Molecular Engineering of Organic Sensitizers with Planar Bridging Units for Efficient Dye??Sensitized Solar Cells

…, J Na, H Choi, MY Song, B Kim, K Song…

Index: Lim, Kimin; Ju, Myung Jong; Na, Jongbeom; Choi, Hyeju; Song, Min Young; Kim, Byeonggwan; Song, Kihyung; Yu, Jong-Sung; Kim, Eunkyoung; Ko, Jaejung Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013 , vol. 19, # 29 p. 9442 - 9446

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Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received a great deal of attention as low-cost alternatives to conventional p–n junction solar cells.[1] In these cells, the sensitizer is the key component. Although several RuII polypyridyl complexes exhibited high efficiencies above 10% and long-term stability,[2–4] they are quite expensive and hard to purify. Recently, the performance of solar cells based on organic sensitizers has been remarkably improved, ...