The d10 route to dye-sensitized solar cells: step-wise assembly of zinc(II) photosensitizers on TiO2 surfaces

Biljana Bozic-Weber; Edwin C. Constable; Nik Hostettler; Catherine E. Housecroft; Ralf Schmitt; Ewald Schönhofer

doi:10.1039/C2CC31729J

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The d¹⁰ route to dye-sensitized solar cells: step-wise assembly of zinc(ii) photosensitizers on TiO₂ surfaces†

Biljana Bozic-Weber,^a Edwin C. Constable,*^a Nik Hostettler,^a Catherine E. Housecroft,*^a Ralf Schmitt^a and Ewald Schönhofer^a

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Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells have been assembled using a sequential approach: a TiO₂ surface was functionalized with an anchoring ligand, followed by metallation with Zn(OAc)₂ or ZnCl₂, and subsequent capping with a chromophore functionalized 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine; the DSCs exhibit surprisingly good efficiencies confirming the effectiveness of the new strategy for zinc-based DSC fabrication.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31729J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 08 Mar 2012
Accepted: 16 Apr 2012
First published: 01 May 2012

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Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5727-5729

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The d¹⁰ route to dye-sensitized solar cells: step-wise assembly of zinc(II) photosensitizers on TiO₂ surfaces

B. Bozic-Weber, E. C. Constable, N. Hostettler, C. E. Housecroft, R. Schmitt and E. Schönhofer, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 5727 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31729J

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