Babu, D.D.Adhikari, A.V.2020-03-312020-03-312016Advanced Science Letters, 2016, Vol.22, 1, pp.36-39https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/12105A new donor-?-bridge-acceptor (D- ? -A) based sensitizer comprising of indole moiety in the donor segment, thiophene as ? spacer and 2-phenylacetic acid as an acceptor unit was designed and synthesized. It was characterized using FTIR, NMR, MS and elemental analyses. Its photophysical and electrochemcial properties were studied by UV-vis spectrometry and cyclic voltammetry, respectively. DFT simulations were also carried out using TURBOMOLE software package. 2016 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.Molecular engineering and theoretical investigation of metal-free organic Chromophores for dye-sensitized solar cellsArticle