Photovoltaic, thermal, fluorescence and aggregation properties of non-peripherally metallophthalocyanines bearing four 3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy substituents

Abstract

In this study, a non-peripheral phthalonitrile compound was prepared as a starting material. Then this 3,4-dimethoxymethoxy substituted non-peripheral phthalonitrile compound was reacted with Co, Zn and Cu salts. Non-peripheral phthalocyanine compounds were prepared using an easy and practical method. The fluorescence spectra of the zinc phthalocyanine compound were measured in tetrahydrofuran. Aggregation studies showed the compliance with the lambert-beer law in the concentration range studied for non-peripheral phthalocyanine compounds. Thermogravimetric (TG) analyses showed that the compounds were stable. The photovoltaic performance of these phthalocyanine compounds was measured as current density-voltage (J-V). The calculated power conversion effects showed that these compounds had the potential to be used for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) structures.