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Characterization of Photovoltaic Performance of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with a Novel Ruthenium Complex Having a Bisdemethoxycurcumin as a Ligand

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The first example of a ruthenium sensitizer (TUS-22) having a natural dye, bisdemethoxycurcumin, as a ligand has been synthesized. The dye-sensitized solar cell based on this novel dye showed 5.8% conversion efficiency under AM 1.5 (100 mW/cm2) irradiation.

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  1. For instance [Ru(dcbpy)2(acac)]Cl (acac, dcbpy = 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine, acac = acetylacetonate).

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. H. O. acknowledges a Grant-in-Aid for young scientist (B) (No. 22750057) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, and a research grant from Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (No. 23092).

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  1. Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 12-1, Ichigaya-Funagawara, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-0826, Japan

    Hironobu Ozawa & Hironori Arakawa

  2. Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Graduate School of Chemical Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroki Kawaguchi & Yu Okuyama

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Ozawa, H., Kawaguchi, H., Okuyama, Y. et al. Characterization of Photovoltaic Performance of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with a Novel Ruthenium Complex Having a Bisdemethoxycurcumin as a Ligand. AMBIO 41, 149–150 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0278-1

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Keywords

  • Dye-sensitized solar cells
  • TiO2 photoelectrode
  • Ruthenium
  • Curcumin
  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy