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. 2023 Oct 2;8(41):38748–38765. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c06271

Table 1. DSSCs Performance of Different Semiconducting Oxides as Photoanode Material with Several Synthesized Derivatives of Quinone-based Photosensitizer from the Literature along with NO2Lw Photosensitizer.

Photoanode Material Photosensitizer λmax (nm) E0–0 (eV) Voc (V) Jsc (mA/cm2) FF PCE (%) Ref.
TiO2 2-chloro-3[(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)amino]naphthalene-1,4-dione (2AMP) 458 2.42 0.54 0.69 61 0.22 (59)
TiO2 2-chloro-3[(pyridine-3-ylmethyl)amino]naphthalene-1,4-dione (3AMP) 460 2.33 0.51 0.65 83 0.27 (59)
TiO2 2-chloro-3[(2-pyridine-2-ylethyl)amino)]naphthalene-1,4-dione (2AEP) 466 2.37 0.50 0.53 54 0.14 (59)
ZnO 2-chloro-3[(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)amino]naphthalene-1,4-dione (2AMP) 458 2.42 0.53 0.68 60 0.22 (59)
ZnO 2-chloro-3[(pyridine-3-ylmethyl)amino]naphthalene-1,4-dione (3AMP) 460 2.33 0.52 0.64 69 0.23 (59)
ZnO 2-chloro-3[(2-pyridine-2-ylethyl)amino)]naphthalene-1,4-dione (2AEP) 466 2.37 0.30 0.57 66 0.11 (59)
TiO2 2-hydroxy-3-[phenyl(phenylamino)methyl] naphthalene-1,4-dione (4a) 411 2.68 0.29 0.035 50 – (57)
ZnO 4-(3-chloro-1,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-ylamino) benzoic acid 482 2.75 0.392 3.196 60 0.75 (60)
TiO2 2-hydroxy-3-[(4-methoxyphenyl](p-tolylamino)methyl] naphthalene-1,4-dione (4-OMe) 456 2.20 0.36 0.053 57 0.01 (58)
TiO2 2-hydroxy-3-[p-toly (p-tolylamino)methyl] naphthalene-1,4-dione (4-Me) 444 2.20 0.37 0.045 56 0.009 (58)
TiO2 2-[(4-Bromophenyl) (p-tolylamino)methy]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione (4-Br) 454 2.30 0.34 0.034 58 0.007 (58)
TiO2 2-[(2-Chlorophenyl) (p-tolylamino)methy]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione (2-Cl) 433 2.30 0.31 0.026 54 0.004 (58)
TiO2 2-[(2,4-Dichlorophenyl) (p-tolylamino)methy]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione (2,4-diCl) 455 2.30 0.26 0.022 46 0.003 (58)
TiO2 NR (300 °C) 2-bromo-3-(methylamino)naphthalene-1,4-dione (BrA1) 471 2.33 0.50 0.48 44 0.10 (61)
TiO2 NR (400 °C) 2-bromo-3-(methylamino)naphthalene-1,4-dione (BrA1) 471 2.33 0.55 0.60 48 0.16 (61)
TiO2 NR (500 °C) 2-bromo-3-(methylamino)naphthalene-1,4-dione (BrA1) 471 2.33 0.52 0.63 46 0.15 (61)
TiO2 NR (600 °C) 2-bromo-3-(methylamino)naphthalene-1,4-dione (BrA1) 471 2.33 0.51 0.55 40 0.11 (61)
ZrO2 6-methyl-5H-benzo[α]phenothiazin-5-one 477 1.88 0.42 3.01 20 1.64 (62)
ZnO 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 462 – 0.52 1.80 62 0.56 (63)
TiO2 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 410 2.70 0.54 0.92 50 0.31 (64)
TiO2 3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxyimino) naphthalen -1 (4H)-one (LwOx) 407 2.85 0.41 0.28 37 0.04 (65)
TiO2 3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxyimino)-2- methylnaphthalen -1(4H)-one (PthOx) 413 2.71 0.28 0.15 32 0.01 (65)
TiO2 2-chloro-3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxyimino) naphthalen-1(4H)-one (Cl_LwOx) 402 2.87 0.47 0.78 38 0.14 (65)
ZnO 2-propylamine-1,4-naphthoquinone (HA3) 452 – 0.29 1.21 35 0.12 (66)
ZnO 2-butylamino-1,4-naphthoquinone (HA4) 452 – 0.32 0.71 38 0.09 (66)
ZnO 2-bromo-3-propylamino-1,4-naphthoquinone (BrA3) 471 – 0.33 1.01 39 0.13 (66)
ZnO 2-bromo-3-butylamino-1,4-naphthoquinone (BrA4) 471 – 0.31 1.66 38 0.20 (66)
TiO2 10-Chloro-6-methyl-5H benzo[α]phenoxazin-5-one (BPO_Cl) 451 2.49 0.56 0.430 – – (67)
TiO2 6-methyl-5H-benzo[α]phenoxazin-5-one (BPO) 440 2.52 0.53 0.440 – – (67)
TiO2 6-methyl-5H-benzo[α]phenothiazin-5-one (BPT) 474 2.33 0.49 0.240 – – (67)
ZnO 2-((thiophen-2-yl)methylamino)-3-chloro-naphthalene-1,4-dione (AMT) 464 – 0.21 0.17 60 0.02 (68)
ZnO 2-((thiophen-2-yl)ethylamino)-3-chloro-naphthalene-1,4-dione (AET) 469 – 0.22 0.22 59 0.03 (68)
TiO2 2-((thiophen-2-yl)methylamino)-3-chloro-naphthalene-1,4-dione (AMT) 464 – 0.41 1.73 33 0.23 (68)
TiO2 2-((thiophen-2-yl)ethylamino)-3-chloro-naphthalene-1,4-dione (AET) 469 – 0.42 1.73 44 0.32 (68)
TiO2 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone – – 0.66 2.21 63 0.93 (69)
P-type NiO KuQCH3 – 2.17 0.90 0.74 35 0.02 (70)
P-type NiO KuQ3CO2H – 2.21 0.92 0.74 35 0.02 (70)
P-type NiO KuQ8CO2H – 2.19 0.99 0.63 36 0.02 (70)
TiO2 2-hydroxy-3-nitronaphthalene-1,4-dione (NO2Lw) 391 2.87 0.44 0.82 40 0.14 present study
ZnO 2-hydroxy-3-nitronaphthalene-1,4-dione (NO2Lw) 391 2.87 0.23 0.31 32 0.02 present study
Nb2O5 2-hydroxy-3-nitronaphthalene-1,4-dione (NO2Lw) 391 2.87 0.24 0.16 42 0.01 present study