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The Adsorption of Ru-Based Dyes on the TiO2 Surface to Enhance the Photovoltaic Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Devices
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Adsorption of mononuclear tris(bipyridine) ruthenium(II) complexes and binuclear tris(bipyridine) ruthenium(II) complexes equipped with carboxyl groups (-COOH) on the (111) surface of TiO2 crystal in anatase form was modeled using Monte Carlo simulations, applying the Universal force field. It was shown that the adsorption efficiency of the ruthenium-based dyes on the TiO2 surface depends on the position of the anchoring -COOH group in the molecular structure. The increase in the number of possible anchor groups in the dyes increases their ability to deposit on the surface of semiconductors. The chemisorbed molecules, such as mononuclear tris(bipyridine) ruthenium(II) complexes with the -COOH group in para position (RuLp) and binuclear tris(bipyridine) ruthenium(II) complexes called B3 with two anchoring -COOH groups and phenyl in the spacer, interact with the adsorber and other neighboring dyes, changing their electron and optical properties. The obtained computational results help to explain the behavior of the dyes on the TiO2 surface, giving impact on their DSSC applications.
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Małgorzata Makowska-janusik dr hab.
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Katarzyna Filipecka-Szymczyk
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Maciej Zalas dr hab.
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- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
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MOLECULES
no. 30,
ISSN: 1420-3049 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2025
- Bibliographic description:
- Makowska-janusik M., Filipecka-Szymczyk K., Pelczarski D., Stampor W., Zalas M.: The Adsorption of Ru-Based Dyes on the TiO2 Surface to Enhance the Photovoltaic Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Devices// MOLECULES -,iss. 6 (2025), s.1312-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/molecules30061312
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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