title: A strategy to design novel structure photochromic sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: Two sensitizers with novel structure were designed and synthetized by introducing photochromic bisthienylethene (BTE) group into the conjugated system. Thanks to the photochromic effect the sensitizers have under ultraviolet and visible light, the conjugated bridge can be restructured and the resulting two photoisomers showed different behaviors in photovoltaic devices. This opens up a new research way for the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science &Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Wenjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science &Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Jiaxing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science &Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science &Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science &Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Jiayu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science &Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science &Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Jianli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hua