Issue 70, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Ru complexes of thienyl-functionalized dipyrrins as NCS-free sensitizers for the dye-sensitized solar cell†

Guocan Li,a   Paolo G. Bomben,b   Kiyoshi C. D. Robson,b   Serge I. Gorelsky,*c   Curtis P. Berlinguette*b  and  Michael Shatruk*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA
E-mail: shatruk@chem.fsu.edu
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b Department of Chemistry, and the Centre for Advanced Solar Materials, University of Calgary, Calgary AB, Canada
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c Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
E-mail: sgorelsk@uottawa.ca
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Tel: +1 613 562 5800

Abstract

We report the first case of Ru(II) dipyrrinates employed as dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells. These complexes exhibit panchromatic light harvesting that results in significant DSSC current densities, rendering them promising for photovoltaic applications. Adjustment of the lowest excited state energy is required to boost the power conversion efficiency.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC34311H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 May 2012
Accepted
09 Jul 2012
First published
11 Jul 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8790-8792

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Ru complexes of thienyl-functionalized dipyrrins as NCS-free sensitizers for the dye-sensitized solar cell

G. Li, P. G. Bomben, K. C. D. Robson, S. I. Gorelsky, C. P. Berlinguette and M. Shatruk, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 8790 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC34311H

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