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Mohammad Solimannejad

Mohammad Solimannejad

Academic rank: Professor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0617-8689
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 6701740031
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Faculty: Science
Address: Arak University
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Research

Title
A periodic DFT study on superior adsorption of an azo dye over B3O3 monolayer
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
B3O3 monolayer; Solar cell; DSSC; DFT study
Year
2023
Journal Colloid & Nanoscience Journal
DOI
Researchers rezvan rahimi ، Mohammad Solimannejad

Abstract

The objectives of this DFT study are to consider the adsorption properties of the 4-[2-[4-(dimethylamino) phenyl] diazenyl]-benzoic acid (p-methyl red) dye molecule on the pristine B3O3 semiconducting layer for potential application in dye-sensitized solar cells. Adsorption of dye molecules on different positions of the B3O3 nanosheet leads to the formation of the complexes with favorable adsorption energy in the range of -0.25 to -1.48 eV and the 50 to 57% percentage of change in band gap energy of the monolayer. The dye molecule is adsorbed in two forms on the B3O3 surface, the complexes of the trans-isomer with a more negative adsorption energy of -1.48 eV being more stable than -1.41 eV of the cis-isomer complexes. By the adsorption of dye molecules on the pristine B3O3 surface, the electronic properties of the surface change a lot, which in this work can be proved with the percentage of the changes in the gap energy of more than 50%. The present study results show that the studied substrate may be suitable for application in dyesensitized solar cells via pairing with a desired dye molecule.