzo [d] imidazole (0.62g, 1.7βmmol), 3' , 4-dihexyl-2, 2' -bithiophen-5- ylboronic acid (0.66g, 1.76mmol), tetrakis- (tripheneylphos-phine) palladium (0) (O.lg, 0.088mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.73g, 5.28mmol) were melted by DMF (40ml) to synthesize a compound 157 with the same method at in the exemplary embodiment 11
[Exemplary embodiment 17] Synthesis of compound 161 [Compound 161]
[Scheme]
PS1PPHJU
THF rsiuxferShr
(1) . Synthesized dithieno [2' , 3' ] thiophene (7g, 35.65mmol) was melted by THF (50ml), gradually added with LDA 2M (39ml) at -78 °C , agitated for one hour at low temperatures, gradually added with trimethyltin chloride
IM (38ml) at -78 "C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C. After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and dried. IH NMR (CDCl3) : [ppm] = 0.58 (s, 9H), 6.98 (d, 3JHH = 4.8Hz, IH), 7.10 (s, IH), 7.18 ( (d, 3JHH = 4 . 8Hz , IH ) .
(2) . 2-trimethyl(dithieno[2' , 3' ] thiophene-2- yl)stannane (0.48g, 1.34mmol), the compound (1) (0.74g,
1.12mmol), and Pd(PPh3)4 (0.065g, 0.056mmol) were melted by THF (40ml) and refluxed for eight hours under nitrogen atmosphere. Then, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through column chromatography, (eluent. M.C:Hx =
1:5) IH NMR(CDCl3) : [ppm] = 0.96 (m, 6H), 1.29 (m, 4H), 1.96 (m, 4H), 2.55 (m, 8H), 2.62 (m, 4H), 6.7 (m, 2H),
6.91 (m, 2H), 6.96 (d, 3JHH = 4.8Hz, IH), 7.08 (d, 3J; HH
4.8Hz, IH), 7.18 (m, 4H), 7.28 (m, 4H), 7.55 (m, 4H), 7.78 (d, 3JHH = 8.8Hz, 2H) .
(3) . The compound (2) (0.09g, 1.2mmol) was melted by DMF (20ml) , gradually added with phosphorous oxychloride (0.13ml, 1.44mmol) at 0°C and agitated for four hours at 80°C. After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through column chromatography. (eluent. M. C : Hx = 1:4) IH NMR(CDCl3) : [ppm] = 0.96 (m, 6H), 1.29 (m, 4H), 1.96 (m, 4H), 2.55 (m, 8H), 2.62 (m, 4H), 6.7 (m, 2H), 6.91 (m, 2H), 7.08 (s, IH), 7.18 (m, 4H), 7.28 (m, 4H), 7.55 (m, 4H), 7.78 (d, 3JHH = 8.8Hz, 2H) , 9.48 (s, IH) . (4) . The compound (3) (0.77mmol), cyanoacetic acid (O.Oδg, 0.93mmol) and piperidine (0.92ml, 0.93mmol) were melted by acetonitril (20ml) and refluxed for four hours under nitrogen atmosphere. An organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography to obtain a compound 161. (eluent. EA : EtOH = 10:1) IH NMR(DMSO) : [ppm] = 0.96 (m, 6H), 1.29 (m, 4H), 1.44 (s, 12H), 1.96 (m, 4H), 2.55 (m, 8H), 2.62 (m, 4H), 6.7 (m, 2H), 6.91 (m, 2H), 6.96 (m, IH), 7.08 (s, IH), 7.20 (m, 4H), 7.28 (m, 4H), 7.53 (m, 4H), 7.82 (d, 3JHH = 8.8Hz, 2H) , 11.51 (s, IH) .
[Exemplary embodiment 18] Synthesis of compound 162 [Compound 162]
[Scheme]
PdPPh5J+
THF rs-iuxferShr
(1) . Synthesized dithieno [2' , 3' ] thiophene (7g, 35.65mmol) was melted by THF (50ml), gradually added with LDA 2M (39ml) at -78 °C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures, gradually added with trimethyltin chloride
IM (38ml) at -78°C, agitated for one hour at low temperatures and additionally agitated for 30 minutes at 0°C. After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and dried. IH NMR(CDCl3) : [ppm] = 0.58 (s, 9H), 6.98 ( (d, 3JHH = 4.8Hz, IH) , 7.10 (s, IH) , 7.18 (d, 3JHH = 4.8Hz, IH) .
(2) . 2-trimethyl (dithieno [2' , 3' ] thiophene-2- yl)stannane (0.48g, 1.34mmol), the compound (1) (Ig, 1.12mmol), and Pd(PPh3J4 (0.065g, 0.05βmmol) were melted by THF (40ml) and refluxed for eight hours under nitrogen atmosphere. Then, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography, (eluent. M. C : Hx = 1:5) IH NMR(CDCl3) : [ppm] = 0.96 (m, 6H), 1.29 (m, 4H), 1.44 (s, 12H), 1.96 (m, 4H), 2.55 (m, 8H), 2.62 (m, 4H), 6.7 (m, 2H), 6.91 (m, 2H), 6.96 (d, 3JHH = 4.8Hz, IH), 7.08 (d, 3JHH = 4.8Hz, IH), 7.18 (m, 4H), 7.38 (m, 6H), 7.55 (m, 4H), 7.82 (d, 3JHH = 8.8Hz, 2H) . (3) . The compound (2) (1.24g, 1.2mmol) was melted by DMF (20ml), gradually added with phosphorous oxychloride (0.13ml, 1.44mmol) at 0°C and agitated for four hours at 80°C. After the agitation, an organic layer was extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through column chromatography, (eluent. M. C : Hx = 1:4) IH NMR(CDCl3) : [ppm] = 0.96 (m, 6H), 1.29 (m, 4H), 1.44 (s, 12H), 1.96 (m, 4H), 2.55 (m, 8H), 2.62 (m, 4H), 6.7 (m, IH), 6.91 (m, 2H), 7.08 (s, IH) , 7.18 (m, 6H) , 7.38 (m, 6H) , 7.54 (m, 4H) , 7.78 (d, 3JHH = 8.8Hz, 2H), 9.51 (s, IH) . (4) . The compound (3) (0.8g, 0.77mmol), cyanoacetic acid (0.08g, 0.93mmol) and piperidine (0.92ml, 0.93mmol) were melted by acetonitril (20ml) and refluxed for four hours under nitrogen atmosphere. An organic layer was then extracted from the mixture by using methylenechloride and water, evaporated and went through a column chromatography to obtain a compound 162. (eluent, EA : EtOH = 10:1) IH NMR(DMSO) : [ppm] = 0.96 (m, 6H), 1.29 (m, 4H), 1.44 (s, 12H), 1.96 (m, 4H), 2.55 (m, 8H), 2.62 (m, 4H), 6.68 (s, IH), 6.91 (m, 2H), 7.08 (m, 2H), 7.15 (m, 6H), 7.32 (m, 6H), 7.55 (m, 4H), 7.80 (d, 3JHH = 8.8Hz, 2H) , 11.51 (s, IH) .
[Exemplary embodiment 19] Synthesis of compound 160 [Compound 160]
^Scheme]
Piperdine
MeCN1 reflux
2-trimethyl (dithieno [2' , 3' ] thiophene-2-yl) stannane (0.48g, 1.34mmol), the compound (1) (0.76g, 1.12mmol), and Pd(PPh3)4 (0.065g, 0.05βmmol) were melted by THF (40ml), and then synthesized and purified according to the synthesis method. Detailed synthesis and purification methods applied to those of the compound 161 according to the exemplary embodiment 17.
[Exemplary embodiment 20] Synthesis of compound 175 [Compound 175]
[Scheme]
2-trimethyl (dithieno [2' ,3' ] thiophene-2-yl) stannane (0.48g, 1.34mmol), the compound (1) (0.73g, 1.12mmol), and Pd(PPh3)4 (0.065g, 0.056mmol) were melted by THF (40ml), and then synthesized and purified according to the synthesis method. Detailed synthesis and purification methods applied to those of the compound 161 according to the exemplary embodiment 17.
[Exemplary embodiment 21] Fabrication of dye- sensitized solar cell
A solar cell was manufactured by using a 12+8/ini TiO2 transparent layer to evaluate current-voltage properties of the dye compounds according to the present invention. A TiC>2 paste (solaronix, 13nm paste) was screen-printed to make a first TiO2 layer in 12μm, and a second TiO2 dispersion layer having a thickness of 8μm was made by using another paste (CCIC, HWP-400) for light dispersion. The TiOa double layer was treated by 4OmN TiCl4 liquid and dried for 30 minutes at 500°C. After cooling the treated film into 60°C, the film was applied with each solution of the dye compounds 1, 6, 8, 28, 95, 127, 142, 147, 148, 149, 150, 161 and 162 (0.3mM dye of 1OmM kenodioxycholic acid containing ethanol) . The dye-absorbed TiO2 electrode was coupled with a sandwich cell which was heated and sealed, leaving a high temperature molten film (Surlyn
1702, 25μm) as a spacer between platinum and counter electrode. The electrolyte liquid used was 0.6M 3-hexyl- 1,2-dimethylimidazolium iodine, 0.04M I2, 0.025M LiI, 0.05M guanidium thiocyanate and 0.28M tert-butylpiridine of acetonitrile.
[Exemplary embodiment 22] Measurement of properties of dye and dye-sensitized solar cell prepared
The properties of the solar cell which was manufactured according to the exemplary embodiment 21 were measured and the result was shown in Table 1. [Table 1]
As seen from the result above, the dye according to the present invention provides good molar extinction coefficient, Jsc (short-circuit photocurrent density) and photoelectric conversion efficiency to drastically enhance efficiency of a solar cell.
Although a few exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these exemplary embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents, [industrial Applicability]
A thiophene-based dye according to the present invention may greatly enhance efficiency of a solar cell by providing better molar extinction coefficient, J3C (short-circuit photocurrent density) and photoelectric conversion efficiency than a conventional metal complex dye and drastically lower dye synthesis cost by being purified without expensive column.

Claims

[CLAIMS]
[Claim l]
A thiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 1 below, the thiophene dye comprising: [Chemical formula 1]
w herein, Ri is or and X, Y and
Z are hydrogen or Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy or Ci-30 heteroalkoxy, independently; R2 and R3 include hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C6-20 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci-30 alkoxy; Ari is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of Ci-50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci-50; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10, and sulfur of a thiophene unit is Se or NH if n is at least two. [Claim 2] The thiophene-based dye according to claim 1, wherein
Ari in the chemical formula 1 comprises
[Claim 3 ]
The thiophene-based dye according to claim 1 , wherein the dye comprises one of those represented as compounds 1 to 141 :
Compound 1. compound 2.
compound 3. compound 4. compound 5. compound 6. compound 7. compound 8. compound 9. compound 10. compound 11. compound 12. compound 13. compound 14. compound 15. compound 16. compound 18. compound 19. compound 20. compound 21. compound 22. compound 23. compound 24. compound 25. compound 26. compound 27. compound 28. compound 29, compound 30. compound 31, compound 32. compound 33. compound 34. compound 35 • compound 36. compound 37 coiiiDound 38.
compound 39. compound 40. compound 41 . compound 42. compound 43. compound 44. compound 45. compound 46.
compound 47. compound 48. compound 49. compound 50. compound 51. compound 52. compound 53. compound 54. compound 55. compound 58. compound 59, compound 60.
compound 61 compound 62. compound 63. compound 64. compound 65. compound 66.
compound 67. compound 68. compound 69. compound 70. compound 71. compound 72. compound 73. compound 74.
compound 76.
compound 79. compound 80.
compound 81. compound 82. compound 83. compound 84. compound 85. compound 87. compound 88. compound 89. compound 90. compound 91. compound 92. compound 93. compound 95. compound 96. compound 97, compound 98, compound 99. compound 100. compound 101, compound 102. compound 103. compound 104. compound 105. compound 106. compound 107. compound 108. compound 109. compound 110. compound 111. compound 112. compound 113. compound 114. compound 115. compound 116. compound 118. compound 119. compound 120. compound 121. compound 122. compound 124. compound 125. compound 126. compound 127. compound 128. compound 129. compound 131. compound 132. compound 133. compound 134. compound 135. compound 136. compound 137. compound 139. compound 140.
compound 141.
[Claim 4]
A preparation of a thiophene-based dye which is represented by the chemical formula 1 according to claim 1 including a compound in a chemical formula 2 below reacting with n-butyllithium and then with a compound in a chemical formula 3, the preparation comprising:
[Chemical formula 2]
Ar1-H1
[Chemical formula 3]
wherein Ri, R2, R3, Ari and n in the chemical formulas 2 and 3 are as defined in the chemical formula 1 according to claim 1, and Hi and H2 comprise halogen, independently.
[Claim 5]
A thienothiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 4 below:
[Chemical formula 4]
wherein, Ar comprises alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of Ci_5o which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci-50;
comprise hydrogen or alkyl, alkoxy or heteroalkyl of Ci-30; F.2 and R3 comprise hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C6-20 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are Ci-30 alkoxy; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10. [Claim β]
The thienothiophene-based dye according to claim 5, wherein Ar is
(here, R' is alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n is an integer number from 0 to 5 and * is a coupling) independently, rings of aryl and heteroaryl groups have at least one substituent therein and the substituent may include an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an amide group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, an acyl group, an aryl group or heterogryl of Ci-30, independently.
[Claim 7]
The thienothiophene-based dye according to claim 5, wherein the compound in the chemical formula 4 comprises one of compounds which are represented as compounds 142 to 157 below; compound 142
compound 143
compound 144
compound 145 compound 146 compound 147 compound 148 compound 149 compound 150 compound 151
compound 152 compound 153 compound 154 compound 155 compound 156 compound 157
[Claim 8 ]
A preparation of a thienothiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 4 according to claim 5 including a compound in a chemical formula 5 below reacting with n-butyllithium and then with a compound in a chemical formula β below: [Chemical formula 5] Ar-Hi [Chemical formula β]
wherein Ri, R2, R3, Arx and n in the chemical formulas 5 and β are as defined in the chemical formula 4 according to claim 5, and Hi and H2 comprise halogen, independently. [Claim 9] A dithienothiophene-based dye which is represented by a chemical formula 7 below: [Chemical formula 7]
wherein, Ar is Ar1 is alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or heteroaryl of Ci-50 which is substituted or not substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, aryl or heteroaryl group of Ci-50;
CN X CN
> ^5 XX)OH
^C 0OH Y
Ri is oorr , and X and Y comprise hydrogen or Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy or Ci_30 heteroalkoxy independently;
R2 and R3 comprise hydrogen, halogen, amide, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, acyl, Ci-30 alkyl, Ci-30 alkoxy, Ci-30 alkylcarbonyl or C6-20 aryl, independently, and these are coupled with each other to form an oxygen-containing hetero ring if they are C1-^0 alkoxy; and n is an integer number from 1 to 10. [Claim 10]
The dithienothiophene-based dye according to claim 9, wherein Ar in the chemical formula 7 comprises
(here, R' is alkyl having 1 to β carbon atoms, n is an integer number from 0 to 5 and * is a coupling) , rings of aryl and heteroaryl groups may have at least one substituent therein, and the substituent may include alkyl group, alkoxy group, halogen atom, amide group, cyano group, hydroxyl group, nitro group, acyl group, aryl group or heterogryl of Ci-30, independently.
[Claim ll]
The dithienothiophene-based dye according to claim 9, wherein the dye represented by the chemical formula 7 comprises one of those represented by compounds 158 to 180 below : compound 158 compound 159 compound 160 compound 161 compound 162 compound 163 compound 164 compound 165 compound 166
compound 167 compound 168
compound 169 compound 170 compound 171
compound 172 compound 173 compound 174
compound 175 compound 176
compound 177 compound 178
compound 179 compound 180
[Claim 12]
A preparation of a dithienothiophene-based dye which is represented by the chemical formula 7 according to claim 9, the preparation comprising:
(1) having a compound of a following chemical formula 8 Suzuki coupling react to a compound of a chemical formula 9 below to make a compound in a following chemical formula 10; (2) having the compound in the chemical formula 10 react to POCl3 of dimehtylformamide to make a compound in a following chemical formula 11; and
(3) having the compound in the chemical formula 11 react to cyanoacetic acid or a compound of a following chemical formula 12 under a presence of piperidine of CH3CN:
[Chemical formula 8] Ar-Br [Chemical formula 9]
[Chemical formula 10]
[Chemical formula 11]
[Chemical formula 12] wherein, X, Y, R2, R3 and Ar are as defined in the chemical formula 7 according to claim 9. [Claim 13]
A dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element which comprises oxide semiconductor particles applied with the dye according to claim 1, 5 or 9. [Claim 14]
The dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to claim 13, wherein the oxide semiconductor particles are applied with a thiophene-based dye under a presence of an inclusion compound. [Claim 15]
The dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to claim 13, wherein the oxide semiconductor particles comprise titanium dioxide as a compulsory component .
[Claim lβ]
The dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to claim 13, wherein the oxide semiconductor particles have an average diameter of 1 to 500nm. [Claim 17]
A dye-sensitized solar cell which comprises the dye- sensitized photoelectric conversion element according to claim 13 as an electrode. [Claim 18]
The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 17, which is prepared by an operation of coating TiO2 paste on a transparent conductive substrate, an operation of firing the paste-coated substrate to form a TiO2 layer, an operation of dipping the substrate having the Tiθ2 layer into a solution including the dissolved dye represented by the chemical formula 1, 4 or 7 to form a TiO2 film electrode having the dye, an operation of providing a second glass substrate including a counter electrode on the TiO2 film electrode, an operation of forming a hole to pass through the second glass substrate and the counter electrode, an operation of coupling the counter electrode and the TiO2 film electrode by heat and pressure, leaving a thermoplastic polymer film therebetween, an operation of injecting an electrolyte to the thermoplastic polymer film interposed between the counter electrode and the TiO2 film electrode through the hole and an operation of sealing the thermoplastic polymer film.
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