facilitating the DSSC to efficiently convert solar light
to electricity. Dyes D1eD4 produce maximum external quantum
efficiencies of around 60% while dye D5 reaches only 41% at
480 nm.
Fig. 6shows the current-density (Jsc) vs voltage (VOC) curves of
the five cells under AM 1.5G simulated solar illumination at an
intensity of 100 mW cm
2
. The DSSCs based on hydrazone D-D-p-A
type dyes D1eD5 showedJsc values from 4.22 (D5) to 7.90 (D2)