title: Characterization of photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel ruthenium complex having a bisdemethoxycurcumin as a ligand.
abstract: The first example of a ruthenium sensitizer (TUS-22) having a natural dye, bisdemethoxycurcumin, as a ligand has been synthesized. The dye-sensitized solar cell based on this novel dye showed 5.8% conversion efficiency under AM 1.5 (100 mW/cm(2)) irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 12-1, Ichigaya-Funagawara, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-0826, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D003474:Curcumin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D036381:Diarylheptanoids; D058266:Dielectric Spectroscopy; D008024:Ligands; D010777:Photochemistry; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012993:Solar Energy
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D036381:Diarylheptanoids; D008024:Ligands; C034786:bisdemethoxycurcumin; D012428:Ruthenium; D003474:Curcumin