A pyrene photoluminescent layer is coated on the front side of a dye-sensitized solar cell to enhance the power conversion efficiency. The power conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell coated with a pyrene photoluminescent layer improves from 9.12 ± 0.06% to 10.30 ± 0.11% (an improvement of 12.94%).

This paper presents the study of photoluminescent properties molecular compositions consisting melanin and an electron-acceptor material – fullerene derivative, [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). These have not been studied well are promising for electronics natural materials, in particular, organic solar cells. The novelty this work relates to photoluminescence spectra obtained...

Photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy is a contactless characterization technique that can provide valuable information about the surface and bulk recombination parameters of a semiconductor device, distinct from other sorts of photoluminescent measurements. For this technique, a temperature-tuned light emitting diode (LED) has several advantages over other light sources. The large radiatio...

[structure: see text] A series of novel extended pi-conjugated twin molecules based on 10,15-dihydro-5H-diindeno[1,2-alpha;1',2'-c]fluorene (truxene) have been prepared via Pd(0)-catalyzed Suzuki coupling, Sonogashira coupling, and McMurry reactions, respectively. 9,9'-Spirobifluorenylene, ethynylene, and vinylene groups as the bridge are introduced to connect both truxene moieties to understan...

A bright blue fluorescent graphene oxide that originates from passivation of surface reactive sites by amide formation and ring-opening amination of epoxide has been prepared. The surface polarity and charges of the fluorescent graphene oxide can synchronously be tuned by varying the used alkylamines.

Many cyclophanes have been investigated in dilute solution, where their internal cavities are accessible for supramolecular interactions. However, their photophysical properties in the solid state remain largely unexplored. We here report a new mechanoand thermoresponsive luminescent cyclophane that is comprised of two 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene moieties and features two hexaethylene gly...

Unprecedented two homochiral Cd(ii) enantiomers [Cd(dtba)(bpp)]n (1: 1P and 1M) (H2dtba = 2,2'-dithiodibenzoic acid, bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane), were obtained by self-assembly with mixed achiral flexible ligands. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that complexes 1P and 1M crystallize in trigonal space groups P3121 and P3221, respectively. The compounds are optically active,...

A rare-earth free red emitting β-Zn3B2O6:Mn(2+) phosphor was prepared by a solid-state reaction method. The crystal structure, photoluminescent and cathodoluminescent properties of β-Zn3B2O6:Mn(2+) were systematically investigated. The absorption and photoluminescence excitation spectra confirm that β-Zn3B2O6:Mn(2+) matches the UV LED chip. Under UV light and low-voltage electron beam excitatio...