Issue 52, 2016

A high efficiency ruthenium(ii) tris-heteroleptic dye containing 4,7-dicarbazole-1,10-phenanthroline for nanocrystalline solar cells

Abstract

The tris-heteroleptic polypyridyl ruthenium(II) dye, cis-[Ru(cbz2-phen)(dcbH2)(NCS)2], cbz2-phen = 4,7-dicarbazole-1,10-phenanthroline and dcbH2 = 4,4′-dicarboxylic acid 2,2′-bipyridine, was designed, synthesized, purified via liquid chromatography and characterized using 1H NMR, FTIR, cyclic voltammetry, absorption and emission spectroscopy. The compound exhibits broad and intense MLCT bands that overlap the visible spectrum and it is capable of sensitizing TiO2 films. The energy levels of cis-[Ru(cbz2-phen)(dcbH2)(NCS)2] are adequate for its use in DSSCs. The solar cells prepared using this dye achieved a performance that surpasses N3 dye under the same conditions. The introduction of the extended π-conjugated carbazole substituent at the 4 and 7 positions of 1,10-phenanthroline increases the IPCE and the overall solar cell efficiency. The high performance is ascribed to the HOMO stabilization and to the increase in electron delocalization of the triplet excited state, which favors the electron injection via singlet and triplet pathways.

Graphical abstract: A high efficiency ruthenium(ii) tris-heteroleptic dye containing 4,7-dicarbazole-1,10-phenanthroline for nanocrystalline solar cells

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 ⵉⴱⵔ 2016
Accepted
02 ⵎⴰⵢ 2016
First published
04 ⵎⴰⵢ 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 46487-46494

A high efficiency ruthenium(II) tris-heteroleptic dye containing 4,7-dicarbazole-1,10-phenanthroline for nanocrystalline solar cells

A. V. Müller, L. D. Ramos, K. P. M. Frin, K. T. de Oliveira and A. S. Polo, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 46487 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA08666G

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