Neutral, panchromatic Ru(II) terpyridine sensitizers bearing pyridine pyrazolate chelates with superior DSSC performance.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Chen, Bo-So; Chen, Kellen; Hong, Yi-Huan; Liu, Wei-Hsin; Li, Tsung-Hui; Lai, Chin-Hung; Chou, Pi-Tai; Chi, Yun; Lee, Gene-Hsiang
- Source
- Chemical Communications. Oct2009, Vol. 2009 Issue 39, p5844-5846. 3p.
- Subject
- *RUTHENIUM compounds
*PYRIDINE
*PYRAZOLES
*CHELATES
*HETEROCYCLIC compounds
- Language
- ISSN
- 1359-7345
A new series of neutral, panchromatic Ru(ii) terpyridine sensitizers (PRT1–PRT4) exhibit much higher molar extinction coefficients at 400–550 nm and superior DSSC performance in terms of conversion efficiency (η= 10.05 for PRT4) and stability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]