Abstract:
The present invention pertains to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with certain methin dyes. Moreover the present invention pertains to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel methin dyes.
Abstract:
Compounds of the formula (I) and (II) M1, M2 and M3 independently of one another are no bond, a direct bond, CO, O, S, SO, SO2 or NR14; provided that at least one of M1, M2 or M3 is a direct bond, CO, O, S, SO, SO2 or NR14; M4 is a direct bond, CR'3R'4, CS, O, S, SO, or SO2; Y is S or NR18; R1 for example is hydrogen, C3-C8cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl, both of which are optionally substituted; R2 for example is C1-C20alkyl; R'2 has one of the meanings given for R2; R3 and R4 are for example hydrogen, halogen, C1-C20alkyl; R'3, R'4, R'3 and R'4 indepedently of one another have one of the meanings given for R3 and R4; and R5 is for example hydrogen, halogen, C1-C20alkyl; provided that in the compounds of the formula (I) at least two oxime ester groups are present and provided that at least one specified substituent R2 or R'2 is present; exhibit an unexpectedly good performance in photopolymerization reactions.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a photoactive material comprising a donor substance and an acceptor substance, wherein the donor substance comprises or consists of one or more compounds of formula (I) described below, or the acceptor substance comprises or consists of one or more compounds of formula (I) described below, or the donor substance comprises or consists of a first compound of formula (I) described below and the acceptor substance comprises a second compound of formula (I) described below with the proviso that the first and second compound are not the same, as well as to an organic solar cell or photodetector comprising said photoactive material. The present invention also relates to a photoelectric conversion device comprising or consisting of two or more organic solar cells comprising said photoactive material and to compounds of formula (I) as described below for use as donor substance or as acceptor substance in a photoactive material.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a photoactive material comprising a donor substance and an acceptor substance, wherein the donor substance comprises or consists of one or more compounds of formula (I) described herein, or the acceptor substance comprises or consists of one or more compounds of formula (I) described herein, or the donor substance comprises or consists of a first compound of formula (I) described herein and the acceptor substance comprises a second compound of formula (I) described herein with the proviso that the first and second compound are not the same, as well as to an organic solar cell comprising said photoactive material. The present invention also relates to a photoelectric conversion device comprising or consisting of two or more organic solar cells comprising said photoactive material and to compounds of formula (I) as described herein for use as donor substance or as acceptor substance in a photoactive material, Further, the present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (III) as described herein in the synthesis of a compound of formula (I)as described herein.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with certain methin dyes. Moreover the present invention pertains to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel methin dyes.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to salt modified copolymers wherein one of the monomer units contains a quaternized N-atom structure with a polar substituent. The invention further relates to the use of said copolymers as dispersant especially for color filters. The copolymer is made by controlled polymerisation or by conventional polymerization and comprises at least one monomer (MA r ) selected from unsaturated monomers out of the group of acrylates, methacrylates, acrylamides, methacrylamides, styrenic monomers, at least one monomer (MB s ) selected from unsaturated monomers out of the group of acrylates, methacrylates, acrylamides, methacrylamides, styrenic monomers wherein the monomer MB has a quaternized N-atom structure with a polar substituent selected from polyether, polyamine, nitrile, amide, imine, imide, ester, ketone, nitrile, aldehyde, diketone, ketoester, ketoamide, carbonate, carbamate, carbamide, sulfoxide, sulfone, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid groups; or carboxylic acid anion, sulfonic acid anion or phosphoric acid anion groups which is formed as betaine structure r denotes the total number of monomers MA within the structural element (MA r ) and r is > 5, preferred 10-1000, most preferred 10-500; s denotes the total number of monomers MB within the structural element (MB s ) and s is > 1, preferred 2-100, most preferred 2-50.
Abstract:
Compounds of the formula (I), wherein A1 is formula (II); A2 is formula (III); A3 is formula (IV); A4 is formula (V); w, x, y and z independently of each other are an integer from 0-4, provided that the sum of x+y+z is an integer from 2-4, corresponding to the valency of Q; M1, M2, M3 and M4 for example are a direct bond, CO or O; Y for example is a direct bond or S; Q is a (x+y)-valent linking group; R1 is for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl or phenyl or naphthyl; R2 and R'2 for example are is hydrogen or C1-C20alkyl; R3, R4, R'3, R'4, R'3 and R'4 for example are hydrogen, halogen, phenyl, or C1-C20alkyl; and R24 is for example a direct bond; exhibit an unexpectedly good performance in photopolymerization reactions.