3 research outputs found
Synthesis and photo electrochemical characterization of an extended π-conjugated heteroleptic ruthenium (II) complex
A new extended π-conjugate heteroleptic ruthenium(II) complex (m-HRD-1) that contains a 4,4'-bis-2-(5(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)thiophene-2-yl)vinyl)2,2'-bipyridine as ancillary ligand, 4,4’-dicaboxy-2,2'-bipyridine as anchoring group, and two thiocyanate ligands in its molecular structure have been designed, synthesized and characterized by CHN, Mass, 1H-NMR, UV-Vis, and fluorescence spectroscopies as well as cyclic voltammetry. Electrochemical and theoretical studies showed that the LUMO of the sensitizer is above TiO2 conduction band and the HOMO is below the redox potential of the electrolyte. This new sensitizer was tested in dye-sensitized solar cells using liquid redox couple (I-/I3-) and its performance was compared to the standard sensitizer N719
Synthesis and photo electrochemical characterization of an extended π-conjugated heteroleptic ruthenium (II) complex
A new extended π-conjugate heteroleptic ruthenium(II) complex (m-HRD-1) that contains a 4,4'-bis-2-(5(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)thiophene-2-yl)vinyl)2,2'-bipyridine as ancillary ligand, 4,4’-dicaboxy-2,2'-bipyridine as anchoring group, and two thiocyanate ligands in its molecular structure have been designed, synthesized and characterized by CHN, Mass, 1H-NMR, UV-Vis, and fluorescence spectroscopies as well as cyclic voltammetry. Electrochemical and theoretical studies showed that the LUMO of the sensitizer is above TiO2 conduction band and the HOMO is below the redox potential of the electrolyte. This new sensitizer was tested in dye-sensitized solar cells using liquid redox couple (I-/I3-) and its performance was compared to the standard sensitizer N719
Sterically demanded unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanines for dye-sensitized solar cells
Three new sterically demanding unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanines have been designed and
synthesized as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. All three unsymmetrical
phthalocyanines have been completely characterized by elemental analyses, mass
spectrometry, FT-IR, 1H NMR, UV-Visible, and fluorescence (steady-state and life-time)
spectroscopies as well as electrochemical methods. Photophysical properties (absorption,
emission and redox properties) indicate that the LUMO of unsymmetrical phthalocyanines
lies above the TiO2 conduction band and HOMO is below the redox electrolyte. The
experimental results are supported by DFT/TD-DFT studies. Electrochemical and in-situ
spectroelectrochemical studies suggest that the redox reactions belong to the macrocyclic
ring-based electron transfer processes. All three unsymmetrical phthalocyanines were tested
in DSSC using I-/I3
- redox electrolyte system