Synthesis of novel dinuclear ruthenium polypyridine dye for dye-sensitized solar cells application

M. Zalas; B. Gierczyk; Maciej Klein; K. Siuzdak; T. Pędziński; T. Łuczak

doi:10.1016/j.poly.2013.09.023

Synthesis of novel dinuclear ruthenium polypyridine dye for dye-sensitized solar cells application

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A new dinuclear ruthenium(II) polypyridine complex has been successfully synthesized. The new compound has been characterized by spectroscopic and electrochemical methods. Its potential application as a sensitizing dye in dye-sensitized solar cells has been checked under AM 1.5 G irradiation conditions (100 mW cm−2) and its performance was compared to that of a commercially available mononuclear analogous dye. The overall light-to-electricity conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic device sensitized by the new dinuclear dye has been found to be over 2.5 times lower than that sensitized by the commercial analogue, despite a much higher extinction coefficient of the former dye. The probable reasons for the lower photovoltaic activity are discussed.

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M. Zalas
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Faculty of Chemistry
B. Gierczyk
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Faculty of Chemistry
Maciej Klein
K. Siuzdak
- Polish Academy of Sciences .
T. Pędziński
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Faculty of Chemistry
T. Łuczak
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Faculty of Chemistry

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Category:: Articles
Type:: artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:: POLYHEDRON no. 67, pages 381 - 387,
ISSN: 0277-5387
Language:: English
Publication year:: 2014
Bibliographic description:: Zalas M., Gierczyk B., Klein M., Siuzdak K., Pędziński ., Łuczak T.: Synthesis of novel dinuclear ruthenium polypyridine dye for dye-sensitized solar cells application// POLYHEDRON. -Vol. 67, (2014), s.381-387
DOI:: Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.poly.2013.09.023
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