Towards compatibility between ruthenium sensitizers and cobalt electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Lauren E. Polander; Aswani Yella; Basile F E Curchod; Negar Ashari Astani; Joël Teuscher; Rosario Scopelliti; Peng Gao; Simon Mathew; Jacques E. Moser; Ivano Tavernelli; Ursula Rothlisberger; Michael Grätzel; Md Khaja Nazeeruddin; Julien Frey

doi:10.1002/anie.201304608

Towards compatibility between ruthenium sensitizers and cobalt electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Lauren E. Polander, Aswani Yella, Basile F E Curchod, Negar Ashari Astani, Joël Teuscher, Rosario Scopelliti, Peng Gao, Simon Mathew, Jacques E. Moser, Ivano Tavernelli, Ursula Rothlisberger, Michael Grätzel, Md Khaja Nazeeruddin, Julien Frey^*

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Abstract

Ruthenium and Co: Ruthenium(II) complexes remain prime candidates for dye-sensitized solar applications; however, current ruthenium sensitizers are not compatible with cobalt(II/III) electrolytes. Herein, the effect of surface insulation on device efficiency is studied by comparing two cyclometalated tris-heteroleptic ruthenium(II) complexes. This approach demonstrates a general principle that leads to unprecedented efficiency for a ruthenium(II) sensitizer used in combination with a cobalt electrolyte.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8731-8735
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	52
Issue number	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201304608
Publication status	Published - 12 Aug 2013

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cobalt
dye-sensitized solar cells
energy conversion
ruthenium
sensitizers

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Polander, L. E., Yella, A., Curchod, B. F. E., Ashari Astani, N., Teuscher, J., Scopelliti, R., Gao, P., Mathew, S., Moser, J. E., Tavernelli, I., Rothlisberger, U., Grätzel, M., Nazeeruddin, M. K., & Frey, J. (2013). Towards compatibility between ruthenium sensitizers and cobalt electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 52(33), 8731-8735. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201304608

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Towards compatibility between ruthenium sensitizers and cobalt electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

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