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Ruthenium Polypyridyl Sensitisers in Dye Solar Cells Based on Mesoporous TiO 2 (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 29/2011)
Author(s) -
Reynal Anna,
Palomares Emilio
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201190087
Subject(s) - ruthenium , chemistry , tris , salt (chemistry) , terpyridine , dye sensitized solar cell , bipyridine , photochemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , crystal structure , metal , biochemistry , electrode , electrolyte
The cover picture shows the molecular structure of three ruthenium polypyridyl complexes, namely the tris(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2′‐bipyridyl‐4,4′‐dicarboxylato)ruthenium(II)?2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine‐4,4′,4″‐tricarboxylic acid tris(tetrabutylammonium) salt (commonly known as Black Dye). The background of the picture corresponds to the drawing of a series of dye‐sensitised solar cells, which use ruthenium complexes as photosensitisers. This is the topic of the Microreview by A. Reynal and E. Palomares on p. 4509 ff, in which the properties, synthetic routes and main applications of the most relevant ruthenium–polypyridyl complexes are presented in further detail.