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High molar extinction coefficient ruthenium sensitizers for thin film dye-sensitized solar cells

Authors
Jang, S.-R.Yum, J.-H.Klein, C.Kim, K.-J.Wagner, P.Officer, D.Grätzel, M.Nazeeruddin, M.K.
Issue Date
2009
Citation
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, v.113, no.5, pp.1998 - 2003
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Journal Title
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume
113
Number
5
Start Page
1998
End Page
2003
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/121910
DOI
10.1021/jp8077562
ISSN
1932-7447
Abstract
We present two sensitizers, Ru(4,4'-dicarboxyvinyl)-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'- dinonyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(NCS) 2 (K9) and Ru(4,4'- dicarboxy(phenylethenyl)-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-dinonyl-2,2'-bipyridine)(NCS) 2 (K23), which were synthesized and characterized by analytical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical impedance measurements. The two sensitizers that contain hydrophobic alkyl chains and an extended p-conjugation bridge between carboxylic acid groups and the ruthenium chromophore center exhibit enhanced red response and higher molar extinction coefficients when compared to the Ru(4,4'-dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-dinonyl-2,2'- bipyridine)(NCS) 2 (Z907) sensitizer. The performances of the K9, K23, and Z907 sensitizers in nanocrystalline TiO 2-based thin film solar cells were studied using transparent 2.6-μm-thick mesoporous layers, which show short-circuit photocurrent densities (Jsc) of 7.80, 8.31, and 7.16 mA/cm 2, corresponding to overall conversion efficiencies of 4.14, 4.41, and 4.06%, respectively. The increase in the Jsc of the cells with K9 and K23 with respect to that with Z907 is due to the enhanced molar extinction coefficient of the new sensitizers. The incident monochromatic photon-to-current conversion efficiency for the K23 is plotted as a function of excitation wavelength show in the plateau region 79% and even at 700 nm 69%. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
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