Abstract
To date β-aryloxy-substituted designs have led to the best results in phthalocyanine-sensitized solar cells (Pc-SCs) because of their low aggregation properties. By incorporating the bulky semiflexible 2,6-diphenylphenoxy group at three α-positions of the Pc, different regioisomers were separated by column chromatography and their photovoltaic performance was thoroughly studied. Efficiencies in the range of 1.9-4.1 % were found, thus demonstrating the importance of the steric interaction between the substituents and the semiconductor surface, also in the case of bulky semiflexible substituents. It was discovered that regioisomers which presented greater steric hindrance around the anchoring group, had lower adsorption densities, and, consequently, lower short-circuit photocurrents (Jsc ) and efficiencies.
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