Thiocyanate-free cyclometalated ruthenium sensitizers for solar cells based on heteroaromatic-substituted 2-arylpyridines.
The first examples of thiocyanate-free thiophene-substituted Ru(II) cyclometalated complexes, based on thiophene-derived 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridine ligands, are presented and investigated as photosensitizers in DSCs. Upon thiophene substitution the complexes presented enhanced optical properties compared to the reference dye with no thiophene substitution. DSCs based on the dithienyl-derived dye showed power conversion efficiencies up to 5.7%, more than twice that containing the complex without the thiophene substitution.
Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center - MIB-Solar, Department of Materials Science, Via Cozzi 53, I-20125, Milano, Italy. alessandro.abbotto@mater.unimib.it
Alessandro
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Abbotto
Carmine
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Coluccini
Elisa
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Dell'Orto
Norberto
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Manfredi
Vanira
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Trifiletti
Matteo M
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Salamone
Riccardo
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Ruffo
Maurizio
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Acciarri
Alessia
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Colombo
Claudia
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Dragonetti
Stefania
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Ordanini
Dominique
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Roberto
Adriana
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Valore