Enhancement of Near-IR Photoelectric Conversion in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using an Osmium Sensitizer with Strong Spin-Forbidden Transition

被引:69
作者
Kinoshita, Takumi [1 ]
Fujisawa, Jun-ichi [1 ]
Nakazaki, Jotaro [1 ]
Uchida, Satoshi [1 ]
Kubo, Takaya [1 ]
Segawa, Hiroshi [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Res Ctr Adv Sci & Technol, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1538904, Japan
来源
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS | 2012年 / 3卷 / 03期
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; EFFICIENCY;
D O I
10.1021/jz2016445
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new osmium (Os) complex of the [Os(tcterpy)-(4,4'-bis(p-butoxystyryl)-2,2'-bipyridine)Cl]PF6 (Os-stbpy) has been synthesized and characterized for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The Os-stbpy dye shows enhanced spin-forbidden absorptions around 900 nm. The DSSCs with Os-stbpy show a wide-band spectral response up to 1100 nm with high overall conversion efficiency of 6.1% under standard solar illumination.
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页码:394 / 398
页数:5
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