Evaluation of a ruthenium oxyquinolate architecture for dye-sensitized solar cells

Helen C. Zhao; Joseph P. Harney; Yu Ting Huang; Jun Ho Yum; Md K. Nazeeruddin; Michael Grätzel; Ming Kang Tsai; Jonathan Rochford

doi:10.1021/ic201375k

Evaluation of a ruthenium oxyquinolate architecture for dye-sensitized solar cells

Helen C. Zhao
, Joseph P. Harney
, Yu Ting Huang
, Jun Ho Yum
, Md K. Nazeeruddin
, Michael Grätzel
, Ming Kang Tsai
, Jonathan Rochford^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Chemistry

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Synthesis of the [Ru(dcbpy) ₂(OQN)] ⁺ complex is reported in which dcbpy and OQN ^- are the bidentate 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridyl and 8-oxyquinolate ligands, respectively. Spectroscopic, electrochemical, and theoretical analyses are indicative of extensive Ru(OQN) molecular orbital overlap due to degenerate Ru d(π) and OQN p(π) mixing. [Ru(dcbpy) ₂(OQN)] ⁺ displays spectroscopic properties remarkably similar to those of the N3 dye, making it a promising candidate for application in dye-sensitized solar cell devices. However, its solar power conversion efficiency requires further optimization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ic201375k
Publication status	Published - 2012 Jan 2

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