TY - GEN
T1 - Dye-sensitized solar cells based on square-planar d8 donor complexes without and with organic acceptors
AU - Chen, Wei Hsuan
AU - Hudson, Joshua M.
AU - Katz, Jordan
AU - Lewis, Nathan S.
AU - Omary, Mohammad A.
PY - 2007/12/31
Y1 - 2007/12/31
N2 - We have recently shown that square-planar Pt(II) complexes with imine and thiolate ligands are good donor complexes that exhibit electronic absorption bands that can be tuned across the UV-vis-NIR region by varying the ligands and/or adding an organic acceptor. However, in order to be useful for dye-sensitized solar cells, these materials need to be anchored to semiconductor surfaces. We achieve this by either the conventional approach in which carboxylated imines are used (e.g., dcbpy = 4,4′-bypyridine(COOH)2 or cttrpy = 4-[2,2′;6′,2″]-terpyridin-4′-yl-C6H4COOH) or by using nitrile organic acceptors such as TCNQ, which can anchor via their cyano groups. We demonstrated that both approaches lead to dyes that can permanently adsorb to semiconductor surfaces and give the same electronic absorption features as those in solution. Details of our spectral, electrochemical, and solar cell results for such dyes using a variety of ligands and d8 metal centers will be presented.
AB - We have recently shown that square-planar Pt(II) complexes with imine and thiolate ligands are good donor complexes that exhibit electronic absorption bands that can be tuned across the UV-vis-NIR region by varying the ligands and/or adding an organic acceptor. However, in order to be useful for dye-sensitized solar cells, these materials need to be anchored to semiconductor surfaces. We achieve this by either the conventional approach in which carboxylated imines are used (e.g., dcbpy = 4,4′-bypyridine(COOH)2 or cttrpy = 4-[2,2′;6′,2″]-terpyridin-4′-yl-C6H4COOH) or by using nitrile organic acceptors such as TCNQ, which can anchor via their cyano groups. We demonstrated that both approaches lead to dyes that can permanently adsorb to semiconductor surfaces and give the same electronic absorption features as those in solution. Details of our spectral, electrochemical, and solar cell results for such dyes using a variety of ligands and d8 metal centers will be presented.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:37349116296
SN - 0841269556
SN - 9780841269552
T3 - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
BT - 234th ACS National Meeting, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
T2 - 234th ACS National Meeting
Y2 - 19 August 2007 through 23 August 2007
ER -