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CHEMICAL RECORD
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 306-328Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201100044
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dye-sensitized solar cells; energy; metal complexes; organic dyes; tetrapyrrolic compounds
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- DST-EU ('ESCORT')
- National Solar Mission (TAPSUN) of India
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted considerable attention in recent years as they offer the possibility of low-cost conversion of photovoltaic energy. This account focuses on recent advances in molecular design and technological aspects of sensitizers based on metal complexes, metal-free organics and tetrapyrrolic compounds which include porphyrins, phthalocyanines as well as corroles. Special attention has been paid to the design principles of these dyes, and co-sensitization, an emerging technique to extend the absorption range, is also discussed as a way to improve the performance of the device. This account also focuses on recent advances of efficient ruthenium sensitizers as well as other metal complexes and their applications in DSSCs. Recent developments in the area of metal-free organic and tetrapyrrolic sensitizers are also discussed. DOI 10.1002/tcr.201100044
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