High Molar Extinction Coefficient Heteroleptic Ruthenium Complexes for Thin Film Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
摘要:
Two novel heteroleptic sensitizers, Ru((4,4-dicarboxylic acid-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-bis(p-hexyloxystyryl)-2,2-bipyridine)(NCS)(2) and Ru((4,4-dicarboxylic acid-2,2'-bipyridine)(4,4'-bis(p-methoxystyryl)-2,2'bipyricline) (NCS)(2), coded as K-19 and K-73, respectively, have been synthesized and characterized by 1 H NMR, FTIR, UV-vis absorption, and emission spectroscopy and excited-state lifetime and spectroelectrochemical measurements. The introduction of the alkoxystyryl group extends the conjugation of the bipyridine donor ligand increasing markedly their molar extinction coefficient and solar light harvesting capacity. The dynamics of photoinduced charge separation following electronic excitation of the K-19 dye was scrutinized by time-resolved laser spectroscopy. The electron transfer from K-19 to the conduction band of TiO2 is completed within 20 fs while charge recombination has a half-life time of 800 mu s. The high extinction coefficients of these sensitizers enable realization of a new generation of a thin film dye sensitized solar cell (DSC) yielding high conversion efficiency at full sunlight even with viscous electrolytes based on ionic liquids or nonvolatile solvents. An unprecedented yield of over 9% was obtained under standard reporting conditions (simulated global air mass 1.5 sunlight at 1000 W/m(2) intensity) when the K-73 sensitizer was combined with a nonvolatile "robust" electrolyte. The K-19 dye gave a conversion yield of 7.1% when used in conjunction with the binary ionic liquid electrolyte. These devices exhibit excellent stability under light soaking at 60 degrees C. The effect of the mesoscopic TiO2 film thickness on photovoltaic performance has been analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).
申请人:Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp 건국대학교 산학협력단(220040157648) BRN ▼206-82-07325
公开号:KR20150125064A
公开(公告)日:2015-11-09
본 발명은 1 전극, 상기 제 1 전극의 일면에 형성되고, 하기 화학식(1), 화학식(2) 및 화학식(3)으로 표시되는 바이피리딘 루테늄계 화합물들 중 적어도 하나의 화합물을 바이피리딘 루테늄계 염료로서 포함하는 광흡수층, 상기 광흡수층이 형성된 제 1 전극에 대향하여 배치되는 제2전극, 및 상기 제1 전극과 제 2 전극 사이 형성된 전해질층을 포함하는 염료감응형 태양전지를 제공한다. (1) (2) (3)