Synthesis and DSSC application of triazole bridged dendrimers with benzoheterazole surface groups

Triazole bridged dendrimers with benzoheterazole surface groups were successfully synthesized in high yields by click chemistry via convergent approach. The photophysical properties of the dendrimers reveal that as the generation increases the light absorption ability also increases. The fluorescence intensity gradually decreases as the dendritic generation increases because of fluorescence quenching due to steric crowding of the dendritic arms. On increasing the number of benzoheterazole unit at periphery, the anodic peak was shifted to higher positive potential in cyclic voltammetry. When the synthesized triazole dendrimers are utilized as an additive in the redox couple of a DSSC, the lower generation dendrimers showed better current generating capacity with higher power conversion efficiency than the higher generation dendrimers.