| Title | Novel triphenylamine-modified ruthenium(II) terpyridine complexes for nickel oxide-based cathodic dye-sensitized solar cells |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Wood, CJ, Robson, KCD, Elliott, PIP, Berlinguette, CP, Gibson, EA |
| Journal | RSC ADVANCES |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pagination | 5782-5791 |
| ISSN | 2046-2069 |
| Abstract | A pair of ruthenium based donor-pi-chromophore sensitizers (K1 and K2) have been synthesized for use in NiO based p-type dye sensitized solar cells (p-DSCs). The optical and electrochemical properties of these dyes were determined experimentally and interpreted by DFT modelling. NiO p-DSC devices incorporating these dyes gave photocurrents of 2.9 for K1 and 2.0 mA cm(-2) for K2 (IPCE of 14% and 9%); this is a vast improvement on the photocurrents of p-DSC devices incorporating `traditional' ruthenium sensitizers. |
| DOI | 10.1039/c3ra44690e |
