Highly Efficient Light-Harvesting Ruthenium Sensitizer for Thin-Film Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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作者
Chen, Chia-Yuan [1 ]
Wang, Mingkui [2 ]
Li, Jheng-Ying [1 ]
Pootrakulchote, Nuttapol [2 ]
Alibabaei, Leila [2 ]
Ngoc-le, Cevey-ha [2 ]
Decoppet, Jean-David [2 ]
Tsai, Jia-Hung [1 ]
Graetzel, Carole [2 ]
Wu, Chun-Guey [1 ]
Zakeeruddin, Shaik M. [2 ]
Graetzel, Michael [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Cent Univ, Dept Chem, Jhongli 32001, Taiwan
[2] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Lab Photon & Interfaces, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
solar cell; ruthenium; sensitizer; thiophene; impedance spectroscopy; photovoltage transient spectroscopy; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT SENSITIZER; CONJUGATED BIPYRIDINE; TIO2; FILMS; PERFORMANCE; ABSORPTIVITY; RECOMBINATION; ELECTROLYTE; COMPLEXES; ENHANCE; DESIGN;
D O I
10.1021/nn900756s
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A high molar extinction coefficient heteroleptic ruthenium complex, incorporating an electron-rich hexylthio-terminal chain, has been synthesized and demonstrated as an efficient sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells. With this new sensitizer excellent power conversion efficiency is 11.5% and 4.7% obtained under an irradiation of full sunlight (air mass 1.5 global) in combination with a volatility electrolyte and solid state hole transporting material, respectively. The devices with low volatility electrolyte showed good stability under visible-light soaking at 60 degrees C during 1000 h of accelerated tests.
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页码:3103 / 3109
页数:7
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