Thiocyanate-Free Ruthenium(II) Sensitizer with a Pyrid-2-yltetrazolate Ligand for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Dragonetti C; Colombo A; Magni M; Mussini P; Nisic F; Roberto D; Ugo R; Valore A; Valsecchi A; Salvatori P; Lobello MG; De Angelis F

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.52, No.19, 10723-10725, 2013

Dragonetti C, Colombo A, Magni M, Mussini P, Nisic F, Roberto D, Ugo R, Valore A, Valsecchi A, Salvatori P, Lobello MG, De Angelis F

The synthesis of the new complex [Ru(Tetrazpy)(dcbpy)(2)]Cl is reported, along with its spectroscopical, electrochemical, and theoretical characterization. The first dye-sensitized solar cell device with this complex has been prepared, leading to a 3% of conversion efficiency, promising data considering the simplicity of the Tetrazpy ligand.