Design and development of cyclometalated ruthenium complexes containing thiophenyl-pyridine ligand for dye-sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-65

  Li, Chung Yen ^a   Su, Chaochin ^b   Wang, Hsiou Hsuan ^b,c   Kumaresan, Prabakaran ^a   Hsu, Chia Hsuan ^a   Lee, I Ting ^a   Chang, Wei Chun ^a   Tingare, Yogesh S ^a   Li, Ting Yu ^a   Lin, Chia Feng ^c   Li, Wen Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

2 Benzo b thiophen 2 yl pyridine; Cyclometallated ruthenium complexes; Dye sensitized solar cells; Photovoltaics; Thienyl pyridine ligands; Thiophene

Indexed keywords

2-BENZO[B]THIOPHEN-2-YL-PYRIDINE; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FLUORIDE SUBSTITUTIONS; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOPHYSICAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES;

LIGANDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PYRIDINE; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84881174551     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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