• Title of article

    A simple copper(I) complex and its application in efficient dye sensitized solar cells

  • Author/Authors

    Colombo، نويسنده , , Alessia and Dragonetti، نويسنده , , Claudia and Roberto، نويسنده , , Dominique and Valore، نويسنده , , Adriana and Biagini، نويسنده , , Paolo and Melchiorre، نويسنده , , Fabio، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    204
  • To page
    209
  • Abstract
    A novel copper(I) complex bearing two 6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dibenzoic acid ligands was prepared along with related deprotonated derivatives with Na+ or NBu4+ as counterion. Their performance as photosensitizer in dye sensitized solar cells was studied as a function of the anchoring group and the electrolyte composition, comparing it with that of the known copper(I) complex bearing two 6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid ligands and the ruthenium benchmark N719. Interestingly, the novel protonated complex is characterized by the best overall power conversion efficiency (3.0%) reported up to now for a copper(I) complex.
  • Keywords
    Copper(I) complexes , Photovoltaic , Dye-sensitized solar cells
  • Journal title
    INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA
  • Serial Year
    2013
  • Journal title
    INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA
  • Record number

    1332151