title: Efficient ruthenium sensitizer with an extended π-conjugated terpyridine ligand for dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: A ruthenium sensitizer with an extended π-conjugated terpyridine (TUS-42) has been synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Upon extension of the π-conjugated system of the terpyridine ligand, the conversion efficiency of the DSC with TUS-42 improved successfully to 10.7%, which is almost comparable to that of one of the most efficient ruthenium sensitizers (Black dye). Interestingly, an extremely large short-circuit current density (Jsc) value (22.7 mA/cm(2)) was obtained in the DSC with TUS-42 even though the amount of dye adsorption to the TiO2 photoelectrode is relatively small.
authors: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science , 12-1 Ichigaya-Funagawara, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0826, Japan.
authors: Hironobu
authors: H
authors: Ozawa
authors: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science , 12-1 Ichigaya-Funagawara, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0826, Japan.
authors: Kei
authors: K
authors: Fukushima
authors: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science , 12-1 Ichigaya-Funagawara, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0826, Japan.
authors: Ayako
authors: A
authors: Urayama
authors: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science , 12-1 Ichigaya-Funagawara, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0826, Japan.
authors: Hironori
authors: H
authors: Arakawa